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View this email in your browser Legislative Snapshot United We Stand                       August 13, 2022 Be prepared to welcome our special guest speaker, Laurel Brooks, on Monday's National CHPP conference call. Laurel is the National Director of Engagement for My Faith Votes, who will share strategies with us about how we can be actively involved in this fall's election. Welcome, Laurel!   Conference number: 717-908-1834 Access Code: 616137# Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT Date: Monday, August 15th Please hit *6 to mute your phones Thank you and welcome!     We quote from their website: Our website is www.myfaithvotes.org.  We are a 501(c)3 and nonpartisan. We do not speak of candidates or parties and do not allow anyone associated with us to do so. We stand for Biblical values.   Capitol Hill Prayer Partners P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 chpp1994@gmail.com Please Visit the Website Here The Daily Brief: Legislative Snapshot Saturday, August 13, 2022 "For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations." (Psalm 22:28) "We the People" "Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ" House Democrats pass $739B Manchin-Schumer spending and tax increase bill   House Democrats passed on Friday a $739 billion climate change, tax hike, and healthcare bill, giving President Biden's domestic agenda a boost at a time of record high inflation and low presidential job approval numbers.  In a 220-to-207 vote, the House voted along party lines to approve the legislation. Every single Democrat supported the bill in the face of opposition from all Republicans except three who did not vote.  "Today is really a glorious day for us," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "We send to the president's desk a monumental bill that will be truly for the people." Republicans vehemently opposed the bill, arguing its provisions will worsen the U.S. economy and impose new burdens on American workers. "Remember this day," said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. "When Democrats jammed through a 700-page bill that raises your taxes and doubles the size of the IRS." (Fox News) Read more here.  - Father God, this weekend half of the nation is rejoicing, and the other half is weeping. Lord God, we bring before You those who are now weeping, and we ask that You would encourage our hearts as we face the days that are ahead. Lord God, we know not what to do, but our eyes are turned unto You. Amen. - "Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12)   Former President Trump says documents taken by FBI were 'all declassified' Former President Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that all documents taken by the Federal Bureau of Investigations were "all declassified." "Number one, it was all declassified. Number two, they didn’t need to “seize” anything. They could have had it anytime they wanted without playing politics and breaking into Mar-a-Lago. It was in secured storage, with an additional lock put on as per their request...," Trump said. "They could have had it anytime they wanted—and that includes LONG ago. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS ASK. The bigger problem is, what are they going to do with the 33 million pages of documents, many of which are classified, that President Obama took to Chicago?" The National Archives and Records Administration said in a press release on Friday that former President Obama isn't in control over presidential records from his administration. "The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) assumed exclusive legal and physical custody of Obama Presidential records when President Barack Obama left office in 2017, in accordance with the Presidential Records Act (PRA). NARA moved approximately 30 million pages of unclassified records to a NARA facility in the Chicago area where they are maintained exclusively by NARA. Additionally, NARA maintains the classified Obama Presidential records in a NARA facility in the Washington, DC, area. As required by the PRA, former President Obama has no control over where and how NARA stores the Presidential records of his Administration," the statement reads. (Fox News) Read more here.  - Father God, we praise You for the courage shown to us this past week by our former President, Donald John Trump. As the name-calling in the press and the finger-pointing by his enemies regarding the raid at Mar-a-Lago will undoubtedly continue in the days ahead, we ask for a supernatural infilling of Your strength to rest upon President Trump. May He be filled with Your joy, knowing that this scheme of his enemies will surely backfire against them. Amen. - "The joy of the Lord is your strength." (Nehemiah 8:10)  The Spiritual Truth Behind the Mar-A-Lago Raid The following teaching was released by Dutch Sheets on his "Give Him 15" commentary on Wednesday, August 10th. Recent events have shaken believers across the country. We trust in God, however, that this is all part of His plan to shine His light. From Give Him 15. The past 48 hours have shocked many Americans. While my responsibility and calling is not to defend individuals or political parties, it is worth pointing out that what the Left did on 8/8, has never been done in our 246 year history as a nation. My assignment, however, is to help us identify what is going on behind the scenes spiritually, so we can pray more effectively. Hebrews‬ ‭12:25-29‬ (TPT) tells us: “Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when He speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard Him speak His living Word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refuse to hear His warnings as He speaks from heaven? The earth was rocked at the sound of His voice from the mountain, but now He has promised, ‘Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world, but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm! Now this phrase ‘once and for all’ clearly indicates the final removal of things that are shaking, that is, the old order, so only what is unshakable will remain. Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights His heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe. For our God is a holy, devouring fire!” We have asked God to shake loose the evil in our government and nation, to expose and cleanse. This continues to happen with remarkable speed. It seems that all stops have been pulled out by those who want to completely transform our nation into something other than what we were created to be. They seek to distort our history, remove time-honored moral standards, take over our government, and silence the church. Emboldened as never before, they feel no need to try and hide their agenda, sending drag queens to teach our kids and the Justice Department to those who object. This is disheartening, but their unmasking is necessary. Exposure. Exposure. Exposure. > > > To read all of Dutch Sheets' commentary from August 10th, go here. 2022 Congessional Elections Today's Focus is on the State Primaries Saturday, August 13, 2022 Hawaii Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Alaska, Wyoming To learn more, go here.  In Context: Prices and Power President Biden summarized the intended effects of the Inflation Reduction Act as, “families will see lower prescription drug prices, lower health care costs, and lower energy costs.” Prices, at the most basic level, are the meeting points of agreement between sellers and buyers. Sellers try to earn as much money as possible, and buyers try to spend as little as possible. The range of where those two factors overlap is where one finds successful prices. High prices are a symptom of low competition for products or services. Supply is low and/or demand is high. High prices of established products like insulin are, more specifically, symptoms of competition suppression. Market suppression can be caused by both government policy and private parties manipulating the system for protecting intellectual property. In the case of insulin, instead of noticing the lack of competition, Democrats assume (1) the profit from the drug is too much, (2) the profit comes from a high price, and (3) the price is theirs to adjust, by law. Those that pride themselves on being the party of governing also have an understanding of power that is not fully developed. They tend to view things they don't like as something they can simply change, by law: unintended pregnancies? Abortion on demand. Shootings? Ban guns. High insulin prices? Cap them. Democrats and populists think price controls would win them votes. They lead people to believe that nothing else about transactions as they've previously known them would change except the prices. That might be how it works, at first, but do price controls address the underlying problem? What does forcing a lower price on something do to change the supply? If the supply needs increasing, and the motivation to produce that supply (the price) has been reduced, is the supply going to increase or decrease? This is why price controls produce shortages. Widespread shortages produce inflation to rebalance supply and demand. Price controls deny any imbalance exists. If insulin prices are too high, the problem at its root isn't the price. It's the lack of competition for providing supply to the market. Prices are nothing without the good or service it identifies as being exchanged. If you control the price, you control the product or service and the exchange. The $2,000 per year cap on Medicare drug costs could become a cap on the total drug availability per year. It could then punish selling drugs to Medicare patients beyond the $2,000 limit. A fully-developed understanding of power is one that understands the only need for government is to punish evil, and mutually agreed-upon prices, no matter the size, are not evil. Objectives for government beyond punishing evil run the risk of punishing good, which would be an evil thing for government to do and would correctly produce criticisms of that government. When talking to people who want government to “work for them,” ask questions in the direction of truth: about both the consequences of bad policy (which potentially punishes good) and the plausibility of better policy (which only punishes evil). Keep in mind the true purposes of government: punishing evil and praising good (Romans 13:3-4, 1 Peter 2:14). Tim McGhee CHPP Legislative Analyst, Pray for Congress Recent Floor Activity Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers — Committee Reports Senate — Daily Leader Remarks • Actions begun, passed Dems' climate, tax and health care bill survives all-night GOP onslaught • Democrats fail to overrule parliamentarian on insulin price cap, These seven GOP senators voted to keep $35 insulin cap in reconciliation bill (57-43) • Every Senate Democrat votes against defining pregnancy as unique to biological females • Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act after all-night vote series, Harris breaks tie Biden cheers, hails • 'We are elated:' Chuck Schumer revels • Senate Democrats celebrate • 'Now I can look my kids in the eye:' Senate Democrat breaks down in happy tears over climate victory • sends to House: Five takeaways • Sinema, Manchin and the anatomy of a deal • Senate Republicans object Senators Young and Braun of Indiana remembered Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana and the Senate agreed to S.Res. 748, a resolution honoring and celebrating the life and legacy of Representative Jackie Walorski. House — Bill (H.R. 5376) Pausing recess — Dems' big bill hits the House • House approves sweeping climate, tax, health care package • Biden praises House holds moment of silence to honor Rep. Jackie Walorski Here's what's in the Inflation Reduction Act, the sweeping health and climate bill • Pro-Life analysis • Inflation Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Inflation, Should Be Called Economic Freedom Reduction Act • What the 'Inflation Reduction Act' would do • Rural review of the Inflation Reduction Act When will Americans feel the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act? • GOP physicians in Congress: Drug price control will impact patient care • Some earning under $400,000 would see tax burden increase • List of Tax Hikes • Congress Is Supersizing the IRS. Here’s Why That’s Bad News for Everyday Americans • Which Americans Are Most Likely to be Audited by IRS Under ‘Inflation Reduction Act’? Congress Last Week Foreign Policy Nikki Haley says Pelosi was right to go