President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Ohio on March 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following a bipartisan, bicameral request from U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to the president urging approval of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Tuesday commended U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for pledging to comply with his newly enacted law regarding Taiwan’s international diplomatic relationships. Sen. Gardner sponsored the bipartisan Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) are among more than 120 lawmakers who recently requested immediate federal assistance for America’s rural hospitals and clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Tillis and Rep. Graves joined 41 Read more…
U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior’s announcement that his home state will receive a total of $155.7 million in fiscal year 2019 revenue sharing funding under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Read more…
Farmers, ranchers, commodity groups and other agriculture industry organizations will receive nearly $25 billion in agriculture assistance that U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) helped secure in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which became law on March Read more…
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), ranking member on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, this week requested that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) give licensees additional time to pay annual fees due to COVID-19. “As our country responds to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) and members of the Colorado congressional delegation this week requested expedited federal review of personal protective equipment (PPE) under development at universities in their home state and around the nation. “In response to the COVID-19 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joined fellow leaders of the congressional Small Business Task Force in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to implement employee payment provisions of the newly signed coronavirus relief package. Specifically, Sen. Collins and U.S. Sens. Marco Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) this week commended provisions included in the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, such as the more than $100 billion in funding he fought to secure for hospitals and health systems. Following Read more…