Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) recently introduced a bill that would ensure seniors and disabled citizens have access to home health services under Medicare. The proposed bill, named the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2012, Read more…
A group of bipartisan Senators and Representatives introduced a bill on Wednesday aimed at strengthening Medicare by keeping seniors healthy. The proposed legislation would create a volunteer-based program designed to help motivate Medicare beneficiaries to get and stay healthy by Read more…
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) recently received the Public Policy Award for Research from the Cancer Support Community for his work and advocacy on cancer and cancer treatment issues in Congress. “I am honored to accept the Cancer Supper Community’s Public Read more…
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Wednesday introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that would ensure jobs are only made available to those legally authorized to work in the United States. The proposed bill would require employers to Read more…
An amendment proposed by Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) to increase regulatory accountability at the Department of Agriculture was added to the FY2014 Farm Bill shortly before the bill ultimately failed in the House on Friday. The Bachus amendment would have Read more…
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) recently requested an audit for the consolidation of the Southeastern Processing and Distribution Center in Treddyfrin, Pa. The facility consolidation began last year yet recent changes to the plan highlight the longstanding concerns with the decision Read more…
Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt (R) and Claire McCaskill (D) released a joint statement on Tuesday criticizing the Army’s decision to reduce the number of troops at Fort Leonard Wood. Blunt and McCaskill both serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) visited the Corning Community Food Pantry on Tuesday to listen to perspectives from food pantry leaders on their priorities and concerns. “What I heard from food pantry volunteers was a desire to include more training opportunities Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) recently cast his vote in favor of the $940 billion farm bill that would have established a five-year extension of agriculture programs to provide farmers with certainty on a long-term basis. The bill ultimately failed in Read more…
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) recently asked Senate leadership to take action before federal student loan interest rates more than double. Meehan is among a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers who recently wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Read more…