Healthcare access and outcomes for new and expecting mothers living in America’s rural communities would be improved under newly introduced bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA). “Rural moms deserve the same standard of care as their urban Read more…
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) on Feb. 3 unveiled a bipartisan bill to increase COVID-19 testing capacity at laboratories across the United States. “Until COVID-19 vaccines are widely distributed, and enough Americans have been vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, the Read more…
Full retirement benefits would be available for federal law enforcement officials, firefighters and other first responders if they are injured on the job under a proposed bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). “Our federal first responders Read more…
U.S. Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), and Tom Rice (R-SC) joined more than 100 other Republicans in supporting the newly introduced Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act. If enacted, H.R. 684 would Read more…
In an effort to reduce costs for local aggregate producers of resources such as gravel, stone and sand, U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) last week reintroduced a bipartisan bill to promote the use of their raw materials in construction projects. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) recently helped lead a Republican contingent in seeking increased accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory process. “Congress must play a role in approving major federal rules and regulations to ensure Americans’ best interests are Read more…
Legislation introduced on Feb. 2 by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) would require regulatory impact analyses for certain federal rules in an effort to free American employers from government mandates so they can create more jobs Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to address the workforce needs of the nation’s telecommunications industry. “Substantial skill and labor will be required to build out and maintain next-generation broadband networks,” Sen. Read more…
To help fight the nation’s rising opioid epidemic during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Feb. 1 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would temporarily waive the government’s local matching requirements for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Coalition program Read more…
A newly proposed bill offered by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) aims to reduce frivolous lawsuits and protect the millions of Americans who invest in mutual funds. “While legal recourse is sometimes necessary, frivolous lawsuits are all too common” for Read more…