U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) earlier this week urged the Trump administration to retract a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they say could undo regulations around harmful mercury emissions. The Mercury and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) this week led a bipartisan contingent in requesting U.S. sanctions against the top Burmese military leaders who committed “horrific atrocities” against the Rohingya people, an ethnic minority in Southeast Asia. The largely Muslim Rohingya people Read more…
Gun silencers would be removed from the federal definition of a firearm making them easier to buy and transfer under legislation introduced on March 14 by more than a dozen Republican members of the U.S. Senate. “The bill we are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and his state’s fruit and vegetable growers on Tuesday agreed that Florida agriculture is under attack from Mexico, resulting in state losses totaling between $1 billion to $3 billion a year. “Today’s visit showed that Read more…
The Trump administration should quickly conclude trade negotiations with China and other foreign partners to provide America’s farmers and ranchers with certainty and improved access to their markets, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) told the president on March 13. “Finalizing Read more…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should replicate an Arizona veterans suicide prevention program nationwide to combat the ongoing suicide rates among the nation’s military service members, said U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ). Sen. McSally, along with her home Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on March 14 proposed a bipartisan bill that would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve the nationwide mapping of wireless broadband coverage. “Broadband connectivity has become vital in our 21st century economy, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) on March 11 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would bolster the federal government’s cybersecurity around its internet of things (IoT) devices. “This is groundbreaking work and IoT devices Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to incentivize grocers and nonprofits to locate operations in America’s rural and urban areas. “All Kansans and Americans, regardless of where they live, deserve access to healthy food,” Sen. Moran said. The Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on March 12 joined Republican colleagues as an original cosponsor of legislation that would update the nation’s immigration laws to set a minimum age for child marriages. “I’m fighting to protect young girls and women, Read more…