U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) and the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) on Oct. 29 welcomed U.S. House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Michael Simpson (R-ID) to San Antonio, Texas, where Rep. Simpson received recognition for helping to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) this week said she remains deeply concerned about Twitter’s reliance on user abuse reports, which don’t sufficiently block inappropriate broadcasts on Periscope, the online social networking service company’s live video streaming app for Android and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) wants to give breast cancer survivors the option to receive custom fabricated breast prosthetics after a mastectomy that are paid for by federal monies. “It has recently come to our attention that custom fabricated prosthetics Read more…
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, separately traveled to Europe for official overseas business Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH), an American military veteran, on Oct. 27 participated in the grand opening of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio. “The opening of the National Veterans Memorial and Museum is the culmination of Read more…
A federal funding provision authored by U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) for a flood control project in his home state became law as part of the nation’s new comprehensive water infrastructure bill. “Having championed this project from the beginning, I’m Read more…
Action urged by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) came to fruition last week when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to make more spectrum available for high-speed internet connectivity in America’s rural communities. “Without access to broadband and cell service Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL), who both sought federal funding for their home-state’s primary provider of mass transportation in McLean County, Ill., recently acknowledged the success of their efforts. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in September Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) notified the U.S. State Department that its new policy on visas may discriminate against foreign diplomats and employees posted to the United States based on their sexual orientation. “In many nations around the world, consenting, Read more…
Provisions based on bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) became law last week as part of a broader bill to fight opioid addiction in America. “The president’s signing of this important legislation into law codifies the Read more…