WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) and 31 of their Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to overturn the Biden Administration's new regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest rule would be challenging to implement and make new, compliant trucks cost prohibitive for small business owners. "The Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Tommy Tuberville (R-Alanama)and 24 other Republican Senators introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify an illegal U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that provides abortion services through the taxpayer-funded VA health care system. The CRA gives Congress the authority to review major rules i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids introduced a bipartisan resolution designating the week of February 5, 2023 as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week." The resolution recognizes the importance of these institutions to the economic, educational, and social well-being of Indian Country. Davids serves as the Co-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus and was one of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release and letter on Feb. 9, 2023: Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 30 members in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young, urging the agencies to quickly implement their outstanding regulatory action on a request made by several Midwest state governors to lift   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) today led 33 of her Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to overturn an excessive Biden Administration regulation on heavy-duty vehicle emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) latest rule would be challenging to implement and make new, compliant trucks cost prohibitive for small business owners. "The Biden Administration is saddling th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Chair of the Senate Western Caucus Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) along with 16 of her colleagues reintroduced the Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act to prohibit the president or his secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture or Energy from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without Congressional approval. "Wyoming can power the nation, and the U.S. ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) announced the relaunch of the House Hunger Caucus. Since 2007, the bipartisan House Hunger Caucus has provided a forum for Members of Congress to discuss, advance, engage, and work across the aisle on issues related to domestic and international hunger and food insecurity. "No one wants people to go hungry," said Rep. Mann. "Growing up on my fami  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced today that they are placing a friendly wager on the outcome of Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend in Glendale, Arizona. While the bet is traditionally placed by the teams' home-state senators, Senator Coons and Senator Moran are the two senators who live in the clos  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) recently joined their Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown, dual cases challenging the Biden administration's student loan cancellation plan. The senators argue that the Biden administration's unilateral decision to forgive federal stude  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA-12), Chip Roy (R-TX-21), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), and Tom Cole (R-OK-04) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), to formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars, and to reassert Congress' Constitutional role in deciding whether and when to send  more