U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on March 25 introduced bipartisan legislation that would eliminate the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a body that he says threatens rural VA hospitals around the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on March 27 sponsored legislation to extend the health coverage tax credit for certain retirees. “The Delphi Salaried Retirees had their pensions unjustly slashed and now are at risk of losing their health care coverage,” Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on March 27 sponsored a bipartisan bill that he says would make it easier and less costly for small businesses in the United States to set up and offer retirement benefits to their employees. “Unfortunately, Read more…
Women in America shouldn’t be paid less than men, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said on Wednesday when she unveiled the WAGE Equity Act with 48 original cosponsors, all of them Republicans. “The WAGE Equity Act is a prime example Read more…
Republican senators from the midwestern states of Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa commended the text of a $13.45 billion emergency funding bill unveiled this week by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for the supplemental funds their states would receive to help Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) is the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan, bicameral legislation aimed at spurring renovations and investments at local retail stores and restaurants by fixing a so-called ‘retail glitch’ in the federal tax code. “This bipartisan, common Read more…
AARP this week put substantial support behind bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) that would increase Medicare-covered services for mental health care through telemedicine. “On behalf of AARP and its nearly 38 million members in all 50 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) wants to help Americans receive better and more prompt support from the federal government when they need help with their taxes. Rep. LaHood on March 18 sponsored the bipartisan Improving Assistance for Taxpayers Act, H.R. Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation sponsored earlier this month by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) to bolster global energy security received resounding approval on March 25 from the U.S. House of Representatives. The House voted 391-24 to approve the European Energy Security Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is among a dozen bipartisan members of Congress concerned that America’s national security is threatened by imports of foreign vehicles and their parts. The 12 senators requested that U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross release the Read more…