
Legislative News
STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Representative David Cook (R-8) sent letters yesterday to the chairmen of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) and U.S. Congressman Mike Conway (R-TX), urging them to hold a Farm Bill field…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), Western Caucus Executive Vice-Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), House Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith (TX-21),…
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…
"This negligence must stop" WASHINGTON - Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) of the House Armed Services Committee placed the following statement in the record, offering his reasons for voting against the Continuing Resolution: Mr. Speaker, I support providing immediate emergency assistance…
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…
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.—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…
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…
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…