More students living in rural, low-income areas of the United States would be able to benefit from the Junior ROTC leadership program under a bill introduced on May 16 by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). The JROTC Opportunities through Transformational Read more…
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare reforms proposed by U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) are included in a legislative package approved on May 16 by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House voted 347-70 to Read more…
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
The U.S. House of Representatives next week will vote on a version of a bipartisan bill U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is helping push forward that would improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions, according Read more…
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) led 39 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in urging the removal of almost $3 billion worth of Chinese medical device products from a list of proposed tariffs set to be imposed on the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), co-chair of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, knows that in the United States it will truly take a village to overcome the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic, which continues to claim the lives of citizens across Read more…
Leveraging robust information sharing about cyber threats and vulnerabilities is critically important across all of the nation’s telecommunications systems, said U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. This includes Read more…
Newly proposed legislation from U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) would provide opioid-addicted Medicaid recipients with additional treatment options. “Combatting America’s opioid epidemic means ensuring those battling addiction have ready access to quality treatment,” said Rep. Walters, who on May 15 Read more…
Maintaining her ongoing commitment to improve circumstances for Afghan women, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) this month marked her seventh year traveling to Afghanistan to visit them and United States service members stationed in the country. “It is a great Read more…
Kevin Yoder
U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) has been named chairman of the U.S. House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “I’m humbled and honored my colleagues have placed their faith in me Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) has proposed a bipartisan bill that would extend current law to give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the power to inspect and seize international mail if shipments contain synthetic opioids. “We all recognize there Read more…