Morgan Griffith (R-VA, 9th)
March 20, 2017
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced legislation to address a critical gap in U.S. law related to the transportation of firearms. Under current regulations, many law-abiding Americans unwittingly violate disparate rules governing the transportation of firearms across state lines. Griffith and Hatch’s bills would amend the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 to clarify a number of key provisions.
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Grijalva Re-Introduces Legislation to Encourage Nutrition, Disease Prevention in Healthcare
Raul Grijalva (D-AZ, 3rd)
March 20, 2017
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today reintroduced legislation for the third consecutive Congress that would encourage a stronger focus on nutrition and disease prevention in continuing medical education. The Education and Training (EAT) for Health Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue guidelines that ensure federally employed primary care providers learn more about the role nutrition can play in preventing cancer, diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. While physicians are already required to earn a set number of continuing medical education credit hours each year, Grijalva’s bill would help ensure that federally employed providers spend a portion of those hours learning about nutrition.
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Guthrie, Bonamici Reintroduce Bipartisan Student Financial Literacy Bill
Brett S. Guthrie (R-KY, 2nd)
March 20, 2017
Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), chairman of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Vice Ranking Member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today reintroduced the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act.
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GUTIÉRREZ ON HOMELAND SECURITY INITIATIVE TO SHAME STATE & LOCAL POLICE OVER IMMIGRATION POLICIES
Luis Gutierrez (D-IL, 4th)
March 20, 2017
Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement that they would begin publishing the “Declined Detainer Outcome Report,” (http://bit.ly/2nsx1c7) a report designated by one of Trump’s executive orders to shame state and local police departments who do not routinely hold immigrant prisoners without a federal warrant. By enumerating crimes committed by immigrants who were not held in violation of the Fourth Amendment until federal authorities came to deport them, the Trump Administration hopes to further attack so-called “sanctuary cities” that draw a bright line between local public safety activities and federal deportation activities.
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US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE HEARS FROM FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY DIRECTOR MIKE ROGERS
Colleen Hanabusa, (D-HI, 1st)
March 20, 2017
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence heard from FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers today. FBI Director Comey testified that “[w]ith respect to the president’s tweets about alleged wiretapping directed at him by the prior administration, I have no information that supports those tweets and we have looked carefully inside the FBI.” NSA Director Mike Rogers testified similarly and also refuted that President Obama asked British intelligence to intercept Trump’s communications. Both men characterized Russia as an adversary clearly interested in undermining the United States in many ways.
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Hartzler on Increase to Fort Leonard Wood Combat Training Mission
Vicky Hartzler (R-MO, 4th)
March 20, 2017
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Harrisonville) issued the following statement regarding the Army’s announcement it will increase troop levels for fiscal year 2017, increasing the number of soldiers expected to go through basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood:
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