By: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Press Release -- Muskegon, Mich. (June 3, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced membership of the Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB), an EPA federal advisory committee, at Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resource Institute with U.S. Congressmen Bill Huizenga (MI-02) and Fred Upton (MI-06). Administrator Wheeler re-established the GLAB in December 2018 to provide advice and recommendatio...
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By: Rep. Jack Bergman Press Release -- Today, Congressman Jack Bergman led 38 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, supporting his recent move to cut unnecessary and burdensome agency practices to prepare our nation for a strong economic comeback. On May 19th, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery, which directs federal agencies to cut regulatory red tape, improve efficiency, and encourage economic growth in the f...
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By: Editor of LawNDale News -- As COVID-19 brings financial devastation to our communities, Reps. Jesús “Chuy” García and Glenn Grothman urge Congress to pass their Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (H.R. 5050), a bill to protect families recovering from the pandemic by extending the protections of the Military Lending Act to all consumers. These protections include a 36 percent interest rate cap for payday and car-title loans. Recent revelations suggest that officials at the Consumer Finan...
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By: Rep. Steve Chabot Press Release – Today, U.S. Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH) spearheaded a letter (signed by 82 of his colleagues) to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging the inclusion of regulatory relief provisions in the next phase of coronavirus economic recovery legislation. “Regulatory reform, whether through paperwork reduction or removing outmoded compliance requirements, is the most efficient means of promoting economic recovery,” the representatives wr...
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By: Jerry Dunleavy, For Washington Examiner -- The Republican members of the House Oversight Committee urged the Democratic-led committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s influence over the World Health Organization. The three-page letter, sent to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York on Thursday by GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and the Republican Party’s ranking members on five oversight subcommittees, called on Democratic leadership to provide briefings and hold hearings in May on W...
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By: Sarah Razner, For USA TODAY NETWORK -- FOND DU LAC - Local officials have created a task force to discuss developing a plan to allow businesses and religious centers to reopen, while balancing the county’s economic and public health needs in the midst of the coronavirus. On Monday, Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney announced the formation of a task force centered on reopening businesses in the county and addressing the constitutionality of Gov. Tony Evers’ safer at home order. ...
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By: Brooke Singman, For Fox News -- News Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are calling for a hearing to review the "modeling platforms" used to project the extent and impact of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming they exhibit "conflicting data" and have led to policies “placing extraordinary burdens” on Americans. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and other lawmakers penned a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., urging her to schedule a “formal hearing” -- eith...
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By: Committee on Oversight and Reform Press Release -- Today, several Republican members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform requested information about the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ recent decision to furlough employees despite receiving $25 million in COVID-19 aid from Congress. In a letter — which was led by Oversight Committee member Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) — the legislators tell Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter that, as a “job creator,” the Kennedy ...
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By: Fox 11 News (WLUK) -- A local lawmaker is leading the effort to get President Donald Trump to recognize a WWII veteran who grew up in Fond du Lac. Sixth District Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman nominated Lieutenant Colonel James "Maggie" Megellas to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Megellas died last week at the age of 103. He was a paratrooper during World War II and wrote a book about his experiences, called "All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe." His story was also to...
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By: Rep. Kind Press Release -- La Crosse, WI—Today, Rep. Ron Kind and members of the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue, pressing him to take immediate action on behalf of Wisconsin dairy farmers and dairy processing businesses during this crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to threaten Wisconsin’s agricultural economy, with some dairy farmers being forced to dispose of thousands of gallons of fresh milk daily ...
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