Legislation recently reintroduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) aims to make childcare more affordable by updating and improving existing federal tax credits designed to help offset childcare costs. The Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone (PACE) Act, introduced by Burr Read more…
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) highlighted the need to correct IRS misconduct and oversight lapses on Thursday during a confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin. Burr, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, made Read more…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said in a recent regulation that it will compensate Marines suffering from health issues caused by tainted water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, payments fought for by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has championed bipartisan efforts to support veterans and reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during his first two years as a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Tillis worked with VA Secretary Robert Read more…
Legislation to reauthorize legislation encouraging the Justice Department to investigate civil rights era cold cases led by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) was signed into law on Friday by President Obama. The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act, Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) applauded the recent Senate passage of the landmark 21st Century Cures Act. The bipartisan bill would spur medical research that leads to new cures, advance the Precision Medicine Read more…
Congressional leaders called for the immediate removal of Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy on Monday following reports of “quid pro quo” dealings in the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server. U.S. Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the chairman Read more…
The IRS heeded request from U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Monday to delay tax-filing deadlines for taxpayers impacted by Hurricane Matthew. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Burr and Tillis requested flexibility for Read more…
President Barack Obama recently signed legislation into law that U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-authored to establish protections for living eugenics victims receiving compensation payments. From the 1920s to the 1970s, compulsory sterilization laws and state-run eugenics victimized 60,000 Americans. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) led a bipartisan call on Monday for President Barack Obama to step up trade enforcement to curb China’s excess steel capacity. Brown and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) made the call in a bipartisan letter Read more…
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reacted on Monday to a recent report that cited shortcomings at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in North Carolina. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on surgical Read more…
The Senate approved a continuing resolution (CR) on Wednesday to fund government operations through Dec. 9 and dedicate $1.1 billion to fight Zika virus. The CR would also allocate an additional $37 million to help combat the nation’s opioid drug Read more…
Bicameral legislation introduced last week by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) would take steps to improve highway infrastructure in eastern North Carolina. The Eastern North Carolina Gateway Act, S. 3378, would designate portions of U.S. Highway Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) on Thursday would take steps to make it easier and more feasible for small businesses to offer retirement programs to employees. The Small Business Employee Retirement Savings Act, S. 3338, which Read more…
Legislative leaders said on Friday that the release of FBI notes on its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server demonstrate her recklessness as secretary of state. FBI Director James Comey previously testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) recently highlighted efforts to investigate and solve civil rights cold cases on the 61st anniversary of Emmett Till’s unsolved murder. Till, a 14-year-old Mississippi boy who was murdered in 1955 after whistling at a white Read more…
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently continued their efforts to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grants disability status to veterans from Camp Lejeune. Approximately one million veterans and family members have suffered from Read more…
Congressional leaders reacted to news on Monday that the Obama administration had released 15 detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) to the United Arab Emirates. The Pentagon said in a press release that an inter-agency review board had unanimously approved six Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reacted on Wednesday to reports that the Obama administration paid Iran $400 million in January. The Obama administration allegedly orchestrated a secret airlift of $400 million in cash Read more…
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) led a bipartisan call on Tuesday for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise a proposed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule that could limit access to Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) to ensure that veterans continue to have access to dental insurance was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Friday. The Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, S. 3055, which was introduced Read more…
The Senate recently approved bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) to help solve civil rights cold cases from the 1960s and beyond. The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act, S. 2854, Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) on Thursday would reauthorize and reform programs that support nurses across the country. The Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, which was introduced by Burr and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), would renew Read more…
Legislation introduced on Wednesday by U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) would provide relief to medical providers struggling to comply with electronic health record (EHR) regulations. U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Read more…
Senate Democrats successfully filibustered two bills on Wednesday designed to compel cities to fully enforce standing immigration laws and to prevent reentry by illegal immigrants. The Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act, S. 3100, introduced by U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) would reauthorize a veteran dental insurance pilot program and expand access to all veterans who don’t already receive dental benefits. The VA Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, S. 3055, would reauthorize Read more…
A Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing convened on Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) explored the implementation of the Child Care Development Block Grant Act of 2014. Burr and U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) led the Read more…
The Senate approved that National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, which includes the Pentagon’s first major update in 30 years and defense acquisition reforms that aim to harness innovation. U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), the chairman of the Senate Read more…
Bipartisan legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) would give state and local governments tools to help fight the spread of Zika virus. The Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health (SMASH) Act, introduced by Burr and U.S. Read more…
The Senate approved bipartisan legislation on Monday to help protect children from violent criminals. The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act Reauthorization, S. 2613, passed the Senate by a vote of 89-0 and was introduced by U.S. Sen. Chuck Read more…
The Senate approved $1.1 billion in emergency funding on Tuesday to help fight the Zika virus. The Senate approved the emergency funding as an amendment to the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill. The amendment would send $361 million Read more…
Federal student loan interest rates will drop to their lowest levels in 12 years during the upcoming school year thanks to legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC). The Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, introduced by Burr and U.S. Read more…
The Senate approved a tariff reform bill on Tuesday that was co-introduced by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to boost U.S. manufacturing and to create jobs. The bill, previously passed by the House, now goes to President Barack Obama to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation on Thursday to extend a tax credit to low- and middle-income families who use 529 college savings accounts. The Boost Saving for College Act, S. 2869, introduced by Burr and U.S. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) led bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to reauthorize and update efforts to pursue civil rights crimes cold cases. The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act, S.2854, would improve coordination between federal, state and local Read more…
Legislators applauded the Senate’s passage on Wednesday of the first bill designed to modernize the nation’s energy policies in nearly a decade. The Energy Policy Modernization Act, S. 2012, addresses energy efficiency, modernization of the electrical grid, steps to ensure Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) recently released a discussion draft of legislation that would reinforce court orders seeking to protect Americans from criminals and terrorists. Burr, the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Vice Chairman Dianne Feinstein Read more…
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently spearheaded successful efforts to get bladder cancer added to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) list of presumptive diseases. The VA announced on Thursday that a presumption of service connection Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation on Thursday that would help disabled individuals prepare for the future. The legislation builds on the Achieving a Better Life Read more…
Legislation recently introduced in the Senate would make the Veterans Choice Program permanent, allowing qualifying veterans to continue seeking care outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) is joined by original cosponsors U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) co-introduced a bill on Monday that would prevent the Obama administration from closing a military prison and turning over control of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Cuba. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Read more…
The Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 was introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Mike Enzi (R-WY). “IRS employees who were fired for serious offenses and gross Read more…
U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently recapped their 2015 legislative and policy gains for veterans and the military in North Carolina, noting that key gains have been made but that work remains. “2015 represented a number Read more…
Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) and Vice Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would require technology companies to report online terrorist activity to law enforcement. The proposed legislation – the Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Read more…
Legislation was introduced on Wednesday to hold high ranking IRS employees accountable by providing new authority to the IRS commissioner to fire senior executives who fail in their performance or who have committed misconduct. The Internal Revenue Service Accountability Act Read more…
The Senate unanimously passed legislation on Monday introduced by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) that excludes payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits. The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Read more…
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) voted this month to approve the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESAE) conference report, which would end the No Child Left Behind program and Common Core mandate while revamping education programs nationwide. The conference report would Read more…
A group of senators, in letters sent on Friday to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., questioned the recent release of Shaker Aamer from the Guantanamo Bay detention Read more…
In a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) called for the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which expired at the end of September. Read more…
Since it was unanimously passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in May, the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Initiative, co-authored by Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), remains an active and important segment of the ongoing legislative agenda. The 21st Century Read more…