U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation have urged President Donald Trump to allow Liberians from West Africa who have certain federal protections to continue living in the United States. “Our state of Minnesota has one Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 14 approved a proposal offered by U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) that would set up a federal grant program for state and local efforts aimed at reducing gangs and violence. If enacted, the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on March 14 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would ensure federal funds support only evidence-based programs proven to work for treating substance abuse or a mental health disorder, or that help fortify the foundation of existing Read more…
U.S. Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL), Mimi Walters (R-CA) and more than 80 bipartisan members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked House leadership to make President Donald Trump’s nuclear waste funding proposal a priority during budget negotiations this month Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 13 approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) to resolve boundary disputes surrounding Acadia National Park in Maine that threaten the local economy. “Hardworking Maine families have made their living Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) on March 13 introduced a resolution to invoke a rule that would quickly bring four immigration reform bills to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives without pre-approvals from House leaders. “President Trump set Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) is part of a bipartisan alliance of lawmakers steering U.S. House budget leaders toward authorizing sorely needed funds already mandated for national mental health programs. Such funding was included as part of the sweeping mental Read more…
In a legislative effort to address the nation’s opioid crisis, U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) has offered a bipartisan bill that would tweak existing laws to allow doctors rather than pharmacists to administer new medication-assisted treatments for substance use disorders. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) wants to withhold United States funding if the Saudi Arabian government refuses to engage in “good faith” negotiations to end the civil war in Yemen, where the resulting humanitarian crisis has become the worst in Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) have asked the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as the heads of several other related entities, to promptly prove that the federal agency is Read more…