U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined their colleagues on the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus this week to release a post-pandemic, nationwide back-to-work plan designed to safely reopen America and spur the economy. “We must continue to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) helped lead a bipartisan contingent of more than 240 lawmakers in requesting that current federal government advertising funds be directed to local news and media outlets impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We urge you to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) would bolster the Strategic National Stockpile of personal protective equipment, vaccines and other critical medical supplies for distribution across the United States during public health emergencies. “This bipartisan legislation will leave Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) on April 17 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture as a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) on April 17 introduced a bipartisan bill that would provide for a temporary increase in federal financial participation under the Medicaid program for telehealth services. “Telemedicine services in Michigan and in states across the nation Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) on April 17 unveiled a resolution to establish a bicameral, bipartisan joint select committee to investigate the origins of and China’s handling of COVID-19. “The Chinese Communist Party put us all at risk and Americans Read more…
During the current pandemic, many American nonprofits and businesses stepped up to donate medical equipment to the Strategic National Stockpile but had no direct way to do it, U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) said recently. In response, the congresswoman on Read more…
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) last week requested that updated guidance be issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to allow the nation’s farmers to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) under the coronavirus relief bill. “During such unprecedented Read more…
Following the recent closure of the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., due to a COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of congressional lawmakers requested federal assistance for the nation’s pork producers Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) last week joined five of their U.S. Senate Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to address the mental health of U.S. military service members during the COVID-19 Read more…