The President appreciates Congress putting aside partisan politics and acting quickly to ensure that first responders, local officials, and Federal emergency management personnel have the resources they need to respond to the natural disasters impacting our Nation. H.R. 601 provides…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), Chief Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Western Caucus Members Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Bill Flores (TX-17), Trent Franks (AZ-08), Jason Smith (MO-08), Glenn…

WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 with a vote of 344-81. Upon passage, Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement: “For the…

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, introduced the Orphan Product Extensions Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act (OPEN ACT) of 2017. The OPEN ACT would build on the success of the Orphan Drug…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $8,452,315 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing programs across West Virginia. “West Virginians understand the importance of helping our neighbors who fall into…

WASHINGTON — United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said that energy legislation released today in the Senate would re-affirm Congress’ commitment to ARPA-E and energy research and also support the Department of Energy’s plans to build the world’s fastest supercomputers…

Data shows VA employees spent 1.1 million paid hours on union activities while veterans waited for medical care WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced the Serve Veterans First Act; legislation that will ensure no Department of Veterans Affairs…

Washington, D.C. –Senator Cory Gardner, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity, has long called for sanctions against those who enable North Korea’s dangerous behavior, regardless of where they are based, and applauds…

Washington, D.C.—Following a worldwide cyberattack last month that affected more than 300,000 computers, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)—the Chairman of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force—introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to thwart future cyberattacks against U.S. computer networks. The Promoting Good Cyber…

This legislation includes Senator Manchin’s provisions on carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, federal buildings energy efficiency, and LWCF Washington, D.C. – As a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today applauded the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator and physician Rand Paul sent a letter to President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and other Senate leaders laying out four policy improvements he would like to see made to the Better Care Reconciliation…

Alexander has fought EPA and Army Corps of Engineers “mud puddle” regulation since it was first announced WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps…