Healthcare for United States military veterans falls far short of its intended mission and there are deplorable examples in Alabama, said U.S. Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) during a Tuesday oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “I Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 26 passed a lands package bill that includes bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) to improve the Yakima River Basin, a major agricultural region in Washington State. The House voted 363-62 Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Feb. 26 introduced legislation that would guarantee federal funds continued flowing to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support certain medical device manufacturers during federal funding gaps. “Patients deserve access to life-saving Read more…
U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) on Feb. 26 sponsored bipartisan legislation to reform employee health benefits in the United States. The Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act, H.R. 1366, would amend the Internal Revenue Code Read more…
Rep. Doug Collins
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) on Feb. 25 sponsored a proposal that already has garnered 36 Republican cosponsors who support enhancing penalties for theft of a firearm from a federal firearms licensee and establishing a Mass Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved bipartisan legislation U.S. Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) authored to turn the Poison Control Network into part of the nation’s preparedness and response to the opioid crisis. “There is no one-size-fits-all solution to Read more…
The United States must ban the use of a Chinese company’s inverters to protect the nation’s electrical systems and infrastructure from cyberattacks, said U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and a bipartisan group of 10 other lawmakers. Sen. Collins, who serves Read more…
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) to establish a public-private partnership that would identify nationwide healthcare waste, fraud and abuse on Feb. 25 passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Read more…
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) last week commended the signing of a new law to bolster the National FFA Organization, which prepares youth members for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture. The bipartisan National FFA Read more…
Broadband access in her home state is absolutely critical for developing businesses, improving education and sharing ideas, said U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), responding to a newly released draft report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) indicating that 56 Read more…