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When President Donald Trump was elected in November, he made a series of promises to the people. One of those promises was to reinvigorate our economy and create more opportunities for families, farms, and small businesses across the nation.
MARTIN, Tenn. – U.S. military members who died in service to the country were remembered during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s 25 th Memorial Day Commemoration ceremony. The commemoration was held May 23 on the north plaza of the main campus between the Boling University Center and the Paul Meek Library. U.S. Rep. David Kustoff (R- TN 8 th District) and Tennessee Army National Guard retired Maj. Gen. Mike Maloan of Martin were among those who spoke to university and community members to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
House Republicans axed a section of their party-line megabill Monday that would have given the Trump administration more power over nonprofits’ tax-exempt status.
The move happened ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with GOP lawmakers Tuesday morning. His goal was to urge them to advance the tax cut, energy and national security budget reconciliation package as soon as possible.
Jewish members of Congress have experienced a nearly fivefold increase in antisemitic harassment on Facebook since the start of the year, according to new ADL research. ADL believes this is due to a highly controversial change to Meta's content moderation policies for its platforms in January 2025.
Antisemitic harassment of Jewish members of Congress on Facebook has surged in recent months, increasing nearly fivefold amid a sharp rise in anti-Jewish sentiment across the country, according to a new report out May 8.
On April 30, Senators Roger Wicher (R-Miss.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced the Lifting our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act of 2025 (S. 1481). This is the second bill introduced in Congress to restore the tax-exempt status of advance refunding bonds, which allows counties to refinance their bonds at lower interest rates.
Wednesday, Senators Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced a bill that would increase reimbursement for remote monitoring in rural areas.
Representatives David Kustoff, R-Tenn., Mark Pocan D-Wis., Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and Don Davis, D-N.C., also introduced the Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act in the House, which would expand access to remote patient monitoring in rural areas, where low payment rates discourage providers and RPM companies from providing services.
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Rural and remote populations see a higher percentage of chronic issues, as well as challenges in accessing care providers.
Remote health systems and hospitals are hesitant to embrace RPM because they can’t qualify for enough Medicare reimbursement to support those programs.
Lawmakers are looking at proposed legislation that would raise the floor on RPM payments for rural providers, while ensuring support for high-value use cases.
President Donald J. Trump has accomplished more in 100 days than most presidents do over an entire term — and he’s still just getting started. President Trump’s unprecedented work in the first 100 days has earned praise from across Capitol Hill and beyond.