WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, Reps. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) urged President Biden in a letter to protect U.S. intellectual property (IP) from CCP theft by rejecting the World Trade Organization's proposal to waive global IP protections for COVID-19 therapeutics and diagnostics. "The CCP has a long history of exploiting United States intellectual property for their own gain, costing U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Wage and Hour Division": * * * The Committee convenes today to execute its constitutional responsibility to provide oversight of the executive branch. Upon taking the oath of office, President Biden pledged his administration to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Ken Calvert, R-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) issued the following statement in response to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments: "Strong families are critical to our country's future and I believe we should be doing more to help mothers who want to start a family, not less. "IVF is a miracle that has opened the door to parenthood for many where it wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, co-led a letter to President Biden opposing the administration's plan to utilize march-in rights provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act to regulate drug prices. The proposal, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), would al more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) introduced the "Reduce Bureaucracy to Uplift Families Act" to ensure more funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program goes directly to those in need instead of funding the administrative bureaucracy. The legislation will reduce the percentage within the TANF block grants that are intended for administrative expenses from 15% t more PR