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Dozens of House lawmakers from both parties have proposed a resolution that calls on the government to recognize July 12 as a National Day of Civility, and says people are becoming so mean that the U.S. should consider civility training in schools. "[C]ivility training in schools, a national campaign to promote civility, a conscious public effort to practice civility, and a National Day… Read more »

Alana Wilson gave blood Thursday for the first time in her life. The shooting earlier this month of Rep. Steve Scalise was enough to spur the Republican National Committee staffer to put aside her fear and donate a pint of blood. “It felt like it was an attack on our whole family here at the House of Representatives,” Wilson said minutes after participating in the American… Read more »

Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), co-president of the freshman class of the 115th Congress, recommended that Congress and the general public learn how to “disagree better” in political discourse but said the media often does not cover the acts of civility between House members. “The bottom line is, we need to learn to disagree better. This is about making sure… Read more »

Today, Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) joined with Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) to announce bipartisan legislation establishing July 12th as a National Day of Civility. In addition to announcing this legislation, Crist and Johnson are distributing wristbands that read "Practice the GOLDEN RULE every day!" to… Read more »

Flanked by two Democrats, Republican Rep. Mike Johnson urged Congress Thursday to support a measure he helped craft to designate a day in July a National Day of Civility. “I think that those who are held up as leaders need to model this and set the example for others,” Johnson said at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol. “As a father of four young children,… Read more »

Alana Wilson gave blood Thursday for the first time in her life. The shooting earlier this month of Rep. Steve Scalise was enough to spur the Republican National Committee staffer to put aside her fear and donate a pint of blood. “It felt like it was an attack on our whole family here at the House of Representatives,” Wilson said minutes after participating in the American… Read more »

Members of Congress recommitted to a pledge of civility Wednesday in the wake of the shooting at a practive for the GOP congressional baseball team in Alexandria last week. The co-presidents of the freshman class of the 115th Congress -- Reps. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-California, Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, Val Demings, D-Florida and Donald McEachin, D-Virginia --… Read more »

Efforts are being made to transform how energy is produced in Louisiana. New legislation will help those efforts build a hydroelectric power plant along the Red River.  Louisiana has lock and dam systems along the Red River, but no means to use the flow of water for energy. The company, Nelson Energy, looks to take advantage of the potential power source by constructing a… Read more »