to Taiwan • Biden ‘concerned’, ‘not worried’ about China’s response to Pelosi visit • Pelosi denies reports that military discouraged Taiwan trip, defends trip to Taiwan: purpose was to 'salute this thriving democracy' • Pelosi: China’ Xi ‘acting like a scared bully’ After Pelosi’s Visit, It’s Time for US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement Tenth Amendment Warren launches investigation into state abortion bans Immigration Bipartisan bill would end Afghan evacuees' legal limbo Tax Policy Democrats propose raising Social Security taxes (S. 4365, H.R. 8005) Federal Spending Sen. Ron Johnson suggests Social Security and Medicare should be discretionary spending The Fastest Growing Category of Government Spending: national debt interest Monetary Policy What if inflation is still bad after passing Inflation Reduction Act? Rep. Burgess to Newsmax: Solve Inflation by Restoring Energy Executive Search, seizure rankle Republicans • 4 Key Questions After FBI Raids Trump’s Home • McConnell calls for 'thorough and immediate explanation' • Grassley expresses concern to FBI director in wake of Mar-a-Lago search: Why Is There One Law For Hunter Biden And Hillary, Another For Trump? • House GOP rallies to Trump, vows to probe FBI in 2023 • Top House lawmakers ask intel officials to review national security damage from Trump document handling Republican Rep. Scott Perry says FBI seized his phone • Why Scott Perry stands out in the FBI's investigations of Trump allies Garland to judge: Release Trump search warrant • Republicans rally behind Trump after search warrant is unsealed • Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to impeach Merrick Garland, files articles Pelosi calls on Republicans to tone down attacks on FBI • GOP displays split in tone on FBI's Trump search • GOP lawmakers adopt ‘defund’ rallying cry for FBI, not police Rather Than Secure Border, Democrats Unleash Army of IRS Agents Justice Dem infighting threatens policing package • Dems punt policing bills beyond August Commerce Policy Shell endorsement of Democratic bill exposes growing GOP-big business rift 'So Goes Housing, So Goes the Economy,' Rep. Ralph Norman Says Education Policy Democrats’ civics education bill is a scheme to federalize woke curricula (H.R. 1814, S. 879, S. 4384) Congress GOP House Oversight members press National Archives over role in FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search Democrats in array at last, with domestic agenda in bloom • Congress was historically productive. Now it's up to voters to decide if that's a good thing Harris moves within six tie-breaking votes of nearly 200-year-old record Rep. Banks lead RSC meeting with Trump in New Jersey day after raid Freedom Caucus and McCarthy find synergy on proxy voting strategy Members of Congress mourn Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski Man pleads guilty to stalking, trying to 'kill and kidnap' Oklahoma Republican Lawmakers are heading to Ukraine with or without White House’s approval Republican Rep. Brad Finstad sworn in to finish Hagedorn’s House term Pending Activity Committee Activity Some of the Best (and Worst) Quotes from a House Committee’s 7/27 Attempt to Go After Gun Manufacturers (Hearing) Public opinion relatively unchanged after Jan. 6 hearings: poll Schiff threatens new salvo of oversight against Trump GOP locked and loaded: 500 'preservation letters' sent for investigations Floor Outlook Democrats punt on border crisis Democrat calls for standalone vote on permitting deal, saying he doesn’t feel ‘obligation’ to vote for it Senate Senate will vote on same-sex marriage bill in September, Schumer says (H.R. 8404, S. 4556) Senate Floor Schedule Senate meets in pro forma sessions until Tuesday, September 6, 2022.   51-39, Senate agreed to the Motion to Discharge the nomination of David M. Uhlmann to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate began consideration of two nominations: John Z. Lee, of Illinois, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit Andre B. Mathis, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Senate Committees No Senate committee meetings are scheduled until September. House Floor Schedule The House is expected to meet in Pro Forma session until September. House Committees No House committee meetings are scheduled until September. The first week of September is scheduled to be a Committee Work Week. Our Weekly Call to Repentance CHPP Welcomes You to Join Us Every Week in One Hour of Repentance Sunday evening at 10:00 p.m. EDT Dial 667-770-1415 Access Code: 150411# Dear Saints, A lifestyle of REPENTANCE is so close to the heart of God. Indeed, He commands us to  "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" Matthew 3:2 How, then, can we approach His Throne of GRACE, in repentance? We invite you to join us every week on Sunday evening, as we explore this vital topic together. We present a different prayer focus each week, leading us into repentance, so that we might approach His Throne of Grace in repentance, presenting ourselves to Him as a pure and a spotless Bride, without spot or wrinkle. (Ephesians 5:27) Praying together, we desire to fulfill the mandate of Psalm 139: " Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; 24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting." Psalm 139:24 You can join us, any Sunday evening, at 10:00 p.m. EST by calling: 712-770-1415 Access Code: 150411# WELCOME! ". . . and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. "Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place." (2 Chronicles 7:14,15) About Capitol Hill Prayer Partners To learn more about our ministry, and to sign up to begin receiving our daily alerts, please go here.   Subscribe to Our Alerts! Capitol Hill Prayer Partners welcomes all who wish to pray for our leaders to join us in prayer for our nation. You may sign up to receive our alerts by sending an email to us at: chpp1994@gmail.com requesting that your name be added to our list of subscribers or CLICK HERE to subscribe.  WELCOME! Copyright © *|2020|* *|Capitol Hill Prayer Partners|*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 5152 Herndon, VA 20172-1970 Email: chpp1994@gmail.com Website: https://www.capitolhillprayer.org/ Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.