Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) would provide $500 million in federal funding to address the current backlog of State Veterans Home (SVH) construction projects. “Our nation’s veterans deserve the best possible support to meet their needs, especially Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) earlier this week urged President Joe Biden to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “The United States simply cannot in good faith participate in an Olympic Games in a country that is committing genocide and Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) would extend concealed carry privileges for America’s qualified active and retired law enforcement officers. “Unfortunately, our officers are facing greater and greater dangers, and current restrictions hinder their ability Read more…
Operation Talon, a large federal operation that targeted sexual predators living illegally in the country, was recently axed and U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) wants to know why. The program, organized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to find Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) on Feb. 23 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would establish a task force to improve aviation safety by requiring clearer safety notifications to pilots. “Aviation safety has been a large topic of discussion as of Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Feb. 23 proposed legislation to support United States international cyber diplomacy. “This is a bipartisan bill,” Rep. McCaul said, “because promoting freedom and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Feb. 23 introduced bipartisan legislation to build upon the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, a 2014 law that aims to ease financial strains faced by individuals with disabilities through tax-free savings Read more…
A bipartisan bill offered recently by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) calls for further federal investments to prepare America’s students for high-tech jobs in the space industry. “For the United States to remain competitive on the global stage, we Read more…
Many of the recommendations contained within a bipartisan report released in 2019 by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to improve the federal government’s online regulatory comment systems are being adopted by the General Services Administration (GSA). Sen. Portman and U.S. Read more…
To successfully transition inmates to a life of prosperity after their prison sentence, the cycle of recidivism must be broken by ensuring inmates are screened, identified and treated for dyslexia, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) wrote in a Feb. 10 Read more…