WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29) re-introduced the bipartisan Greyhound Protection Act with Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL-06), Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01). The legislation will amend the Wire Act to end greyhound racing and live-lure training. "Greyhound racing is c  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Davids introduced the Resilient Repairs Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to rebuild damaged highways, roads, and trails with resiliency in mind--reducing the likelihood of recurring future repairs. Kansas is one of the top five states rated most susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly flooding. This bill would ensure that repeatedly damaged str  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07) along with Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA-29), Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), and Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL-06) re-introduced the bipartisan Greyhound Protection Act. The legislation will amend the Wire Act to end greyhound racing and live-lure training. "Flor  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) filed two amendments to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act: an amendment to provide for transparency and congressional review of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement); and The Trade Act of 2021. TRIPS Agreement Ame  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D) today led several of their colleagues in urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to continue the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the nation's four biggest meatpackers. Thune and Johnson's bicameral letter also requested that DOJ provide Congress with updates on its investigation and encouraged ongoing vigilance on this  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today urged Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to reopen the U.S. Capitol Complex to visitors. "With the recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that Americans fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 are able to gather indoors and outdoors without masks, the time has c  more