WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: "Here we are struggling to come out of a pandemic. Millions of people are unemployed. A lot of businesses are fighting to stay alive and here these Democrats are insisting on massive tax breaks for the wealthy," said Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) on Fox News. "How incredibly tone deaf." In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Bra  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee issued the following opening statement as part of a video conference hearing entitled "Reimagining our Innovation Future" on April 15, 2021: * * * I look forward to hearing your expert insights on how we can ensure continued United States leadership in science and technology and harness our research enterprise and all of our nation's talent to develop solutions to our mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Yesterday, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to encourage the Agency to review rules on chlorpyrifos, a toxic chemical currently used widely in agriculture as a pesticide. The chemic  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 10:00AM, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy will hold a hearing examining US foreign policy priorities toward Central America, with a focus on addressing the root causes of migration from the Northern Triangle countries o  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Indiana, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to come before this committee today and talk about one of the most critical ongoing infrastructure projects in the United States, Interstate 69. I-69 connects the Canadian and Mexican borders, running through Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * Texas' economy is diverse, as it is supported by agriculture, energy, petrochemicals, and manufacturing. All these industries require a robust transportation network to get products to market. No matter the product, individuals and families in Texas depend on the jobs  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * I look forward to taking this opportunity to discuss policy priorities critical to El Paso while you are working towards the reintroduction of H.R. 2. El Paso is a vibrant border community home to over 800,000 people. It has seen steady growth over the past decade,   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities on April 14, 2021: * * * I proudly rise today as the representative for the 29th district of Texas. Too often, my home district, which is nearly 80% Latino, has had to go without. My neighborhoods and communities have not had that same access to quality transportation and infrastructure, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued the following testimony by Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Pennsylvania, as part of a hybrid member's day hearing on policy priorities: * * * As you prepare legislation on infrastructure investments, I would like to highlight several important funding priorities for my constituents in the 34th District of Texas - land ports of entry, broadband, and the Interstate 69 (I-69) system. These issues represent opportunities for  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), and 14 of their House colleagues sent a letter to Secretary Yellen of the U.S. Department of Treasury requesting a review of the merger between ChemChina, Sinochem, and Syngenta AG. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced the ALIGN Act to help ensure America's economic recovery continues, wages keep rising, and employers keep hiring. The Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act makes permanent one of the most pro-growth policies in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: full and immediate expensing. Full expensing allows businesses   more

ABILENE, Texas, April 10 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) visited Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas with Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth. During their visit, they were briefed on the current challenges and opportunities of the base and its airmen under the Air Force Global Strike Command. They also discussed and viewed the transition and preparations for the B-21 raider, along with recognizing so  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 17 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan, Chairwoman of the Committee on Homeland Security's Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Subcommittee, will visit Texas' Rio Grande Valley tomorrow to examine the migrant conditions at the southern border. Over the course of the oversight visit the Congresswoman will meet with Border Patrol leadership, visit processing facilities, em  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following transcript of an interview on Varney & Co with Stuart Varney: "Our tax reform worked spectacularly for families, for lifting millions out of poverty, and for bringing jobs back overseas. I think this is the biggest economic blunder in our lifetime to raise these taxes on our job-creators," warned Ways and Means Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) in a convers  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * "I have an announcement. And I can't think of a better place to make it than right here at The Chamber I led, in the community I live, and to business and community leaders I admire and consider friends. I am retiring as your Congressman. This term, my 13th, will be the last. I set out to give my constituents the representation you deserve, the effectiveness you want and the economic freedom you need. I  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: Republican Ways and Means leaders wrote to request that the Department of Health and Human Services' Inspector General investigate the extent to which children in the U.S. foster care system are being impacted by the need for placements for unaccompanied children. With over 18,800 migrant children crossing the southern border in March of this ye  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after it was announced that fellow Texan Kevin Brady would retire at the end of this Congress. "Kevin Brady is a staple of the Texas Delegation," said Burgess. "He has served our state with honor and respect. Since coming to Congress in 2003, Kevin was someone I knew I could confide in and learn from. He was a titan in the House  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7 - the Paycheck Fairness Act. "It is disappointing that this entire Congress we have spent more time focused on passing messaging legislation that failed to be signed into law last year than doing our jobs," said Burgess. "I do not disagree that bad actors who engage in gender pay discrimination shoul  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded Texas' Section 1115 Medicaid waiver extension. "The Biden Administration is doing everything in its power to erase all that the Trump Administration did simply because of the name Trump," said Burgess. "My office learned about this news late Friday afternoon wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), released the following statement after Senate and House Democrats released a plan to expand the U.S. Supreme Court by four seats. "Democrats plan to expand the Supreme Court is a hostile takeover," said Burgess. "The idea of fundamentally changing the highest court of the land has been tried before and failed. