U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) requested that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) help bring home Americans stranded abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The State Department estimates there are roughly 50,000 American citizens currently seeking repatriation back to the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) applauded passage last week of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law by the president on March 27. Read more…
Bipartisan legislation to fight Alzheimer’s disease sponsored by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) became law on March 25 as part of a larger, sweeping bill to improve services for America’s elderly population. Sen. Collins in March 2019 introduced the Younger Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on Wednesday said he introduced the bipartisan Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act to require companies to make 500 million N95 respirator masks, 200,000 ventilators, 20 million face shields, 500 million pairs of surgical gloves and Read more…
The Trump Administration approved a major disaster declaration for Missouri on Thursday following a request from the entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Billy Long (R-MO), who urged the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on March 25 praised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not appealing a ruling by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals that found the EPA had overstepped its authority in granting several small refinery Read more…
U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) on March 25 voted with their U.S. Senate colleagues to unanimously support the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which passed on a 96-0 vote. The measure still must Read more…
A bipartisan contingent of congressional members from Illinois recently asked Gov. JB Pritzker to ensure the continued capacity of community health centers (CHCs) to serve people suffering from the coronavirus in their home state. “During this national emergency, we cannot Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Tuesday proposed a bill that would protect American consumers from price-gouging during nationally declared emergencies. “Low-life price gougers who try to rip-off their fellow Americans and our medical professionals need to be criminally prosecuted Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on March 23 introduced bipartisan legislation that would appropriate $2 billion for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help small broadband companies provide internet connectivity for students and their families during the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Read more…