By Thomas Phippen A Republican congressman wants the government to explain why it is funding research that requires unnecessary breeding and slaughter of kittens. “I’m shocked and disturbed that for decades the USDA — the very organization charged with enforcing animal welfare laws — has been unnecessarily killing hundreds of kittens in expensive and inefficient lab experiments,” Rep. Mike Bishop of Michigan said in a statement Tuesday. Bishop wrote a letter the Department of Agriculture asking...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Bishop (MI-08) today introduced a bipartisan resolution, H.Res. 868, designating the week of Memorial Day as “Great Lakes Week” to highlight the importance of the Great Lakes and promote conservation efforts that protect and preserve these natural resources. Original cosponsors include: Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Paul Mitchell (R-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), David Jo...
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By WHMI A Michigan congressman is weighing in on the upcoming summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Congressman Mike Bishop represents Michigan’s Eighth Congressional District, which includes Livingston County. After a roundtable discussion involving area manufacturing officials in Howell last week, Bishop told WHMI that the coming summit meeting is an important step in reducing tensions between the United States and North Korea and its neighbor...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Bishop (MI-08) released the following video to encourage participation and raise awareness for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day occurring Saturday, April 28th, 2018. During National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, law enforcement, medical professionals, and community members provide a safe and responsible way to dispose of unwanted and excess prescription drugs. Congressman Mike Bishop said, “According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...
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By the Ripon Advance News Service U.S. Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) want the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to explain the cause and extent of the systems crash on tax day that prevented millions of Americans from filing their federal income taxes on time. “While we were relieved that the IRS resumed operations of the impacted, electronic services by the end of tax day and provided a deadline extension to taxpayers, we would like to understand how ...
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By David Levinsky Reps. Tom MacArthur, R-3rd of Toms River, and the Josh Gottheimer, D-5th of Wyckoff, sent a letter to the President this week making the case for new sanctions as Trump continues to weigh whether to abandon the 2015 nuclear agreement reached during Democrat Barack Obama’s administration. Two New Jersey congressmen are urging President Donald Trump to impose new sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missiles program, regardless of whether the president opts to stick with or scrap the nu...
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By News 10 Facebook was in downtown Lansing on Tuesday to help boost the business of small businesses. A representative from the Small Business department of Facebook addressed the crowd in Lansing to discuss the tools and resources available to them through Facebook. It was a free event that was sponsored by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and Rep. Mike Bishop. There was as a panel of small business owners who talked about their successes from using Facebook.
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MeriTalk On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online filing and payment portals went down for several hours. Tax Day, the biggest day of the year for IRS, and systems gave only cryptic messages with erroneous dates for “planned maintenance.” No doubt this wasn’t in the plan. The outage underscores a technology conundrum that might not be nearing resolution just yet. But help, or at least a firm legislative nudge, has just been approved. The House Wednesday passed the 21st Century IRS ...
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WASHINGTON – During Autism Awareness Month, Congressman Mike Bishop (MI-08) joined Lansing resident and autism advocate, Xavier DeGroat at the White House for a meeting with Vice President Mike Pence. DeGroat is the founder and CEO of the Xavier DeGroat Autism Foundation, a 501c3 organization established to support individuals living with autism. “It was an honor to welcome autism advocate Xavier DeGroat to the White House for a conversation with Vice President Pence. Xavier is a remarkable youn...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Mike Bishop (MI-08) released the following statement today after House passage of his bipartisan legislation H.R. 5445, the 21st Century IRS Act, that would modernize the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) information technology (IT) infrastructure, enhance the role of the agency’s Chief Information Officer, and provide additional tools to protect taxpayer information and to combat identity theft tax refund fraud. While the IRS spends approximately $2.4 billion annually on...
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