WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., has introduced legislation (S. 5145) to "amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act." The bill was introduced on Nov. 29 and has 14 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., John Thune, R-S.D., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Kevin Cramer, R-N  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 5149) to "amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs." The bill was introduced on Nov. 30 and was co-sponsored by Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The full text of the bill is available from https://www.congress.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., has introduced legislation (S. 5137) to "amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize and improve the ReConnect loan and grant program." The bill was introduced on Nov. 29 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Deb Fischer, R-Neb. It was referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. For more information, Sen. John Thune, 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington,  more