U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus, proposed a resolution to commemorate the second anniversary of the signing of the accords declaration, a series of joint normalization statements between Israel, Read more…
With $461 billion in appropriations for 2022 associated with 422 expired authorizations of appropriations, Congress is failing to properly authorize the very programs it is spending money on, according to U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), citing a new report Read more…
The new authority granted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement government price controls over prescription drugs will lead to less cures, higher drug launch prices, and expanded reliance on China’s drug development and manufacturing Read more…
Washington State Republicans U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse continue to rail against a plan by Democrats to breach the four Lower Snake River dams. The lawmakers last week issued separate statements responding to recommendations from Washington State 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…
U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) this week proposed legislation that would allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs. “I’m proposing a solution that the overwhelming majority of women agree with — making Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two dozen of her GOP colleagues on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in requesting information on how actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are impacting the nation’s electric grid Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) that would make it easier for doctors to prescribe a specific drug treatment for substance abuse recently advanced to the U.S. Senate as part of a larger mental health legislative package. Read more…
Three bipartisan bills authored by U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) to increase funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, improve mental health services for students, and promote access to care in underserved communities recently received approval from the U.S. House Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) led more than 60 Republican lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) help solve the nationwide shortage of qualified drivers holding commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) in the motor fuels distribution industry. “The Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that would provide mental health resources to America’s first responders and health care providers on June 22 received approval from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of a larger Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 22 voted 402-20 to approve a comprehensive, bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) that would modify and expand numerous federal programs, grants, and related activities focused on mental and Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 22 advanced a comprehensive, bipartisan bill to the U.S. Senate that would reauthorize key federal programs to address the national mental health and substance use disorder crises. The bill package includes several provisions Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) last week unveiled legislation that aims to improve transparency and increase accountability for wounded warriors who are seeking an evaluation or medical treatment for a military service-related disability. Rep. Mast Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) on June 15 unveiled legislation that would set a framework for creating proactive federal forest management practices in America to help reduce the frequency and severity of catastrophic wildfires on Read more…
A recent tariff exemption for solar panels from certain Southeast Asian countries will increase U.S. dependency on Chinese supply chains and punish domestic manufacturers for abiding by American trade rules and regulations, according to U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Read more…
U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) on Wednesday led 31 of his Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would require the Biden administration to reverse its regulatory agenda, which they say has created barriers for domestic agriculture production. Rep. Thompson Read more…
As global threats from Iranian backed-extremists continue rising, Republicans joined their colleagues on the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus to introduce a bill that aims to unite America’s Middle East partners. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Read more…
Several Republican congressional members on June 9 proposed a bill that would help protect the four lower Snake River dams — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite — which are part of the Federal Columbia River Power Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on May 31 sponsored legislation that would eliminate the cap on additional retired pay for members of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force who performed extraordinary acts of heroism during the Vietnam era. Read more…
Republican members on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee recently requested information from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. “We are concerned that Read more…
To ensure America’s military veterans might effectively compete in the current housing market, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and a bipartisan contingent of more than 60 lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve its mortgage loan process. “Our nation’s Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led two other E&C Committee members in calling on the Biden administration to explain why there are an increasing number of clinical trials being conducted solely or predominantly Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) joined 105 of their GOP colleagues in urging the president and his administration to meaningfully address the nation’s ongoing baby formula shortage. “Parents are understandably frustrated and scared by this Read more…
A comprehensive bill to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements introduced last week by a bipartisan group of U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee members includes four bipartisan bills led by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on May 6 cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize critical federal programs designed to support Americans’ mental health and address substance use disorders. “There is a mental health crisis in America, and we Read more…
The U.S. Department of Justice reports that in some tribal communities, American Indian women face murder rates that are more than 10 times the national average, a key factor that prompted U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Dan Newhouse Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined a bipartisan group of her committee colleagues in introducing a comprehensive bill to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements. The Food and Drug Read more…
Republican leaders of the Senate and House Committees overseeing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) raised concerns about a recent CMS decision they claim could restrict coverage of a federally approved Alzheimer’s treatment and any similar future treatments. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Fred Upton (R-MI) called on U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to secure America’s nuclear energy sector by addressing the nation’s immediate and long-term fuel supply vulnerabilities. “Given looming risks to American nuclear fuel Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Bob Latta (R-OH) joined U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) in recommending how the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) should implement and further strengthen the integrity of new, federal Read more…
U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Young Kim (R-CA) on March 28 offered a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention programs that are set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2022. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 43 Republican original cosponsors in introducing legislation that would strengthen United States energy security and encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas. Rep. McMorris Rodgers sponsored the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is calling for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide access to Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Alzheimer’s treatments for a broader number of Medicare beneficiaries, including individuals who have Down Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT), Deb Fischer (R-NE), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week introduced a Republican-led bill that would allow pregnant moms to claim the Child Tax Credit for their unborn children. “Expecting parents begin providing and preparing for Read more…
U.S. House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee members Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) urged President Joe Biden to work with Congress to develop a national consumer privacy and data security law this year. Their Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Jan. 18 introduced legislation that would hold foreign countries accountable for not reducing the demand for sex trafficking. “The pandemic has exacerbated sex trafficking across the United States and Read more…
As the country’s opioid crisis rages, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is questioning the Biden administration about the nation’s increase in fentanyl-fueled overdose deaths, which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reached 100,306 in the 12-month Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday launched bicameral, bipartisan congressional caucuses in their chambers that aim to strengthen and expand the historic Abraham Accords. “The Abraham Accords Caucus Read more…
President Joe Biden on Dec. 23 signed into law the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) for ALS Act, H.R. 3537, a bipartisan, bicameral legislation supported by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise Read more…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted outside its congressionally authorized authority by issuing overreaching rules that attempt to transform the nation’s power sector through emissions regulations under the Clean Air Act, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) this week urged President Joe Biden to approve a Major Disaster Declaration for the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) to make public assistance available. Specifically, the CCT needs to have debris Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) that prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reviewing or issuing new equipment licenses to companies posing a national security threat became law on Nov. 11. “Yesterday’s bill signing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of Pacific Northwest lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement critical assistance that will provide relief to the agricultural producers in the Pacific Northwest impacted Read more…
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and House E&C Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) on Wednesday applauded U.S. House of Representatives passage of the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) this week led a Republican inquiry into the impact that federal eviction moratorium dating back to March 2020 have had on members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. “The COVID-19 pandemic has Read more…
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) helped lead 25 Republican members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in voicing “serious concerns” to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) about rapidly rising energy prices and their negative impact on the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led a bipartisan contingent of 60 lawmakers urging the Biden administration to boost capacity and reduce backlogs at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), which includes records for United States military veterans. “We were Read more…
A dozen Republicans on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by ranking member U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), are concerned that China’s Huawei Technologies Co. threatens United States autos. Specifically, they want U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) restated their request that the Biden administration provide Congress with the details, analyses and calculations used to support the nationally determined contribution (NDC) target being used to Read more…