The Senate approved a continuing resolution (CR) on Wednesday to fund government operations through Dec. 9 and dedicate $1.1 billion to fight Zika virus. The CR would also allocate an additional $37 million to help combat the nation’s opioid drug Read more…
Resources would be made available to improve broadband internet networks in rural areas under bipartisan legislation that U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced on Wednesday. The Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act, S.3408, introduced by Capito and U.S. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday would align current programs and funding streams to help lift families out of poverty. The Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act, introduced by Collins and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), would Read more…
The House approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), H.R. 5303, on Wednesday, which includes Everglades projects championed by U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Tom Rooney (R-FL). The WRDA, a comprehensive water infrastructure bill, would authorize the Central Everglades Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) helped introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation on Wednesday that would clear the non-violent criminal records of victims of human trafficking. The Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, S. 3441, would apply to non-violent crimes that are a direct Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) led legislation that would address the nation’s transportation and water resources needs to approval on Wednesday in the House of Representatives. The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), H.R. 5303, is part of a multi-year effort Read more…
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Tuesday would allow high-quality municipal debt to be classified at a level equivalent to debt issued by corporations. Rounds was joined by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Chuck Schumer Read more…
U.S. Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Jim Renacci (R-OH) joined Ohio businesses in voicing concerns on Wednesday about the impact of proposed debt-equity regulations on investments and job growth. The Treasury Department proposed regulations in April to address corporate inversions Read more…
U.S. Reps. Charles Boustany (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Randy Hultgren (R-IL) spoke in support of legislation on Tuesday that would provide individual mandate relief in the wake of failed insurance cooperatives set-up by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Read more…
Dave Reichert
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) convened a hearing on Wednesday that explored Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) enforcement of trade laws and trade agreements. Reichert, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, focused the hearing on Read more…