A pilot program to provide qualified grief companions to the survivors of deceased United States military service members would be established under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN). “Our Gold Star families suffer tremendous loss when their Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently sponsored his chamber’s version of the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act, which aims to prevent specific countries from threatening America’s food supply by acquiring U.S. farmland and agriculture companies. “Protecting American farmland Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Aug. 16 signed on as an original cosponsor of bipartisan legislation that would establish an alternative fuel and low-emission aviation technology program in the United States. The Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunity (AERO) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in calling for more assistance from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to combat drug trafficking in the Appalachian region, which encompasses West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to modify funding for a pediatric disease research initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) joined his Republican colleagues in pressing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray about his use of federal government aircraft for personal travel. Doing so without properly reimbursing the government is an illegal abuse Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently led a bipartisan contingent of 93 lawmakers in questioning why the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing a 13 percent increase in broadcasters’ regulatory fees this year. “Our broadcasters provide an essential and free Read more…
The federal government can help keep Wisconsin communities like Rock County safe by fighting fentanyl alongside local and state law enforcement officials, said U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) last week. “Communities across southeast Wisconsin are being devastated by illicit fentanyl,” Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined one of her Republican colleagues in denouncing an expected move by the Biden administration to extend the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) beyond the midterm elections in November. “President Biden lacks any good Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would expand affordable dental care options for Americans living in states without a state-run health insurance marketplace. “Dental care is a pent-up need in our society,” Sen. Cassidy said on Read more…