U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) continued his show of support for the biodiesel industry by helping to introduce legislation this month that would extend the biodiesel tax credit for two years. “In central and west-central Illinois, our rural communities have Read more…
The Trump Administration’s current plan to cut U.S. aid to three Central American countries will exacerbate problems in the region and lead to an increase in migration to the United States, said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), lead Republican on Read more…
House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) joined a bipartisan group of committee leaders in requesting information on the efforts taken by federal agencies to combat the high U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) introduced legislation on April 12 that would protect individuals who have health insurance offered by association health plans. Association health plans allow small businesses facing rising premiums to jointly access a group insurance market that Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds introduced a bipartisan bill to help federal workers by establishing family and medical leave banks to provide paid leave for Department of Defense (DOD) employees. The legislation, S. 1131, to expand the department’s leave bank was Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) praised the announcement on Tuesday that Pascagoula, Miss.-based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. was awarded a major contract to build the next generation of U.S. Coast Guard polar icebreakers. A United States presence in the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) has proposed legislation that would shift more funding toward pediatric cancer research. Pediatric cancer affects more than 300,000 children a year around the globe. Rep. Davis announced the Jonny Wade Pediatric Cancer Research Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Sam Graves (R-MO) have sponsored bipartisan legislation that aims to recognize minorities who served during World War I. The World War I Valor Medals Review Act, H.R. 2249, would require a review of the Read more…
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), would give struggling businesses the tools they need to more easily work through the process of filing for bankruptcy. Sen. Tillis introduced the bipartisan Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) has introduced legislation to make the small business tax deduction permanent, a measure that has gained the support of more than 100 business groups. The Main Street Tax Certainty Act, S. 1149, would make the Read more…