Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) presented a $1,015,000 Community Project Funding check to expand Maryville’s telehealth services and joined local leaders for the ribbon cutting of Maryville’s new outpatient treatment location in Voorhees.   "I fought to bring this federal investment home to South Jersey so Maryville can expand on-demand telehealth, improve remote patient monitoring, upgrade critical technology, and strengthen peer recovery support,” said Congressman Donald Norcross. “This funding will help connect more families to care and I’ll keep fighting every d

MANCHESTER, Ky. — U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) invited FBI Director Kash Patel to Manchester, Kentucky for an appreciation luncheon and panel discussion with 150 law enforcement officers and prosecutors from Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District. The event was held at the EKU Manchester Campus, where attendees had the opportunity to meet Director Patel and discuss successes and challenges in law enforcement in rural America.    “I’m thrilled to have the nation’s top law enforcement chief here to meet with Kentucky’s finest police officers and prosecutors. Collaboration is key across

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Comittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Noble-T Arbor in Lewiston as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for February 2026. Noble-T Arbor will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2026 Sheehy Introduces Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act U.S. SENATE – Senator Tim Sheehy (R – Mont.) introduced the bipartisan Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act with Senator Jeff Merkley (D – Ore.) to provide Air Traffic Controllers more tools and training to keep American airspace safe. “America is the birthplace […]

Today, Rep. William Timmons (SC-04) joined Representatives Young Kim (CA-40) and Salazar (FL-27) in introducing the Savings and Early Exposure to Diversified Securities (SEEDS) Act of 2026 to make TRUMP accounts permanent and expand eligible investment options. The SEEDS Act builds on President Trump’s TRUMP Accounts initiative to expand economic opportunity for all Americans by ensuring every child receives $1,000 invested in the stock market at birth, regardless of income or background. TRUMP Accounts give every American child a financial stake in our economy. Young Americans can watch the

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), co-led the introduction of the Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act alongside Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), and Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02). The bipartisan bill expands access to care and provides a financial lifeline for struggling hospitals in rural communities by designating rural hospitals that serve underserved communities as “Critical in Character”. This comes after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) services instituted an updated mapping framework, causing some rural hospitals to lose

Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released the following statement today after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) officially finalized the removal of the lesser prairie-chicken from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.  “Today is a massive win for common sense, for Kansas, for the hardworking farmers and ranchers who have been the true stewards of our land for generations, the energy producers, and our community partners,” said Rep. Estes. “For too long, D.C. bureaucrats attempted to weaponize the Endangered Species Act to implement a hostile land grab, ignoring the stable p

Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital it was "frustrating" to see Hillary Clinton "obstinate and sort of annoyed at the process." "She had an excuse for everything. But when you've got a pattern of involvement and a pattern of association, the American people deserve answers," Timmons said. "Honestly, I tend to find her to be fairly credible, but I mean, all of this is going to culminate tomorrow with President Clinton, and he has a lot of really hard questions to answer. And I don't think that the American people are going to like his answers." https://www.foxnews.com/poli

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Elise Stefanik (NY-21),Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) sent a letter to Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army, renewing their call for the Army to establish a Close Combat Innovation Cell (CCIC) in partnership with the North Country's 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum and Picatinny Arsenal.  "We urge the Army to take the next practical step and allocate $20 million out of last year’s budget reconciliation package’s $500 million for 'development, production, and integration of' counter-UAS funding to sustain and expand CCIC activit

Today, Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Senator John Curtis (UT) introduced the Rural Emergency Response Support Act, legislation that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow rural emergency medical services employees to work 80 hours over a 14-day period, rather than the current 40-hour, 7-day limit. The legislation is also co-sponsored by Utah Representatives Blake Moore (UT-01), Mike Kennedy (UT-03), and Burgess Owens (UT-04). Under current federal law, most urban and suburban EMS agencies operate under police or fire departments and already benefit from an 80-hou

If all government spending was rolled back to the 2008 amounts, the federal budget would balance.

WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), alongside Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to low-cost financing for critical community projects across the country. The Municipal Investment and Neighborhood Transformation (MINT) Act restores and makes permanent authority for Federal Home Loan Banks to support tax-exempt municipal bonds used to finance essential housing-related infrastructure projects such as water systems, sewer upgrades, hospitals, and schools. This autho

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) announced that he is now accepting requests for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 27) general appropriations and Community Project Funding (CPF) awards. Last year, in Fiscal Year 2026, Rep. Carey directly secured $22,504,000 for 14 projects in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District through the appropriations process, also known as […]

EAST PALESTINE, OH. – Congressman Michael Rulli praised President Donald Trump for his $10 million commitment to East Palestine through the Economic Development Administration. This investment builds on the Administration’s June announcement of a five-year, $10 million research initiative by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the long-term health impacts of the 2023 train […]

Pearce Promises to Work with Senator Risch, Follow the Law WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today received assurances from Stevan Pearce, the nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, that he has no plans to sell off Idaho’s public lands. Click here to watch. Excerpts of the exchange below: “Mr. Pearce, thank you […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2026 Sheehy Resolution Recognizing Army-Navy Game as America’s Game Passes Senate Unanimously U.S. SENATE – A resolution introduced by Senator Sheehy recognizing the Army-Navy football game as America’s Game passed the Senate unanimously tonight. The resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the Army-Navy game is a cornerstone of U.S. collegiate […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Pete Sessions today announced a formal federal partnership with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to advance legislation establishing Agriculture Freedom Zones (AFZs) nationwide, recognizing that food security is national security and must be treated as a strategic federal priority. Farmland is the foundation of America’s food security, and the families who steward that land sustain our national strength through its productive use. The proposed legislation will create a voluntary, incentive-based federal framework designed to protect America’s most produc

Op-Ed originally published in The Washington Times. By Troy Balderson Americans are paying more attention to their health than ever before. From scrutinizing ingredient lists to prioritizing sleep and recovery, people across the country are becoming more engaged in their own well-being. At the center of this movement are wearable health devices. Products like smartwatches, fitness bands and rings now offer insights that once required a visit to a doctor or specialist. They help answer everyday questions that matter: Did that late-afternoon coffee affect my sleep? Has increasing m

MIAMI, FL - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL) issued the following statement after alarming reports that agents of the Cuban regime executed four individuals aboard a Florida-registered vessel near Santa Clara Province, Cuba. The incident raises serious concerns about the use of lethal force against individuals on a vessel registered in the United States. “I am calling for an immediate investigation into this massacre. United States authorities must determine whether any of the victims were U.S. citizens or legal residents and establish exactly what occurred. The regime in Cuba must