U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is pushing for a full accounting of how American taxpayer dollars are being used on scientific experiments overseas. The senator said on Nov. 1 she is introducing the Fairness and Accountability in Underwriting Chinese Institutions Read more…
The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill from U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) to strengthen economic security efforts at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The congressman’s bipartisan DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act Read more…
U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) recently led 18 of his GOP colleagues in calling for Democratic leadership to eliminate the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) from ongoing budget reconciliation negotiations. In an Oct. 21 letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Read more…
A website for federal government apps would be developed under legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) to help American innovators access the tools and resources they need to create applications for web and mobile devices. The bipartisan Advancing Read more…
Rep. Bill Huizenga
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) on Oct. 5 introduced legislation that would transfer the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board under federal oversight and eventually dissolve the board in efforts to reduce bureaucracy and save taxpayer dollars. Specifically, the Streamlining Public Read more…
The salaries of senior government officials would be withheld if regular appropriation bills are not enacted into law by the start of the next fiscal year under a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD). “When political leaders 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…
Rep. Jackie Walorski
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) this week joined two Republican colleagues to request that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate the scope and severity of fraudulent activity in COVID-19 unemployment insurance programs. “Fraud in COVID unemployment programs appears to Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Aug. 10 by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would help guarantee that pre-trial detainees continue receiving Medicaid benefits prior to being found guilty of a crime. “It saves money for taxpayers if somebody who’s currently Read more…
Bipartisan legislation to help formerly incarcerated Americans transition back into society and find employment will be introduced by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR). The congressman plans to introduce the Shift Back to Society Act with cosponsors, including U.S. Rep. Terri Read more…