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Representative Salud Carbajal and Representative Lloyd Smucker Reintroduce Bipartisan Veterans' Legislation

Representative Salud Carbajal and Representative Lloyd Smucker Reintroduce Bipartisan Veterans' Legislation

Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA 24th District) has partnered with Representative Lloyd Smucker (R-PA 11th District) to reintroduce the Home for the Brave Act. This bipartisan legislative effort aims to provide housing-related support for veterans. Additionally, Representative Smucker, with Democratic Representative Don Davis, reintroduced the VA Billing Accountability Act, which addresses medical billing issues for veterans. These actions highlight a collaborative approach in Congress to tackle critical challenges faced by the veteran community, focusing on both financial and housing stability. Representative Carbajal is a veteran himself, and his office emphasizes his commitment to improving veterans' well-being and quality of life. The reintroduction of these bills signifies ongoing efforts to refine and strengthen the support systems available to those who have served in the U.S. armed forces.

65% of Americans blame Trump for high cost of living, new poll shows

65% of Americans blame Trump for high cost of living, new poll shows

President Donald Trump is being blamed by a majority of US adults for the high cost of living. See his approval rating as he campaigns for midterms.

Senate Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Bill Extending Emergency Care Reporting Deadline for IHS Patients

Senate Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Bill Extending Emergency Care Reporting Deadline for IHS Patients

The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed bipartisan legislation, the IHS Emergency Claims Parity Act, which aims to extend the deadline for Indian Health Service (IHS) patients to report emergency medical care received outside IHS facilities. Currently, most IHS patients are required to notify the IHS Purchased and Referred Care program within 72 hours of receiving emergency treatment from a non-IHS provider. This new bill, co-led by U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), would extend this reporting period from 72 hours to 15 days. The legislation is designed to alleviate the burden on patients who are recovering from emergencies and may find it difficult to complete administrative paperwork within the tight 72-hour window. The existing 30-day reporting period for elderly or disabled IHS beneficiaries will remain unchanged. The bill now proceeds to the U.S. House of Representatives for further consideration.

Trump says he rejected investigating Biden, Obama out of 'respect' for office

Trump says he rejected investigating Biden, Obama out of 'respect' for office

Trump said he could investigate his Democratic predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama but doesn't out of respect for the presidency.

Senator Dan Sullivan and Senator Maggie Hassan Advance Bipartisan Child Care Tax Benefit Legislation Through Senate

Senator Dan Sullivan and Senator Maggie Hassan Advance Bipartisan Child Care Tax Benefit Legislation Through Senate

Legislation co-led by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), known as the Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance Act, has successfully passed the Senate. This bipartisan bill aims to enhance access to federal child care tax benefits for businesses and working families. The core of the legislation involves establishing a Business Child Care Liaison within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This liaison will be tasked with helping businesses better utilize existing, yet underutilized, federal child care tax incentives. The bill is now slated for consideration by the House of Representatives. Senator Sullivan highlighted that 61% of Alaskans reside in child care 'deserts,' underscoring the critical need for affordable and accessible child care. Both senators emphasized that the current federal tax incentives designed to support businesses in providing child care benefits are not being fully leveraged, despite the significant struggles working parents face with child care costs an...

Rep. Sarah Elfreth Advocates for Increased Mental Health Funding at U.S. Cyber Command Following Suicides

Rep. Sarah Elfreth Advocates for Increased Mental Health Funding at U.S. Cyber Command Following Suicides

Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.) is leading efforts to secure an additional $11 million in funding for mental health support at U.S. Cyber Command. This initiative comes in response to multiple reported suicides within the command earlier this year. Elfreth, alongside a bipartisan group of lawmakers, is urging congressional appropriators to back this request, which was identified as the second-highest priority on Cyber Command’s 'Unfunded Priority List.' The proposed funding aims to provide 'cognitive, psychological, physiological, and spiritual sustainment for high-tempo cyber operations' to combat burnout and force degradation among personnel. The House of Representatives has already approved this request in its fiscal 2027 defense spending bill, though the Senate has yet to act on its draft. Additionally, Elfreth is pushing for a provision in the annual defense policy bill that would mandate the Pentagon to collect data on civilian suicides, mirroring existing practices for uniformed military personnel and th...

