A new task force that was authorized under a bill from U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) has been created by the Health and Human Services Department with the goal of combating pervasive opioid abuse through strengthening best practices among federal Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) recently outlined her efforts to tackle a nationwide opioid addiction epidemic through stricter laws, public education and outreach, and support for drug treatment. Approximately 52,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2015 alone, with Read more…
Recent enactment of legislation updating and reauthorizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration user fee programs will help manufacturers develop innovative, life-saving medical treatments and devices faster while maintaining patient safety, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) wrote in an op-ed Read more…
U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) made the urgent case on Friday for legislation that would step up reporting on childhood cancers and give children access to cancer treatments that are still in development. Under the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, Read more…
Financial sanctions handed down by the Trump administration on Friday that will prevent the financing of debt or dividend payments for Venezuela’s government and state oil company was praised by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and U.S. Rep. Ed Royce Read more…
Despite signs of an improving economy in recent months, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) argues that stagnant wages and economic growth hovering around 2 percent for the last decade underscore the need for pro-growth tax reform. “It has been more Read more…
Several Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives urged President Donald Trump to uphold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protections for those currently registered in the program. Specifically, DACA allows undocumented individuals who came to the United States as Read more…
A federal rule that limits eligibility for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Choice Program would be stricken under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ). Currently, the rule stipulates that only veterans who live more than Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week hosted the president’s adviser on drug control issues to highlight the ongoing struggles her state faces in combating the opioid epidemic, which has reached crisis proportions across the United States. “This epidemic Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) requested that U.S. Cyber Command be promoted to unified combatant command status and President Donald Trump has replied in the affirmative, clearly revealing the growing centrality of cyberspace to U.S. national security. Daines had included Read more…