Bipartisan legislation recently led by U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Lamar Smith (R-TX) would help prevent American businesses from abusing the H-1B visa program and outsourcing jobs. The H-1B visa program grants temporary visas to highly skilled workers for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) visited businesses in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday that have a history of providing jobs and social services to help rehabilitate both victims of human trafficking and ex-offenders. Portman said that he visited Clean Turn, LLC, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) celebrated the launch of Florida’s ABLE United program on Wednesday, which will provide access to tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities thanks to Crenshaw’s efforts. Crenshaw’s legislation, the Stephen Beck, Jr. Achieving a Better Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) recently traveled to Rochester, New York, to learn about urban poverty and to discuss initiatives to fight poverty included in the House Republican’s “A Better Way” policy agenda. Reed and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren embarked Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) announced on Tuesday that a $10.525 million federal grant has been awarded to replace the Beals Island Bridge in Jonesport, Maine. Collins, the chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Read more…
U.S. Reps. Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) voiced concerns on Wednesday about regulatory burdens caused by the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) methane venting and flaring rule. Bishop and McCarthy raised their concerns in a letter to Interior Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) would delay implementation of a new hospital rating system until its methodology is made clear and its accuracy is confirmed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recently led a request for a proposed offshore energy production rule to be dropped in light of insufficient evidence that it would benefit air quality. A letter led by Cassidy to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell Read more…
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) recently sought documents related to an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach that could have exposed information to foreign nationals. Smith requested the information in letters to Office of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would modify U.S. diplomatic efforts to make inter-country adoption to the United States a more viable option. The Vulnerable Children and Families Act, which was introduced by Blunt and U.S. Read more…