Senators Blumenthal and Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Support for Veterans Crisis Line Employees

Senators Blumenthal and Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Support for Veterans Crisis Line Employees

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) have jointly introduced the Veterans Crisis Line Support and Safety Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to improve mental health support and workplace conditions for employees of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), many of whom are veterans themselves. Senator Blumenthal emphasized that VCL employees perform life-saving work under difficult circumstances and often face emotionally challenging situations. The bill was developed with input from VCL employees who have reported experiencing harassment and needing additional workplace protections due to the sensitive nature of their work. The legislation seeks to provide free, confidential counseling, establish peer support programs, implement critical incident stress debriefing, and offer annual resiliency/burnout-prevention training. It also proposes reasonable limits on workload and shift duration, mandatory rest periods after ...

Walberg Human Trafficking Bill Co-Sponsored by Representative Lucy McBath Clears Congress

Walberg Human Trafficking Bill Co-Sponsored by Representative Lucy McBath Clears Congress

A bipartisan bill, H.R. 4307, known as the Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, has successfully cleared Congress. The legislation, co-sponsored by Republican Representative Tim Walberg of Michigan’s 5th Congressional District and Democratic Representative Lucy McBath of Georgia, passed the House unanimously on March 3 and the Senate by unanimous consent on September 30. The bill mandates that the U.S. Department of Labor provide training and continuing education to its employees whose work might expose them to signs of human trafficking. This training will cover current trafficking trends, methods for identifying potential victims and traffickers, and procedures for referring suspected cases to the U.S. Department of Justice and other relevant authorities. The legislation also requires collaboration with victim advocacy organizations and federal, state, and local officials.

President Trump Pledges Support for Delphi Retiree Pension Restoration Plan

President Trump Pledges Support for Delphi Retiree Pension Restoration Plan

President Trump has pledged his support for a $1 billion proposal aimed at restoring pensions for salaried Delphi retirees. This commitment was made during an October 3 rally in Vandalia, following a private meeting with retirees whose pensions were cut after the auto parts manufacturer's 2009 bankruptcy. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, who helped arrange the meeting, highlighted the 17-year struggle by these retirees, an issue affecting over 5,100 Ohioans. President Trump attributed the pension cuts to "problems caused by Barack Obama’s policies" and emphasized his administration's involvement in resolving the matter. The proposed restoration plan still requires approval from both chambers of Congress and President Trump’s signature to become law. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is also actively pushing for this measure.

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Will clocks fall back in 2026? Latest on daylight saving time changes

Will clocks fall back in 2026? Latest on daylight saving time changes

The Sunshine Protection Act is stalled, meaning Americans will likely turn their clocks back again this fall.

Reps. Lofgren and Cline Introduce DEFEND IP Act to Combat Foreign Digital Piracy

Reps. Lofgren and Cline Introduce DEFEND IP Act to Combat Foreign Digital Piracy

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Ben Cline (R-Va.) have introduced the Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act, H.R. 10575, on September 24. This bipartisan legislation aims to provide copyright owners with a new judicial remedy against large-scale foreign digital piracy sites. The bill proposes a two-stage process where a copyright owner can petition a federal district court to designate a foreign online location as a 'foreign digital piracy site.' This designation requires findings that the site's material or activity likely violates copyright rights and causes irreparable harm. The measure covers publicly accessible websites or online locations operated outside the United States or by unknown operators. Once designated, the petitioner can ask the court to direct covered service providers, such as broadband providers with at least 50,000 subscribers and public domain-name resolution services with annual revenue exceeding $100 million, to ...

Economists Debate Social Security's Future, Agreeing Wealthy Must Contribute More to Prevent Insolvency

Economists Debate Social Security's Future, Agreeing Wealthy Must Contribute More to Prevent Insolvency

Two economists, Romina Boccia of the libertarian Cato Institute and Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist at the New School for Social Research, debated the future of Social Security, ultimately agreeing that wealthy individuals will need to contribute more to address the program's impending insolvency. The debate, hosted on NPR's 'Open to Debate,' centered on whether Social Security should be phased out. While Boccia argued for narrowing the program to a poverty-prevention floor and Ghilarducci advocated for maintaining its broad social-insurance role, both concurred that the program's trust fund is projected to become insolvent by 2032 under current policies, necessitating immediate changes. The core disagreement shifted from whether changes are needed to who will bear the cost of these changes. Both economists concluded that those with the greatest capacity to absorb either benefit reductions or higher taxes—the wealthy—will ultimately bear the brunt of reforming the system.