The U.S. Senate on April 18 gave unanimous consent to a bipartisan resolution cosponsored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) that would designate April 15-21 as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. Senate Resolution 162, which is Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) on April 18 proposed bipartisan legislation that would overhaul U.S. nuclear preparedness and enact key updates to America’s strategic posture. “We need to take action today to meet the threats of tomorrow,” Sen. Fischer said. Read more…
As Congress continues to work on legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, four Republican senators urged their chamber’s commerce committee leaders to prioritize maintaining the U.S. Senate provisions of Essential Air Service (EAS) in any package that advances to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) on Monday led 44 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus curiae brief opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) so-called “Good Neighbor” rule, a plan that Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 36 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers. In a March Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently led 11 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee in demanding that President Joe Biden explain how his administration intends to proceed with operations to construct a pier in war-torn Read more…
To help close the physician shortage in America’s rural areas and medically underserved communities, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently sponsored a bipartisan bill that would create a nationwide grant program to increase the number of community-based training opportunities for Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 26 other senators are concerned that the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) could negatively impact the American forest products industry and they want to ensure that U.S. paper and pulp producers are treated fairly Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and 45 U.S. Senate Republicans want to rescind national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) recently set by the Biden administration. The senators on March 14 proposed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution sponsored by U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) said the Biden administration should address Iran’s culpability head on. “And we can do this without going to war against Iran,” said Sen. Wicker on March 7 during a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined 31 fellow Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind a recently finalized rule under the Clean Air Act that they say will harm domestic manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, construction, mining, and aggregate Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week led two letters condemning what he says are efforts by the Biden administration to seize the patents of certain high-priced medicines. In the first March 4 letter — which Sen. Cassidy and 16 Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on Feb. 29 proposed legislation that would help create a wage standard for non-immigrant workers that benefits farmers and employees while ensuring America’s farms stay afloat. The Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024, S. 3848, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) joined a bipartisan contingent of 25 other lawmakers in urging U.S. Senate leaders to move forward on the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently unveiled bipartisan legislation that would smooth approval processes for amateur radio operators who provide important information to their communities, especially during emergencies. “Because communication during natural disasters is often hindered, we should be making Read more…
America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act of 2024, cosponsored on Feb. 8 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), would renew the nation’s important habitat and wildlife conservation efforts through 2030. S. 3791, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tom Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to keep incarcerated individuals from using illegally obtained cell phones that are used to further their criminal activities while in prison. “It has become clear that organized crime does not stop at the prison Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) sponsored bipartisan legislation that would ensure families have trusted local agencies to help them navigate the adoption process. “We should be making it easier for adoptive parents to welcome children into their homes,” Sen. Wicker Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 18 approved bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention. “I’m proud that my bill to support foster families and children passed the Read more…
U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Jan. 18 unveiled a bicameral resolution that would designate Jan. 21-27 as National School Choice Week. “Students and their parents deserve the ability to choose the best education Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Jan. 11 proposed legislation that would prevent federal money from being spent on administering state Medicaid benefits for unauthorized immigrants. If a state chooses to give Read more…
The current live event ticketing system that’s used online would be reformed under bipartisan legislation offered recently by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). “Fans have become increasingly frustrated with how difficult it has been to obtain affordable tickets to see Read more…
AmeriCorps volunteers would receive a tax break for higher education costs under a bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced on Dec. 13 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). “AmeriCorps members dedicate their time to national service Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Dec. 12 proposed a bipartisan bill that aims to help expand America’s domestic shipbuilding industrial base. “South Mississippi is home to a significant portion of our country’s shipbuilding industry,” Sen. Wicker said on Tuesday. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Susan Collins (R-ME) on Dec. 5 joined a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in offering a bill to quash a proposed nursing home staffing rule that could force many rural facilities to Read more…
As Israel continues to battle Iranian-backed Hamas, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and their Republican colleagues want to know why the Biden administration recently decided to extend an Iran sanctions waiver. “Your administration has inadvisably taken steps Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) called on the U.S. Department of Education to ensure Jewish students in America’s K-12 public schools are not being subjected to antisemitism. “We are deeply concerned that the Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Nov. 15 signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to establish the federal Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee. “The commercial space industry is growing rapidly, and it is important for Read more…
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-SD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to bolster innovation and increase transparency and accountability for higher-risk artificial intelligence (AI) applications. “AI is a revolutionary technology that has the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined more than a dozen of their Senate Republican colleagues in offering legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fingerprint non-citizen minors entering Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently cosponsored bipartisan legislation that would enhance the nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas. “Legal immigration is a critical part of our workforce,” Sen. Rounds said on Tuesday. “As the healthcare Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined their Republican colleagues in urging President Joe Biden to send long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. These Read more…
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined several of her Republican members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in expressing concern that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded grants that favor Northeast Corridor rail lines over other deserving Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined 28 of his colleagues last week in introducing legislation that would block an aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a plan the senator said essentially gives a mandate for the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined 10 of their Republican colleagues in introducing a bill on Oct. 19 that would resupply Israel’s Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system. “The Iron Dome system has proven time and Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) recently led more than 40 of his Republican colleagues in opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to reinstate public-utility regulations on the internet. The FCC on Thursday voted to approve a notice of proposed Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) led a bipartisan group of five lawmakers in requesting that President Joe Biden provide an update on the administration’s plans to implement the 2021 Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement. The AUKUS partnership is intended to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and 15 of his colleagues urged the Biden administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would designate more than 28,270 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico as critical habitat for the newly discovered Rice’s Read more…
A bipartisan report issued this month by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States emphasizes that the current trajectory of the U.S. strategic forces are insufficient to deter the looming Chinese and Russian threat, said U.S. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) recently unveiled a bipartisan bill that would create a new tax credit aimed at spurring private investment in community lenders in an effort to improve the economic prosperity in America’s low-income, minority, and rural communities. Read more…
U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) on Sept. 28 joined 25 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that calls on Russia to immediately release an American journalist held captive for more than six months. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Sept. 27 sponsored legislation that would enable the people of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to determine the political status of their Caribbean island, which is an unincorporated U.S. territory. “The people of Puerto Read more…
Republicans led by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) proposed legislation that would prevent federal maritime rules from being issued related to the Rice’s whale, a recently discovered species in the Gulf of Mexico that’s causing a legal battle between the Read more…
If the federal government shuts down during fiscal year 2024, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to ensure America’s military service members get paid. “Our military service members dedicate their lives to their country and the least we can do Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently offered legislation that would prevent the Biden administration from finalizing three proposed rules to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973. “I am proud to continue fighting for common-sense proposals to improve wildlife recovery Read more…
U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Thune (R-SD), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) joined 24 U.S. Senate Republicans to propose a bill clarifying that the prohibition against using federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to sports clubs, teams, Read more…
The U.S. Department of Education has misinterpreted the language of a specific law to exclude certain educational activities from receiving federal resources and it must fix its related guidance, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and a bipartisan Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) wants to know why Iranian propagandist and former regime official Seyed Hossein Mousavian participated as a keynote speaker at a U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM)-sponsored event. “While we appreciate the importance of improving our understanding of Read more…
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and other Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee called on the Department of Defense to stop auctioning off approximately $260 million in border wall construction materials, an action that circumvents Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation recently introduced by U. S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) aims to improve the federal supervised release after imprisonment system, which has become overburdened and ineffective. “The widespread usage of supervised release has resulted in probation officers becoming Read more…