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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Pat Harrigan joins us to speak on the fallen U.S. soldiers as the conflict with Iran continues. Plus, Rep. Haley Stevens stops by as the Michigan Senate race heats up against her opponent, Abdul El-Sayed. And making daylight saving time year-round? All that and more on The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Every month, families across the United States open their electric bill and brace themselves. Prices keep climbing, and too often the explanation they get is a shrug and a reference to “the grid.” What they are rarely told is that Washington already has a tool sitting on the shelf that could bring real relief, and it is the tax code itself standing in the way of using it.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged the Trump administration to crack down on imports of what they say are partially ​finished solar cells that are being used to evade trade duties ‌and improperly claim federal manufacturing tax credits, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is set to introduce a bill to block China from continuing to infiltrate American airspace and aviation. Over the past 20 years, Chinese entities have been allowed to buy American general aviation companies, gaining backdoor access to aviation that feeds into military pilot training and the defense supply chain.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) said that taking Kharg Island is not a good idea and Iran still has “some fight left in them. They absolutely do. We can’t hit things that are buried well within the ground, their mountains, that sort of a thing. And so, they still have a capability to reach out and touch Americans.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-NC) stated that we haven’t put Iran in a box yet, “which is why we are dealing with the problems that we have right here today, just like we had on day one.” And “We have to put them in the box or we have to leave. Those are the two options.”

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Tuesday he is not convinced President Donald Trump's proposal to impose fees on commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would work as intended.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Middle Eastern mobile networks were repeatedly hit with cyber attacks to track the locations of US personnel and contractors during the Iran war, according to telecoms data and people familiar with the matter.