U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) last weekend in Colorado hosted Tsai Ing-wen, who is the first sitting president of Taiwan to visit the state, in meetings and tours focused on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, national security and trade between the countries. Read more…
Medical specialists and researchers this week supported the amendment sponsored by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) to increase federal funds for analyzing the long-term health effects on humans of harmful algal blooms like red tide. “It is critical that we Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on July 22 signed on as one of the original cosponsors of the bipartisan Protecting Rights of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking (PROTECT) Act. Sen. Tillis introduced S. 2197 with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Sherrod Read more…
A California infrastructure improvement project supported by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently received a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal funds are designated for improvements on the Interstate 15 freeway and the French Valley Read more…
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on July 17 cosponsored bipartisan legislation promoting cybersecurity and related careers to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) students. “Part of rebuilding our nation’s military is investing in our future servicemen and women,” Sen. Blackburn Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on July 18 introduced a bipartisan bill to waive certain fees for United States military veterans and their spouses applying for the Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express small business loan programs. Sen. Read more…
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U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on July 19 helped unveil a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant program focused on funding trash-free water projects. “The Great Lakes aren’t just an invaluable natural resource or an economic powerhouse,” Rep. Joyce Read more…
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) international health emergency declaration for the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is critically needed to help stop the virus, said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on July 19. “This week’s designation Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is cosponsoring legislation to ensure that a Chinese technology company remains on a federal sanctions list. Sen. Collins on July 15 introduced the Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019, S. 2117, with bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Read more…
After travelling last week to the United States-Mexico border to learn firsthand about the immigration crisis there, U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Paul Mitchell (R-MI) said Congress must quickly intervene to help solve mounting challenges. “There is a humanitarian Read more…