U.S. Reps. Reid Ribble (R-WI) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) sent letters on Tuesday urging the federal government to acknowledge sustainably managed forests as carbon neutral, in terms of proposed regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “Sustainable forest management has Read more…
After chief trade negotiators concluded the latest round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement in Hawaii on Monday, U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued a statement voicing his support for the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) signed on earlier this week as an original co-sponsor of House Resolution 367, which reiterates disapproval of President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. “In reviewing the agreement and hearing from Secretary of State John Kerry Read more…
Hoping to remove regulations from the U.S. tax code that are negatively impacting wine vineyards, craft brewers, and cider and distilled spirits industries, Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) co-sponsored the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act last week. These segments are Read more…
The House passed the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 (HR 2647), which is designed to improve forest management, on Thursday. The bill is part of the overall work of past Congresses as they sought to address the results of Read more…
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) last week discussed his fight against federal overreach, including the issue of overregulation in higher education and the Obama administration’s constant use of regulatory guidance. The chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Read more…
In recognition of a successful Stand Up for Transportation Day on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) released a statement on the increasing need for legislation to provide a long-term funding solution for repairing, upgrading and maintaining America’s infrastructure. “With Read more…
House Agriculture Committee chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), along with fellow House committee chairs Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Lamar Smith (R-TX) sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency administrator last week asking her to produce documents to reveal whether Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chairman of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, said on Wednesday that he has received broad support from key advocacy groups, including Americans for Tax Reform and the Hispanic Leadership Fund, for his Fair Treatment Read more…