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the idea i  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Senator Alex Padilla (CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA), and Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33) led a bicameral letter to President Biden urging the inclusion of the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act in the President's upcoming infrastructure package. This legislation provides a fair, secure, and accessible pathway to U.S. citizenship for over 5 million immigrant essential  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) led a delegation of members of Congress to El Paso, Texas and along the southern border in New Mexico to examine the crisis at the southern border. The recent illegal immigration crisis continues to escalate and create disastrous consequences, including rising rates of drug smuggling into the United States after actions by the Biden Administration to reduce border   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: This week, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-K.Y.) and Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) led a delegation of seven Committee Republicans to El Paso, Texas and New Mexico to witness firsthand the humanitarian and national security crisis unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border as a result of Pr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * "I am sorry to inform everyone that I will be pretty much off the grid for the next few weeks. "Here is why: A few days ago, I noticed some dark, blurry spots in my vision, which seemed out of the ordinary. I went to get this checked out by an ophthalmologist on Thursday and they discovered that my retina was detaching. "This is a terrifying prognosis for someone with one eye, and the nature of the   more

LAREDO, Texas, April 16 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Texans who've lost loved ones to COVID-19. Congressman Cuellar helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan. * Texans who paid for funeral expenses after January 20, 2020, for an individual whose death may have been caused by or was likely the result of COVID  more

LAREDO, Texas, April 15 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced today that many Texans who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many Texans have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Cuellar helped pass. "Help is here, and we want to make sure that our veterans g  more

MCALLEN, Taxes, April 14 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) joined U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and other members of Congress in a delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas, and the surrounding area. After returning from his trip to the border, Rep. Davis reflected on what he saw and learned: "Last week, I joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and other colleagues in Congress to meet wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), senior member of both the House Budget and Ways & Means Committees, urged Texans to demand that Governor Abbott make available all federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) to help our schools reopen safely and students to recover from learning losses. Governor Abbott's diversion and delay in getting funds to our schools is a bad sequel to Governor Rick Perry  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, just released the following statement reacting to the Biden Administration this afternoon rescinding a ten-year Medicaid Section 1115 waiver extension that the Trump Administration had rushed through in January: "The 1115 waiver process is intended to facilitate better help to more--not to waive access to health c  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced today that many El Pasoans who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 to hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many El Paso families have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which Congresswoman Escobar voted to send to President Joe Bid  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, landmark legislation that will help close the gender wage gap by strengthening equal pay protections for women in El Paso and across the country. The bill would create more effective remedies for women who are not paid equal pay for equal work by requiring employers to prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate,   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 15, 2021: * * * House Armed Services Committee Member Pat Fallon (R-TX.) released the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement that the United States would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021: "Yesterday, President Biden announced that he intends to sacrifice our national security at the alter of politics by withdrawing our troops from Afghanistan with  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that the City of Houston will receive $1,656,849 in federal funding for repairs to the Kendall Library and Community Center, which closed because of damages caused by Hurricane Harvey. The funding is provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "Libraries are vital centers across our community, and the damage to the Kendall Library and Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted in support of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. This legislation closes loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act to help eliminate the gender wage gap and ensure women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. Congresswoman Fletcher is an original co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that Texans who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. The latest round of payments specifically applies to veterans and their beneficiaries who receive Compensation and Pension (C&P) benefit payments and who do not normally file a tax return. Most payments will be automati  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) new program aimed at aiding those struggling to cover the funeral costs for family members who have perished due to COVID-19: "I applaud FEMA's new funeral assistance program for families who have lost loved ones to the COVID-19 virus. Everyone deserves to say goodbye to thei  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia announced today that many Texans who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many Texans have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan that Garcia helped pass. * The latest round of payments applies specifically to veterans and their benefic  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced his appointment by Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) to serve on the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group (IPG). The United States and Mexico have a strong cultural and economic relationship and work together to address issues of immigration, security, and trade. The U.S.