U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, recently led more than a dozen of her Republican colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider its denial of all Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and a group of Republican lawmakers plan to unveil legislation that would reform management of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in an effort to preserve its political independence. “Any threat to the independence of Read more…
Almost a dozen Republican senators recently offered legislation that would fight inflationary spending by the United States government. “American families cannot continue to endure the burden of skyrocketing costs of everyday goods brought on by reckless spending in Washington,” said Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) joined his fellow Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee last week to again request information from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on international tax negotiations — particularly digital services taxes — that they 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…
The National Coal Council (NCC) would be reinstated under legislation introduced on Dec. 16 by U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). “Coal remains a reliable, affordable and vastly abundant energy source in America,” said Sen. Hoeven, Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 8 approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) that would expand research on valvular heart disease and its treatment. The Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy (CAROL) Act, H.R. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and 17 of his Senate Republican colleagues called on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to schedule a vote on the U.S.-Chile Bilateral Tax Treaty. Negotiated between the United States and Chile in 2010, the treaty Read more…
The Biden administration must address a gap in coverage under the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP), according to U.S. Sen. John Thune (SD) and a bipartisan contingent of his colleagues. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined almost a dozen Republicans to introduce legislation that they say prioritizes American energy production and protects America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “This administration put in place energy policies that have drastically restricted American energy production Read more…
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and John Hoeven (R-ND) joined a dozen other Republicans to urge the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to reevaluate the new fees being imposed for shipping container carriers at the Ports of Read more…
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee called on the Biden Administration to show leadership on trade by beginning to negotiate rules for digital trade with U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific. “Our refusal to get into the game to set Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Nov. 4 by U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Steve Daines (R-MT) would make expanded access to telehealth services permanent. “After the public health emergency ends, we need to ensure Montanans continue to have access to Read more…
U.S. Senate Republicans on Oct. 21 introduced legislation that would prohibit the implementation of new requirements for reporting bank account deposits and withdrawals. The Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act, S. 3056, which is sponsored by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) next week plans to reintroduce a bill that would prevent convicted child molesters from receiving government-funded pensions, according to his office. Sen. Daines first introduced the Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2019, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week led 15 of her Republican Senate colleagues in calling the Biden administration’s security vetting procedures to clear Afghans entering the United States “unclear and incomplete,” causing a threat to homeland safety. “We urge Read more…
The nation’s tax gap — the difference between taxes owed and paid — has been “a stubborn problem for decades,” according to U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and numerous GOP lawmakers, who say it won’t be fixed by allowing financial Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) this week expressed numerous concerns with how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is vetting Afghan evacuees entering the United States and requested details on the process to better ensure national security. “I write Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) joined U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Association of Conservation Districts and their commitment to America’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Sept. 15 sponsored a bicameral Republican resolution urging Congress to recognize and honor the Americans who fought in the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. “It is because of these heroes’ brave and selfless Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Sept. 14 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would make federal government shutdowns a thing of the past. “Louisianans are recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, and the last thing we need is for the Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) helped lead a bipartisan group of 33 other senators in requesting that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conduct outreach and then provide mental health services to United States military Read more…
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week helped lead a bipartisan contingent of lawmakers in requesting that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly develop a comprehensive outreach plan to connect America’s military veterans of both Afghanistan and the Read more…
As the pandemic continues, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan group of 43 senators to ask that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide an immediate update on its plans to Read more…
A decision by President Joe Biden calling on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies to increase oil production in response to rising gas prices should be reversed, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Read more…
U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined 40 of their Republican colleagues to request an update on a federal inquiry into the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken Read more…
A federal review would be required of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) decision making and messaging on mask guidance for Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) joined 44 other lawmakers in a bipartisan, bicameral effort to support more farmers, ranchers and other agriculture producers in the western United States impacted by ongoing extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires. “Due to the severity Read more…
U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) has sponsored bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would allow for the establishment of fireshed management areas within a state to conduct projects that use advanced technologies and wildfire hazard models to reduce threats to public health, Read more…
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recently unveiled legislation that would expand access to credit for an estimated 45 million Americans having little to no credit history. “Too many Americans are denied the opportunity to build wealth through buying a home Read more…
Efforts by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) successfully resulted in Bozeman, Missoula and Great Falls maintaining their current Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) standards, which will allow them to receive more federal funding. “I’m glad to see the Biden administration listen Read more…
When her bipartisan bill, the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2021, is enacted, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) urged U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough to swiftly implement it. S. 951, which Sen. Fischer introduced on March Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Steve Womack (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) on June 14 proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would give Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the American flag. Read more…
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently joined several of her Republican colleagues to introduce legislation that would authorize the President of the United States to sanction foreign officials who conceal or distort information about global public health crises, including COVID-19. Read more…
As congressional appropriators begin work on the fiscal year 2022 Defense Appropriations bill, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers asked them to include $500 million for continued support of United States-Israel collaborative defense programs to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) on June 9 signed on as an original cosponsor of GOP-led legislation that would require the U.S. Labor Secretary to provide Congress with a report on the estimated number of jobs projected to be lost Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently proposed a resolution expressing the sense of the U.S. Senate that any international arms control agreement entered into by the United States that limits the number of allowable nuclear-capable missiles must include the People’s Read more…
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) recently led a bipartisan, bicameral contingent of lawmakers in calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the nation’s meatpacking industry for antitrust violations. “The Justice Department needs to take a serious look Read more…
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) on May 19 signed on as an original cosponsor of a comprehensive bipartisan reform bill to prop up and improve the finances of the United States Postal Service (USPS). “Americans rely on the U.S. Postal Read more…
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on May 11 led a Republican effort to protect America’s law enforcement officers from violence. “Those who protect our communities — whether it’s on the beat, from the bench, behind a hose, or performing CPR Read more…
The U.S. Treasury Department would be authorized to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., under a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD). “We must make sure this memorial is Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) on May 11 unveiled a bicameral bill that would shorten both the extension and the amount of federal pandemic unemployment compensation payments in order to get Americans back to work. “There Read more…
To bolster national security, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) and U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) this week introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would authorize $110 billion to boost American technological research and development, education and training, supply chains, and Read more…
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) would create a new job series for federal wildland firefighters to more accurately reflect the hazardous nature of the jobs they perform. “In recent years Montana’s wildland firefighters have faced Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on March 25 by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) would establish a working group at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine specific regulations for long-haul agricultural truckers. The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, S. 1053, which Read more…
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) last week joined a GOP contingent of lawmakers to request that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive restrictions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to help alleviate the financial burdens facing American oil refineries. “We Read more…
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan contingent of his Senate colleagues in providing President Joe Biden with a bipartisan, comprehensive diplomatic strategy on Iran that would garner overwhelming support in Congress. “Democrats and Republicans may have tactical differences,” Read more…
Individuals who deliberately target local, state or federal law enforcement officers with violence would face federal penalties under legislation recently proposed by U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jerry Moran (R-KS). “Law enforcement officers in North Carolina and across the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) is pushing back against the so-called corporate cancel culture in which left-wing activists are attempting to use financial regulation to thwart access to financial services for industries they despise. “Banks should make lending decisions relying Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at ensuring that America’s rural communities have an equal opportunity to apply for federal agriculture and transportation grants. “This legislation will help ensure Montana’s rural counties have better access Read more…