MIL-OSI USA: Hudson Supports Resolution Opposing Russian Pipeline
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2018 Hudson Supports Resolution Opposing Russian Pipeline “There’s worldwide agreement that Nord Stream II is a terrible idea,” said Rep. Hudson. “We cannot allow Russia to dramatically increase its stranglehold on European energy and expand its economic and political influence throughout […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Pascrell Hails House Passage of Bipartisan Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Bill Pascrell (9th District of NEW JERSEY) Funding will further valuable TBI research and treatment programs across country and implement important CDC study WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-chairman of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, celebrated the passage in the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: President Trump Signs Harris Bill into Law to Rename Postal Office Honoring Local Fallen Hero
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) December 11, 2018 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC: President Trump signed H.R. 4913 to rename a United States Postal facility in honor of the deceased Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner. Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) authored H.R. 4913, which designates the United States Postal facility located […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Larson’s Bill to Protect Patient Access to Complex Rehabilitation Technologies (CRT) Passes House
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman John Larson (1st District of Connecticut) December 11, 2018 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Larson (CT-01) released the following statement, after the House of Representatives passed the Improving Medicaid Programs and Opportunities for Eligible Beneficiaries (IMPROVE) Act (H.R. 7217), which included Larson’s bill, H.R. 3730. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Record Number of Children and Teens Expected to Benefit from 11th annual ‘Kids, Cops and Christmas’ Campaign
Source: US State of Rhode Island Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces that a record number of families are expected to benefit from this year’s Kids, Cops and Christmas campaign, which generated thousands of dollars’ worth of toys and gift cards […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Senate 101: An Orientation for New Lawmakers
Source: US State of Missouri On Nov 7, nine people woke up with a new title: Missouri senator-elect. As they join the ranks of the Missouri Senate, these men and women will each represent about 175,000 people. Together, 34 citizen-legislators will make decisions that affect the lives of more than 6 million Missourians. It’s an […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Hatch, Tillis, Flores Introduce Bicameral Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act
Source: United States Senator for Utah – Orrin Hatch Washington, DC— Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Representative Bill Flores (R-TX) released the following statements after introducing the Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018 in the Senate and House of Representatives. The legislation would help ensure that alternative procedures for challenging drug patents […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Senate Bill Would Block State Remote Sales Taxes Until 2020
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (5th District Wisconsin) By: Paul Williams of Law360 A federal bill that would prohibit states from taxing remote sellers until 2020 while codifying a temporary exemption for businesses has been introduced by four Democratic senators from two states without a sales tax. S.B. 3275, filed […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Beyer Statement on Trump’s Dirty Water Rule
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) Beyer Statement on Trump’s Dirty Water Rule Washington, December 11, 2018 Rep. Don Beyer today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposal to significantly weaken protections for wetlands and waterways under the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction: “Trump’s proposed rule to gut the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Bipartisan Bill to Save Salmon On the Columbia and Willamette Rivers Headed to the President’s Desk
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) The bipartisan Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act, led by Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) in the House, passed out of Congress today and is headed to the President’s desk to become law. The legislation gives tribal members and […]
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