-Mexico IPG allows Congresses of both countries to work together on these  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) is inviting high school students throughout Texas' 23rd Congressional District to participate in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. Students in grades 9 - 12 may submit two-dimensional entries such as paintings, drawings, photos, computer-generated art, collages, and prints to Congressman Gonzales' office for consideration. Students may participate even if they are not  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) last Thursday led a Congressional delegation to visit the southern border in Eagle Pass and Del Rio. All members who attended are members of the Republican Study Committee. During the visit, the delegation met with law enforcement, border patrol agents, local sheriffs and mayors, and toured the Eagle Pass DHS detention facility. To view photos from the visit, please click h  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today questioned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on the reopening of Frank Tejada VA Outpatient Clinic, transition initiatives for veterans coming from active duty and evolving cybersecurity threats. Secretary McDonough informed Congressman Gonzales that the Frank Tejada Clinic in San Antonio is on track to reopen June 1. C  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $1,295,684 for the Community Council of South Central Texas (CCSCT). This funding comes as part of the Head Start program funding awarded to promote schools readiness for pre-school children from low-income families. These funds are part of an installment for a five year grant. The award is expected to provide comprehensive assistance including: educational,  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 13 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: On Sunday, April 11 and Monday, April 12, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) hosted a bipartisan group of Members from the Problem Solvers Caucus on a factfinding mission to the Southern border to show firsthand the challenges our nation faces in regards to immigration. The Members of Congress on the visit discussed bipartisan solutions to fix our broken immigration system. "It was an honor to host  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, April 13, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and 16 of his colleagues wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging the urging optimum utilization of the of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) and adequate vaccine allocation to community and retail pharmacies to inoculate more Americans. "We must utilize every tool in our arsenal to defeat this virus," said Congressman Gonzalez. "Expa  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 16 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced today that many Texans who receive Veterans' benefits could expect Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 hit their bank accounts beginning this week. Many Texans have already received Economic Impact Payments as part of the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Gonzalez helped pass. * The latest round of payments applies specifically  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on April 15, 2021, at the Department of Transportation fiscal 2022 budget request hearing: * * * Thank you, Chairman Price, for holding this hearing today. I want to welcome the secretary for his first hearing with our Committee. Mr. Secretary, I know you come to Washington with the perspective of a former mayor. You have said that there are no Demo  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on April 15, 2021, at a U.S. Southern Command hearing: * * * Thank you, Madam Chair. Admiral Faller, it's good to see you again. SOUTHCOM is an extremely important area of operations that frequently does not get the priority it deserves because of conflicts in other areas of the world. It has been, and will continue to be, a priority of mine. The cr  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on April 14, 2021, a hearing entitled "The U.S. Department of Agriculture - The Year Ahead": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today so that we can hear Secretary Vilsack's plans for the Department of Agriculture. The events of the past year have affected virtually every sector of our economy. This is especially true for our far  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an award of $100,000 to FHNC Ltd. Company in Fort Worth to develop and commercialize a new technology to remove fats, oils, and grease from waste streams. The grant will be awarded through the EPA's participation in the federal Small Busi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following e-newsletter: Dear Friends, One of the most rewarding responsibilities I have as a member of Congress is nominating students to America's military service academies--the Military Academy, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, and Merchant Marine Academy--which educate and commission our country's fine military officers. Selecting the next generation of Texans defending our country is a long, competitive process: Texas 12 stud  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Al Green released the following statement in support of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, of which he serves as a proud original cosponsor: "I proudly support the Paycheck Fairness Act as an original cosponsor," stated Congressman Al Green - a consistent supporter of gender equity. "I became an original cosponsor of this bill thinking of women who collectively lose about $1 trillion a year due to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: On Friday, April 16, 2021, Congressman Al Green released the following statement in support of H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: "Health care and social service workers - who experience workplace violence at alarming rates - have reported an uptick in workplace violence during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. As these frontline workers fight to defea  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) joined House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-KY) and Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM) in El Paso, Texas and along the southern border in New Mexico to examine President Biden's border crisis. Biden's border crisis continues to escalate, encouraging human smugglers to profit from the administration's open borders policies and placing   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger released the following statement following her visit to South Texas, where she saw firsthand the effects of President Biden's border crisis. "I visited the Rio Grande Valley sector of the southern border to see and hear about the out of control situation there firsthand," said Congresswoman Harshbarger. "This much is clear from what I saw- Biden's border crisis is cle  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 14 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) and President of the Texas NAACP Gary Bledsoe released the following statement in response to the Texas Senate's passage of S.B. 7, a bill that would restrict access to the polls and make it harder for those in minority communities to vote: "The right to vote is an American principle - one that should be protected, promoted, and practiced at all costs.   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following statement: * * * The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced it has selected SpaceX to continue development of the Human Landing System (HLS) that will transport astronauts to the lunar surface under the Artemis program. Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) made the following statement. "I am disappointed that the Acting   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) applauded President Biden's announcement of the American Jobs Plan, a bold and transformative investment in our nation's transportation and infrastructure systems: "Following through on yet another major campaign promise, President Biden today laid out his plan to invest in - and build back better - our nation's crumbling infrastructure," said Congresswoma  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Last Friday, Members of both the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their interest in collaborating with the Administration on taking a measured and balanced approach to strengthen the security and integrity of the country's   more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 13 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) led several Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee on a two-day visit to McAllen this week where they witnessed the ongoing border crisis, and all the members -- as they recapped their visit -- said the Biden administration was at fault for surging numbers of illegal migrants. Border Patrol agen  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Congressman Fred Keller (R-PA) today introduced legislation to commend the agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for their service and sacrifice amidst the growing crisis at the southern border. While on a trip to the southern border in Texas and New Mexico with members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform this week, Keller witnessed the challenges CPB agents fa  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jake LaTurner, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Within the last week, Rep. Jake LaTurner visited along the southern border in McAllen and El Paso, Texas and New Mexico to examine President Biden's border crisis: "The best word to describe what I saw is horrifying - massively overcrowded processing centers, young children exploited by drug cartels and traffickers, and the U.S. Border Patrol doing their best to hold it all together," said LaTurner. "I kne  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information on the relationship between Iran and the People's Republic of China (PRC). "The PRC's role as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council gives it significant power to blo  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Earlier this month, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican and Chairman of the China Task Force Michael McCaul reintroduced his "Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act," a measure to authorize $300 million in existing funding to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party. The Act   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 13, 2021: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement ahead of Ambassador John Kerry's trip to China after further reports reveal forced labor central to the Chinese Communist Party's green energy policies. "Ambassador Kerry is sending the absolute wrong signal by planning   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 15, 2021: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to the Biden administration's new sanctions against Russia for the Putin regime's widespread SolarWinds cyber hack, attempts to influence U.S. elections and other malign activity. "I appreciate the Biden Admi  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho: * * * In response to Russia's massive military buildup on the border with Ukraine and in illegally occupied Crimea, the increase in fighting in eastern Ukraine, and Russia's anti-Ukraine disinformation campaign, House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), lead Republican of the House Foreign A  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on April 13, 2021: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on reports of a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan by September. "I am shocked and extremely concerned by reports of President Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September. "This will mean we are  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on April 14, 2021, after Ranking Member Brady, R-Texas, announced that he would not seek re*election: "Ranking Member Brady's announcement to not seek re-election is a loss for both the Ways and Means Committee and Congress. "Our working relationship has always been predicated on doing our best for this country we both love so dearly, and I respect his   more

RICHMOND, Texas, April 14 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy E. Nehls and his staff launched their official district office located in Richmond, Texas. Hundreds of constituents visited during their open house hours of 10 AM to 3 PM. There were two ribbon cutting ceremonies, the first held by the Katy-Fulshear Area Chamber of Commerce and the second held by the Central Fort Bend Chamber: "The turnout for our office launch was incredible," said Rep.   more

