The federal government must never allow politically funded opposition research to be used by federal agencies to obtain permission to surveil or search U.S. citizens, said U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), a senior member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Paul Cook (R-CA) along with U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Pat Roberts (R-KS), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent in seeking a lower royalty rate for soda ash, a U.S. industry Read more…
U.S. Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) on Tuesday commended the U.S. Senate’s 86-8 vote passing the final version of the nation’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 defense authorization legislation. “I was proud to be personally involved in creating a bill that is Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) this week proposed bipartisan legislation that would streamline private activity bonds for first-time farmers and manufacturers to spur expansion of their operations and create more jobs. “Farming and manufacturing are critical to the economic success Read more…
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 86-8 to approve the final version of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, which includes a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) to support the nation’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) on Tuesday hailed passage of a fiscal year 2020 government spending agreement by the U.S. House of Representatives that includes her bipartisan bill to permanently repeal a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices. “After Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) to improve the nation’s broadband data collection and mapping capabilities toward closing the digital divide. The U.S. Senate received the bill on Dec. Read more…
To better inform online consumers, U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Dec. 17 introduced a bipartisan bill to require online marketplaces to disclose certain verified information regarding the sellers of children’s products. “Not all online vendors’ Read more…
The nation needs more computer science teachers and bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Dec. 12 would authorize the training of such additional educators across the country. “Addressing America’s critical shortage of computer science graduates starts Read more…
Three of U.S. Sen. Todd Young’s (R-IN) major priorities received U.S. House of Representatives approval on Monday as part of a $1.4 trillion federal government funding package. “This is a major win for Indiana,” Sen. Young said. “These three provisions Read more…