A robust research and development (R&D) tax credit boosts economic growth, creates jobs, and encourages local investment. Congress made the R&D tax credit permanent and expanded it to benefit start-ups and small businesses in 2015, but we should pursue new
ways to leverage the program to spur innovation, increase productivity, and create good-paying American jobs. To this goal, I am asking for your support for the 21st Century Investment Act.
Please join me in urging the CEO of Sallie Mae, Raymond Quinlan to proactively help federal employees who may have difficulty making loan payments during the partial government shutdown.
I write to ask for your support in sending a letter to Secretary DeVos regarding the impact of the Trump Shutdown on student loan borrowers.
I write to ask for your support in sending a letter to Secretary DeVos regarding the impact of the Trump Shutdown on student loan borrowers.
All Democratic members cosponsored the The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R.1869
in 115th) last Congress – a modest, common-sense solution to the lingering problem of pay inequity. We will be reintroducing Paycheck Fairness with
no changes in the 116th Congress and urge members to once again cosponsor this important legislation.
Today marks Day 21 of the reckless government shutdown that continues to affect communities across our nation and our economy. The forced shutdown for political gain has a substantial impact on the lives of millions of Americans.
High-speed internet access has become a pillar of our 21st Century economy and a prerequisite to economic growth in America. Broadband access has revolutionized virtually every dimension of our lives—from education to telemedicine, and entrepreneurship.
While some of us can take internet access for granted, many of our neighbors live each day without a reliable internet connection, meaning the opportunities afforded by this resource are closed to them.
For over 240 years, the United States Postal Service and our dedicated postal workforce have performed the essential government function of “providing postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal, educational, literary,
and business correspondence of the people.” In furtherance of this mission, the Postal Service and its more than 500,000 clerks, letter carriers, mail handlers, and other employees deliver the mail to over 157 million residential and business customers
six days a week nationwide. Given the effectiveness of the Postal Service in fulfilling its critical public service mission, it is not surprising that the American people have consistently ranked the Postal Service as our most trusted government agency.
In a
recent Gallup poll, an overwhelming majority of Americans also rated the Postal Service as “doing an excellent or good job.”
To compensate for the fewer number of census offices, the Bureau will instead rely heavily on technology and internet-based enumeration. This strategy lies in stark contrast to the Census Bureau’s own estimates, which predict lower self-response rates compared
to 2010 and widespread mistrust and/or cybersecurity concerns.
All Democratic members cosponsored the The Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R.1869
in 115th) last Congress – a modest, common-sense solution to the lingering problem of pay inequity. We will be reintroducing Paycheck Fairness with
no changes in the 116th Congress and urge members to once again cosponsor this important legislation.