EL PASO, Texas, April 14 -- Rep. Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) joined other members from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform along the southern border in Texas and New Mexico to examine the new border crisis. During the trip, Rep. Norman toured Border Patrol Station #1, the El Paso Processing Center, and the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. He also toured portions of the border wall where construction has ceased follow  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following remarks on April 13, 2021: * * * Rep. Scott Peters delivered the following remarks at U.S. Energy Stream's Energy Security Forum 2021 in Houston, Texas on April 9, 2021. "A good friend of mine owns a large defense and energy contracting business in San Diego. He and his family are known for being extremely conservative politically. But we have worked together on defense issues and on next generation energy research,  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger signed a discharge petition for H.R. 629, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, that mandates that any infant born alive after an abortion receives the same standard of care as any newborn baby. This legislation would also institute penalties for abortionists who allow infants to die or who intentionally kill a newborn. If the petition reaches 218 signatures  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement regarding the Midland HHS facility for unaccompanied migrant children: "I have just learned that the Biden Administration will soon be holding tender-aged children (5-12 years old), both male and female, at the Midland HHS site for unaccompanied illegal migrants alongside teen girls up to the age of 17 years old. "I have toured this facil  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 15, 2021: * * * Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement responding to the Biden Administration's newly-imposed sanctions against Russia: "Russia must be held accountable for their adversarial actions against the United States and our democratic partners. "The Biden Administration's sanctions are a good step in th  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: Wednesday, in a House Foreign Affairs Committee Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) pressed a senior Biden Administration official, Ricardo Zuniga, the Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle within the U.S. Department of State, about the Biden Administration's mishandling of the massive illegal immigration surge along the southern border. Congressm  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), along with over 30 of his House Colleagues, introduced legislation to designate cartels as Foreign Terror Organizations under federal law. The "Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act," would formally designate the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under federal law. It would also requ  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 14, 2021: * * * Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Wednesday after signing a discharge petition for a House vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would mandate proper medical assistance be provided for children who survive botched abortions. Today, I once again signed the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act discharge petition. It is unconscionable that a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Wednesday in response to news of President Biden's intention to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan: "I welcome President Biden's announcement that he will continue President Trump's efforts to bring our troops home from Afghanistan, where they have been operating under an outdated Authorization of the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for almost 20 y  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) joined Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03) and 28 other House members in introducing "Teddy Roosevelt Fair Competition and Public Trust Act of 2021" which would strip Major League Baseball (MLB) of its antitrust protections. Currently, the MLB enjoys an almost century-old Supreme Court-mandated antitrust exemption which has protected it from fair competition and antitrust lawsuits. At the   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21), joined by several of his House colleagues, introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for the United Nations Population Fund Act to block taxpayer dollars from funding the United Nations Population Fund. The No Taxpayer Funding for the UN Population Fund Act creates a permanent prohibition on federal funding of the United Nations Population Fund. This legislation would prevent American  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Saturday in response to the news that his friend and colleague, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-2) had undergone emergency surgery on his remaining eye: Dan Crenshaw is a patriot and is as tough as they come; I have no doubt he will overcome this latest challenge and will be back in full stride fighting for Texans soon without missing a step. As we continue praying  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) announced his retirement after completing the 117th Congress. Congressman Sessions released the following statement honoring Congressman Brady's time serving Texans in the House of Representatives. "In 1997, Congressman Kevin Brady and I came to Washington, D.C. together, joining the 105th Congress. He came to Congress as an experienced member of the Texas House of Repres  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: On Sunday and Monday, Congressman Tom Suozzi, along with nine other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus traveled to the communities of McAllen and Mission, Texas to assess the situation at the southern border. Suozzi and the Problem Solvers met with local officials, mayors, businesses, non-profits, including Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, and border patrol and local law enforcement officia  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Van Taylor, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Congressman Van Taylor (TX-03) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to provide more certainty and protections to parents traveling with essential baby supplies such as breast milk and formula. After hearing from constituents at his Community Coffee Event in 2019, U.S. Congressman Van Taylor (TX-03) introduced the Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act whichpassed the House on September 26,   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33), Angie Craig (MN-02) Gwen Moore, (WI-04), and Joe Morelle (NY-25) introduced legislation that would use savings from Medicare prescription drug negotiations to lower Medicare Part D costs for low-income seniors. The More Help for Seniors Act of 2021, would raise the income limits for eligibility under the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy program, which would help low-  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) asking for more information about the rollout of federally operated mobile COVID-19 vaccination units and urged the expansion of mobile vaccination units in North Texas. The state of Texas currently ranks 45th nationally in terms of the overall percentage of its population fully vaccinated and con  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Reps. Marc Veasey (TX-33) Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Bobby Scott (VA-03), co-founders and co-chairs of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus (CVRC), sent a letter urging the Department of Justice to safeguard the right to vote for all Americans amid rampant Jim Crow 2.0 voter suppression efforts. This letter responds to the recent advancement of laws in multiple states that will effectively make voting harder f  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) joined all House Democrats in voting in favor of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. The landmark piece of legislation strengthens the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and brings America one step closer to ensuring women are paid equal pay for equal work. The legislation passed 217-210, with bipartisan support. According to the National Women's Law Center, a woman loses $406,280 over a 4  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) submitted a statement to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the Members' Day Hearing. The hearing is an opportunity for Members of the United States House of Representatives to highlight issues of importance to them and their constituents as Congress works to reauthorize surface transportation programs as well as participate in the Committee's work on  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 9 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., (R-OH) led a congressional delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border. The group visited U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facilities, including the Brownsville Station, Donna Processing Facility, and McAllen Station, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services Delphi Emergency Intake Site, to receive a briefing and observe protocols for intake and processing, COV  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Glenn 'GT' Thompson (R-  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.), Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy Ranking Member Ra  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Congressmen John R. Carter and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger - Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Army Caucus - today applauded President Joe Biden's announcement that he intends to nominate Christine Wormuth as Secretary of the Army. If confirmed, she would be the first female to hold the position in U.S. history. Wormuth has held numerous positions in foreign policy and national security includi  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-7) led 18 additional members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in a letter urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the DOD renaming commission to ensure that Latino military heroes are honored as new namesakes for at least one of the 10 Army bases with Confederate names that await renaming. In last year's National Defense Authoriza  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release: President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate former astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer, Pamela Melroy, to serve as Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). "I am pleased that President Biden has nominated Pam Melroy, who will bring an extraordinary level of space experience, depth of t  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Today Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) led a bipartisan group of House lawmakers in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to make bold investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Specifically, the letter asks the Administration to secure funding authorized in the Matsui and McCaul led CHIPS for America Act that was signed into law   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 12, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) led a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to make bold investments in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Reps. McCaul and Matsui are the sponsors of the CHIP  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) introduced a resolution condemning the genocide being committed by the People's Republic of China (PRC), under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party, against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 13, 2021, with : * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement in response to the lower house of the Somali parliament voting to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's term by two years: "We are deeply concerned by recent developments surro  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following joint statement on April 13, 2021, with Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas: * * * Representative Gregory W. Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the lower house of the Somali parliament voting to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed's term by two years: "We are deeply  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: As the world races to develop and distribute new vaccines and treatments against COVID-19, some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are attempting to undermine intellectual property (IP) policies that are vital to swift medical innovation, successful distribution of COVID-19 medical treatments and vaccines worldwide, and a robust Americ  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Josh Hawley (R-Neb.) have introduced a bill to remove the antitrust exemption that has been in place for Major League Baseball to subject them to existing law. