A North Dakota coal ash recycling and disposal program, made possible by bipartisan legislation authored and passed in 2016 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), has been formally implemented with the signing of an agreement between Gov. Kelly Armstrong and U.S. Read more…
Sen. Roger Wicker
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently joined several efforts initiated in the U.S. Senate to mitigate the rise of persecution against Christians in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “The United States has led the world in religious freedom, standing Read more…
The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation securing critical domestic manufacturing, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the bill’s sponsor, announced on Wednesday. The Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, S. 1872, seeks to decrease reliance on foreign adversaries for key materials and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) this week introduced bicameral legislation to restore normal trade relations with key Central Asian countries by eliminating a Cold War-era policy called the Jackson-Vanik Amendment. The outdated amendment still applies to Read more…
Republican and Democratic members of the Problem Solvers Caucus on Thursday threw their support behind a proposal to codify the Senate filibuster into law, preserving a procedural rule that ensures bipartisanship in Congress regardless of the party in power. Led Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) called on the U.S. Treasury Department to designate the Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) as a terrorist organization affiliated with Hamas. “Under the guise of a civilian organization, it orchestrates violent demonstrations, anti-Israel flotillas, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) on Oct. 31 proposed legislation that would prohibit members of Congress from collecting a paycheck during the ongoing federal shutdown, and would allow for pay deductions during any future shutdowns. “There is no reason our Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provide disaster assistance to Maine’s specialty crop and livestock producers, who seek “to remain operating during these trying times,” she wrote in a Nov. 4 letter sent Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) led members of the Kansas congressional delegation in seeking support from the administration for their home state’s request to access federal funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program. Read more…
Rep. Scott Franklin
U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) on Nov. 4 sponsored legislation that during a government shutdown would require all federal agencies to disclose the number of furloughed employees and how much each would receive in backpay for not working. The Non-Essential Read more…