U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) praised the Senate’s passing of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act on Tuesday. The bipartisan legislation is designed to improve how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Read more…

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) got tough on IRS Commissioner John Koskinen at Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, asking direct questions regarding the agency’s enforcement of the gift tax specifically against individuals who donated to certain tax-exempt organizations. The policy Read more…

U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), along with fellow Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that addresses concerns about the illegal growth of marijuana on publicly owned lands. “The illegal growth of marijuana on public lands has brought Read more…

Reps. Richard Hannah (R-NY) and Janice Hahn (D-CA), both members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to re-establish a system of state-managed infrastructure banks to help fund local transportation projects. “Robust infrastructure keeps the Read more…

Bipartisan legislation designed to lower the tax burden on small businesses was introduced Monday by Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Ron Kind (D-WI). The bill, titled America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act, would make some existing small business expensing practices Read more…

U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) stood together on Monday to introduce legislation designed to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The bill, known as the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2015, would require Read more…

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-SD) sent a letter to the president on Monday, requesting his cooperation in developing permanent protection policies for an open Internet while working to prevent protracted litigation through strong bipartisan legislation. Thune Read more…

Following Monday’s announcement from ET Rover Pipeline that virtually eliminates the need for any new natural gas pipeline to be constructed in Michigan, Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI), who serves the affected region, released a statement. “I applaud ET Rover’s decision Read more…

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) responded to President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposal on Monday, stating that the budget would ignore many concerns held by ranchers and farmers nationwide. Of the $4 trillion requested by Obama, $156 billion Read more…

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) will facilitate a joint hearing on Wednesday to discuss how the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States proposal would impact municipal and state governments. The bicameral meeting will include the House Transportation Read more…