WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, 258 Members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin, and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, Nadler DeGette, and Lee --submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will hear t  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, 258 Members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Schumer, Murray, Wyden, and Durbin, and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Neal, Nadler DeGette, and Lee --submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will hear  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: On Friday, Congressman Russ Fulcher, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Representative John James (MI-10) slammed the Biden Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) finalized rule for heavy-duty vehicle emission standards that would require 30-40% of all new trucks be electric in just eight years. Today's rule is in addition to the new light-duty and medium-duty em  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (ID-01) joined Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) pushing them to return Porthill Port of Entry hours in North Idaho to pre-pandemic operating hours. The current, reduced hours are slowing the flow of people and goods, and it is negatively affecting the local economies. "We write to again urge the Departme  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Last week, Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined 257 Congressional colleagues in submitting an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal law and patients' rights to emergency medical care. Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States are challenging the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that requires hospitals to provide life  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson - Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee - highlighted the inclusion of $12.2 million for State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) for the cities of Island Park, Preston, Rexburg, and Pocatello, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriation  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $4,304,000 for a new fire station for the Shelley-Firth Fire District in Firth, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Despite claims that CPF projects are "wasteful earmarks," Community Project  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following column on April 1, 2024: * * * Examining President's Health Department Budget On Behalf Of Idahoans Following the annual release of the President's budget request to Congress, the Senate Finance Committee invites members of the President's Cabinet to discuss aspects of the budget request under the Committee's jurisdiction. As Ranking Member of the Committee, I use these opportunities to advocate for policies to help Idahoan  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, today released the following statement after Georgia's ruling party reintroduced a Russian-style foreign agent law: "It is incredibly dishearteni  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) joined 255 Members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, two consolidated cases concerning the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that the Supreme Court will hear this April. The Emergency Medical Treatment and  more