U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) on Monday applauded a new investigation by the U.S. Commerce Department into whether imported grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) products are a threat to national security, action the congressman recently called for on behalf of the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR), Fred Upton (R-MI), and John Shimkus (R-IL) applauded a newly released presidential executive order to secure the U.S. bulk-power system. President Donald Trump on May 1 issued the executive order, which determined that “the unrestricted Read more…
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) on May 1 unveiled a bill aimed at investigating the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) during the onset of the spread of the virus responsible for the COVID–19 pandemic. “I’m introducing this legislation Read more…
Efforts by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) successfully led to new federal flexibility for employers who continue to pay their employees during the pandemic. “I appreciate the swift work of this administration to provide more certainty to employers who are Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to help local governments utilize funding already allocated under the federal government’s three previously approved bipartisan emergency relief funding packages. “If we don’t address these shortfalls now, our local leaders Read more…
U.S. Reps. Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Tom Cole (R-OK) are among two dozen congressional members who requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) quickly provide them with its findings into an investigation around the nation’s beef pricing market. “The Read more…
U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) on May 1 introduced bipartisan legislation that would fund exploratory strategies designed to increase domestic drug manufacturing and diversify the nation’s drug supply chain. “This bipartisan legislation will take rapid steps to ensure the United Read more…
The aid that America’s pork producers will receive under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is not commensurate with losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and additional rules could limit the program’s benefits, according to U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) on April 28 introduced legislation that would provide a payroll tax credit to employers to support bonuses or pay raises for essential employees. Specifically, the Patriot Bonus Tax Credit Act of 2020, H.R. 6629, would Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) last week joined more than 120 members of Congress in requesting that President Donald Trump ensure equitable and adequate COVID-19 relief for the nation’s farmers, ranchers, and livestock and dairy producers. Rep. Graves and his Read more…