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How Maine’s members of Congress voted over the past week 3/8/2020 BDN Politics WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how Maine’s members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call votes, the Senate also passed: the Secure Federal Leases from Espionage and Suspicious Entanglements Act (S. 1869) to require the disclosure of ownership of high-security space leased to… Read more »

After years of losing suburban support, Republicans try to stop the bleeding 3/7/2020 The Hour Norwalk WASHINGTON - A growing number of Republicans are working to fix the party's most fundamental electoral problem, its rapidly diminishing support in suburbs that once were GOP strongholds. The talks and proposals are happening outside the bounds of formal leadership circles and… Read more »

Republicans try to reverse the GOP’s downward spiral of support in the suburbs 3/7/2020 The Washington Post A growing number of Republicans are working to fix the party’s most fundamental electoral problem, its rapidly diminishing support in suburbs that once were GOP strongholds. The talks and proposals are happening outside the bounds of formal leadership circles and beyond… Read more »

House subcommittee leads initiative to combat transnational trafficking 3/6/2020 Homeland Preparedness News A bipartisan coalition of Congress members recently launched an effort to combat transnational trafficking. The Counter-Trafficking Initiative is designed to explore and expose the breadth and reach of transnational trafficking networks and their illicit… Read more »

Hill addresses forms of trafficking during House committee hearing 3/6/2020 The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on March 4 helped lead the first in a series of hearings by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Counter-Trafficking Initiative aimed at exploring and exposing the impacts of transnational trafficking networks. “Trafficking is a major concern in the… Read more »

Lawmakers say banks need guidance on virus-related workarounds 3/6/2020 American Banker U.S. lawmakers are pushing regulators to provide room for banks to work out loans with businesses and consumers who may be affected by the coronavirus. Banks may need some "ability to work with the regulators so that if people look like they're becoming more credit risky because of the… Read more »

Blaine Luetkemeyer crusades for community banks 3/5/2020 Roll Call The center of Blaine Luetkemeyer’s world can be found on Main Street in tiny Saint Elizabeth, a village of 336 souls and no streetlights in the middle of Missouri, where a small bank and a humble church face one another. Before he came to Washington in 2008, Luetkemeyer’s life revolved around the Bank of St.… Read more »

Arizona Lawmaker Outlines Steps to Secure the Border 3/5/2020 The Daily Signal An Arizona lawmaker says he sees three concrete steps that should be taken to further secure the southern border with Mexico. “No. 1, I make sure we do get the fence,” Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., co-chairman of the House’s Border Security Caucus, told The Daily Signal in an interview. Chief Rodney… Read more »

Hill announces mobile hours 3/5/2020 The Log Cabin Democrat Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced mobile office hours in the following Second Congressional District cities: Little Rock, Jacksonville, Morrilton, Hot Springs Village, Perryville, Fairfield Bay, Greenbrier, Searcy, and Benton. After the announcement, Rep. Hill stated: “As your representative in Congress, being… Read more »

Lawmakers Say Banks Need Guidance on Virus-Related Workarounds 3/5/2020 Yahoo! News (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers are pushing regulators to provide room for banks to work out loans with businesses and consumers who may be affected by the coronavirus. Banks may need some “ability to work with the regulators so that if people look like they’re becoming more credit risky because of… Read more »