Bipartisan legislation offered on April 21 by U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) would ensure that earnings from employment and training programs do not decrease Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Employment (SNAP) benefits for Americans in need. “Work is not a dirty word,” Read more…
U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Rudy Yakym (R-IN) recently introduced a resolution to designate April 21 through April 25 as National Home Visiting Week. “Home visiting programs play a critical role in meaningful outcomes for babies and new parents,” Read more…
With almost half of the workers born between 1946 and 1960 expected to work past age 70, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) on April 21 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would eliminate the age cap for workers to qualify for Read more…
The enhanced standard deduction established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 would become permanent under a Republican-led bill cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA). “In 2017, the [TCJA] nearly doubled the standard deduction that American Read more…
U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) traveled to Ukraine last week in a multi-day mission that included time on the front lines and a one-on-one meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss strategic U.S. support. The congressman spent time embedded Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would expand funding opportunities for building and upgrading youth sports facilities across the country. “Youth sports play a vital role in promoting healthy lifestyles from an early age while teaching Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) want to ensure that sister city partnerships in the United States don’t leave American communities vulnerable to foreign espionage, particularly the 157 partnerships with Chinese communities. Sister city partnerships aim to Read more…
U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-OH), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced legislation last week seeking to allow foreign-born religious workers to remain in the United States. The Religious Workforce Protection Act, H.R. 2672, specifically allows religious workers Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) introduced on Monday bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the shortage of physicians in rural communities. The Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act would create a student loan repayment program for specialist doctors and other Read more…
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and John Hoeven (R-ND) recently introduced two pieces of legislation seeking to empower meat and poultry producers and prevent federal government overreach. “Strengthening rural America starts with empowering the people who feed it,” Sen. Hoeven Read more…