Happy New Year’s Eve Eve! We can’t believe 2017 is coming to a close. As is custom this time of year, we wanted to take a minute and look back on some of the highlights from 2017. Without further ado, here are some of the best moments from the first year of the 115th Congress. …

What would you do if your representative came to your door wearing a UPS uniform?  Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)’s August can be characterized by person-to-person contact across her district. Using words like “proud” and “blessing” to describe her feelings towards the people she met, she toured medical facilities and employment centers, rode in helicopters, talked …

On August 25, Hurricane Harvey slammed into southeast Texas, flooding some 28,000 square miles in the Houston area, and displacing more than 30,000 people. So far, more than 60 Americans have lost their lives and damage estimates are listing Hurricane Harvey as one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.   While the …

Did you know House Republicans are offering record relief from Obama-era red tape by striking harmful regulations from the books? Here are five ways we have curbed the regulatory power of Washington this year. We’ve protected the American people from a last-minute regulatory onslaught by reclaiming “power of the purse” authority for Congress. H.R. 26, …

Did you know House Republicans are offering record relief from Obama-era red tape by striking harmful regulations from the books? Here are 14 Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to repeal last-minute regulations from the twilight of the Obama presidency. We’ve nullified the SEC’s Resource Extraction rule. Source: H.J. Res. 41, SEC Disclosure Rule for Resource …

Did you know the House added more resources to fight the opioid epidemic, including treatment and prevention? Combating this epidemic is just one way we focus on the issues that matter most to Americans. We want to provide peace of mind for families. How do we do that? Visit www.DidYouKnow.gop for more information. Just how bad …

Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) has been channelling his inner Energizer Bunny this month — he just keeps going and going and going! Not only did he schedule a half-dozen town halls, but also he’s been crisscrossing his Southwest Alabama district meeting with everyone from veterans to small business owners. If you can name a hot-button …

Did you know that the House passed bills to boost our economy, help our troops, care for our veterans, and roll back regulations? That’s what Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) shared with Fox & Friends, Varney & Co., and MSNBC’s Ali Velshi this morning. As Rep. Tenney highlights, we’ve done a lot and we’re focused on …

Did you know that, according to the FBI, human trafficking is the fastest growing and the third-largest criminal activity in the world? Did you know it’s happening right here at home? Did you know we’re doing something about it? Here are 16 ways the House worked to end human trafficking in 2017: Offered tools to …

Did you know that the House voted for new tools to combat human trafficking? When Boko Haram kidnapped 200 teenage girls in Nigeria in 2014, human trafficking became a hashtag. As a result, the tragedy attracted attention from countries around the world. But we’re wrong to assume that trafficking is only an issue in countries …