U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently extended a formal invite to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to witness the growth and development underway in Erie, Pa. “The City of Erie may be home to the nation’s poorest zip code, but Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Maine’s bipartisan congressional delegation in requesting that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) change federal guidance that could strain nonprofit groups by forcing them to pay unemployment costs upfront. “We are writing to share Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) recently introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize the U.S. Energy Secretary to carry out a program for leasing underused facilities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Read more…
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) introduced two bipartisan bills to improve America’s diagnostic testing capabilities. “These bills will provide much-needed funding to hospitals, physicians and public health labs to acquire diagnostic testing platforms with a rapid turn-around time, as well Read more…
Sen. Rob Portman
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) last week held another in a series of conference calls with his home-state constituents to discuss the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the federal government’s response to it. During the May 26 call Read more…
The president is poised to sign into law bipartisan legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) that would dedicate federal funding for Holocaust education programs. “Anti-semitism has no place in our country, especially in our schools,” Rep. Buchanan said. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) on May 26 introduced a bipartisan bill that would streamline how private companies access the electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and reentries. “We are in the midst of a new era in space flight Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to take action that would avoid potential layoffs of America’s experienced firefighters. Specifically, Rep. LaHood and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) called on FEMA to temporarily expand the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) proposed legislation that would assess how international data localization laws, which regulate how data is processed in different countries, impact each country’s economy and cross-border commerce, including for the United States. Rep. Upton on May Read more…
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) this week joined almost 40 congressional members in urging President Donald Trump not to impose further restrictions on the H-2B nonimmigrant seasonal guest worker program as part of any forthcoming executive action related to the Read more…