U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) this week expressed concern regarding the current backlog of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims totaling almost 182,000 claims, which the Veterans Benefits Administration expects soon will peak at about 225,000 to 240,000 Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and French Hill (R-AR) on Aug. 27 urged passage of GOP-sponsored legislation that would speed payment of rental assistance funds after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s extended eviction moratorium. The High Read more…
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) recently proposed a bill that would direct the U.S. Forest Service to convey roughly 23 acres of the former Wind River Nursery to Skamania County, Wash., where 80 percent of the land is owned Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently introduced legislation that would amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize Alaska’s Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (NHA), the first and only NHA in the state and one of Read more…
U.S. Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY), ranking member and chairman, respectively, of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, this week urged President Joe Biden to prioritize securing the release of American hostages held in Iran. “We write Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week helped lead a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly develop a comprehensive outreach plan to connect America’s military veterans of both Afghanistan and the Read more…
Rep. Jackie Walorski
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) this week joined two Republican colleagues to request that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the scope and severity of fraudulent activity in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. “Fraud in COVID unemployment programs appears to Read more…
Rep. Darin LaHood
The bipartisan Next Generation Fuels Act of 2021, which is cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), would promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels to protect public health and improve vehicle efficiency and performance. “I am proud to support the Next Generation Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Brian Mast (R-FL), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Lisa McClain (R-MI), and Seth Moulton (D-MA) joined more than 150 fellow lawmakers to unveil a bipartisan bill that would posthumously award Read more…