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), with over 20 cosponsors, has produced companion legislation in the House. "A corporation that happily does bu  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that were signed into law as part of the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act. They wro  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 14, 2021: U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Mike Braun (R-IN) today introduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act. This bill prohibits federal regulators from arbitrarily forcing banking institutions to terminate their relationships with legal businesses solely because the operations of the b  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to Attorney General Garland and Acting SEC Chair Lee requesting an investigation into the chemical firm Avantor's role in drug trafficking and the opioid epidemic after it was reported that one of its products was being diverte  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor statement on April 15, 2021: * * * Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Vanita Gupta's nomination to be Associate Attorney General ahead of the Senate's vote to discharge her nomination out of the Judiciary Committee, where she failed to garner any Republican support. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here: https://youtu.be/Vacr7kbQaAk "The passionate oppos  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging tighter restrictions on the sale of chip-making tools to China. The members argue that electronic design automation (EDA) tools, which are used to design semiconductor chips, should require a license for all end-users under the ownership, influence, or control of the P  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), a longtime opponent of Operation Choke Point, and former Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is taking additional steps to further his efforts to prohibit financial institutions from denying services to law-abiding businesses holding politically disfavored opinions. He joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: Sen. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a coalition of Senators in introducing a resolution condemning a spike in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The resolution is cosponsored by senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Kennedy (R-La.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sus  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On the anniversary of the start of the Bataan Death March in World War II, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are announcing the bipartisan Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the heroic veterans who endured the Bataan Death March. The Defenders of Bataan and Corre  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 15, 2021: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the bipartisan Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the heroic veterans who endured the Bataan Death March during World War II. The Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act would  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has introduced the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act of 2021, or SHUSH Act, a bill to eliminate the unnecessary regulation of suppressors. The SHUSH Act is cosponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), and the House companion legislation is sponsored by Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.). Silencers are a non-lethal firearm accessory used by hunters, sportsmen, and marksmen to ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Josh Hawley (R-Neb.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) have introduced a bill to remove the antitrust exemption that has been in place for Major League Baseball to subject them to existing law. Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), with over 20 cosponsors, has produced companion legislation in the House. "Consumers benefit when businesses compete, and baseball  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Department of Justice - released the following statement after traveling to the Southern border on Monday to visit a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Facility in Donna, Texas, and meet with law enforcement agents from the CBP, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Dru  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas: * * * In response to Russia's massive military buildup on its border with Ukraine and in illegally occupied Crimea, the increase in fighting in eastern Ukraine, and Russia's anti-Ukraine disinformation campaign, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Representat  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and U.S. Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) are teaming up to help ensure America's economic recovery continues, wages keep rising, and employers keep hiring. The Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act makes permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Currently, this provision is set to begin winding down at t  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with seven other members, asked the Justice Department to account for how it funds and oversees so-called predictive policing programs, especially whether the programs actually reduce crime, and the potential to amplify biased results that harm marginalized groups. Reps. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., and Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, and Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Edward J. Mar  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2021: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Todd Young (R-Indiana), and Rick Scott (R-Florida) re-introduced The Global Hostage Act, a bill that would require the president to impose sanctions on foreign government officials responsible for taking Americans hostage. It would also bar those officials and their families from receiving U.S. visas. The bill text is available here. "I  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and a bipartisan, bicameral group of colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil included in the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that was signed into law in December as part of the Fiscal Ye  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety Subcommittee led a bicameral letter to President Biden with Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) urging the inclusion of the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act in the president's upcomin  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in leading a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) in leading a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act that were signed into law as part of the FY21 National Defense Au  more