The U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 25 voted 321–103 to approve bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) that would permit American cannabis businesses to access banking services. “Today Congress began to take its head out of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) last week requested information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding prevention efforts against the mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, which has claimed the lives of three residents in his home Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Sept. 26 introduced a bipartisan bill that would expand access for future health professionals to training and educational opportunities that target the health needs of America’s military veterans. Sen. Tillis cosponsored the Veterans-Specific Education Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Sept. 26 offered bipartisan legislation to eliminate certain fuel excise taxes and impose a tax on greenhouse gas emissions that would provide revenue for maintaining and building America’s infrastructure in efforts to mitigate the Read more…
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week elected U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) as co-chair of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force. Rep. Joyce joins his colleagues U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Debbie Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) on Sept. 27 introduced a bipartisan bill that would restore the federal deduction for research and development (R&D) expenditures. “The American Innovation and Competitiveness Act will encourage research and development in the U.S. that will Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Sept. 26 gave voice vote approval to bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) to modify National Science Foundation grant programs that support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. “I am pleased that Read more…