U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) made a bipartisan request to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of federal efforts to ensure veterans, reservists, and military spouses are not being left behind when it comes to accessing capital Read more…
Four Republicans, including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), signed on as cosponsors of a bipartisan bill that would help veterans living in rural areas get transportation to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities. The bill, the Rural Veterans Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) on Feb. 12 led a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in opposition to a proposal to construct a hydroelectric project in York County, Pa., that he said would harm the local community Read more…
Amid a backdrop of escalating cyberattacks against American health care systems, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) signed on to cosponsor a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate its cybersecurity practices. “Too many North Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) recently led more than a dozen of his Republican colleagues in introducing a resolution condemning the energy and federal land policies of the Biden administration and encouraging the domestic production of reliable and affordable energy Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and his Ohio colleagues in both houses of Congress voiced support for the University of Dayton’s application to continue hosting the First Four games of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament and the university’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) on Feb. 7 cosponsored bipartisan legislation that aims to increase the quality of life for the two-and-a-half million Americans living with congenital heart disease (CHD). “Our bill will improve research and data collection to better Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Feb. 1 by U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) would amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding the reauthorization of federal funding for grants that support beach monitoring. The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Read more…
Anyone convicted of murdering a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer would receive the death penalty or life imprisonment under legislation offered on Feb. 8 by U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC). “Those who commit senseless Read more…
To build a workforce ready to fill critical construction jobs, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Feb. 9 introduced bipartisan legislation that would create, fund, and sustain pre-apprenticeship programs for all building and construction trades. “A highly-trained, skilled trade workforce Read more…