U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and his home-state colleagues last week made a bipartisan, bicameral request that the budget be increased for the federal office handling the cleanup at the Hanford site, a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the Read more…
Rep. Garret Graves
Federal funding authorized by Congress earlier this year for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office (EBRSO) to purchase a Rapid DNA test system that would help the office meet a record-setting increase in violent crime must be awarded as Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined more than a dozen of their Republican colleagues in calling for a federal assessment of policies signed into law by President Joe Biden that the Committee for a Responsible Federal Read more…
In response to concerns expressed by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently acknowledged that its Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is understaffed, impacting the speed with which humanitarian aid is being distributed globally. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Oct. 25 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would increase the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authorized grant funding from $50 million to $100 million to help states pay for expenses related to establishing and operating Read more…
A recently proposed rule change by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could slow port operations in certain states, hurt sport fishers and boat manufacturers, and threaten the lives of harbor pilots, according to U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Read more…
With an upcoming recession likely, there is new urgency to preserve the pro-growth policies contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), said U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) during an Oct. 26 U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) recently led 19 of his fellow Republicans in urging President Joe Biden against playing politics with America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “There is a better way that will provide lasting energy price relief and security for Read more…
The Biden administration must continue to prioritize America’s sugarcane farmers over foreign sugar suppliers, according to U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA). “Agriculture is a critical part of Louisiana’s economy and sugarcane in particular results in $3 billion annually in economic Read more…
To ensure that U.S. international development programs are managed with integrity and accountability, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Oct. 21 introduced a bipartisan bill that would authorize law enforcement authority to the Office of Inspector General of the United Read more…
