U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Oct. 20 cosponsored legislation that would permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display their flag and wear their uniforms while in the United States on official business. Read more…
Legislation proposed on Oct. 21 by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) would authorize pay for federal employees and members of the U.S. Armed Services who are required to work during federal government shutdowns. “Hard-working federal employees and our military men Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-NE) bipartisan bill to expedite American producers’ access to federal disaster relief on Oct. 21 received approval from the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee and now heads to the full chamber for a vote. “I’m grateful the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) joined 11 of their Republican colleagues in underscoring the urgent need for Congress to pass a short-term continuing resolution so the federal government may reopen. On Sept. 19, the U.S. House Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced on Oct. 16 by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) aims to increase competition for generic drugs by improving oversight of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) citizen petition process, which allows interested stakeholders, including drug companies, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Oct. 17 sponsored legislation that would formally define three key energy terms for energy regulators: affordable, reliable, and clean — terms that he says currently can be left open to interpretation by the Executive Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) applauded the U.S. Senate’s passage of bipartisan legislation he introduced to increase access to job counseling services for spouses of U.S. Armed Forces members who died while on active duty. The Gold Star and Surviving Read more…
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U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) last week joined community leaders, local officials, and business partners in the City of Perry, Iowa, to continue ongoing recovery efforts following the closure of the Tyson Foods plant that put 1,300 people out of Read more…
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U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) led six congressional Wisconsin Republicans in requesting that their home state be permitted to participate in the newly created federal tax credit scholarship program that will provide enhanced educational opportunities for K–12 students. Wisconsin Gov. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) joined several other Republicans in urging states to opt-in now to the upcoming federal school choice scholarship tax credit. In July, Sen. Cassidy’s Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) Read more…