With the learning of nearly 90 percent of the world’s student population disrupted by the current pandemic, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) requested that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) prioritize distance learning opportunities for children in its COVID-19 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) wants to know what the Trump administration’s plans are to quickly approve, manufacture and distribute potential treatments and vaccines to Americans for fighting COVID-19. “Life-saving treatments and vaccines are critical as we see an increase Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) on April 1 teamed up with more than 140 other members of Congress to request that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue swiftly provide federal funds from the newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stabilization Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined his home-state GOP colleagues to ensure the nation’s community financial institutions are able to work with their farm clients amid the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, Sen. Hoeven and the lawmakers are concerned about “the ability Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) recently assisted in the donation of roughly 2.2 million new gowns from Ohio-based Cardinal Health to the Strategic National Stockpile. “I will continue to do anything I can to ensure our healthcare professionals have everything Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) successfully helped secure the transfer of five units at Dayton, Ohio-based Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) from the U.S. Air Force to the U.S. Space Force, action that the congressman has advocated for with senior Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) on April 1 made a bipartisan request for new funding authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to be quickly distributed to hospitals in central and Upstate New York to fight Read more…
Certain federal transportation regulations should be loosened for America’s truckers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, said U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA). “As our country responds to the coronavirus outbreak, the trucking industry is continuing its diligent work in Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) and E&C subcommittee leaders U.S. Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauded the Trump administration for release of new, increased fuel efficiency standards. Specifically, the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on March 31 denounced recent political actions in Hungary that he said are depleting the freedoms of Hungarians. Rep. Kinzinger and U.S. Rep. William Keating (D-MA) on Tuesday released a joint statement on the passage Read more…