Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) spent time during his August work break to meet with his constituents from the agriculture industry to discuss upcoming immigration reform legislation. California’s agriculture industry generates $43.5 billion in revenue each year, however, the broken immigration Read more…
Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) recently questioned the Justice Department’s constitutional authority to override federal law when it issued guidance on Colorado’s marijuana policy. In a recent letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Gardner said he commended the department for issuing Read more…
Leaders in the House recently asked the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to provide an estimate of the cost to taxpayers to provide premium tax credits for individuals participating in multiemployer health care plans. Chairman of Read more…
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) announced on Wednesday that it is time for the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up a PCB contaminated site in Kalamazoo, Mich. “It’s time for this mess to be cleaned up,” Upton, the chairman of the Read more…
The American Enterprise Institute recently gave supporters of the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act leverage for the bill’s upcoming consideration. The AEI, a Washington, D.C.-based, nonpartisan think tank, released an analysis of the House Financial Services Committee’s proposed housing Read more…
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.), a former prosecutor, recently introduced a bill that would ensure victims of rape do not wage custody battles with the attackers who conceived their child. “I’ve defended rape victims and I’ve put their attackers behind bars,” Read more…
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) recently said the Environmental Protection Agency should act this year, instead of waiting until next year, to consider reducing the Renewable Fuel Standard. Meehan authored an op-ed in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal regarding the RFS, a Read more…
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) released a statement on Tuesday challenging a new Department of Transportation rule limiting workable hours for commercial truckers. The department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was instructed by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Read more…
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) sent a letter on Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the Department of Justice’s recent move to block the merger between American Airlines and US Airways. “I have grave concerns about the recent actions taken Read more…
Chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee Lamar Smith (R-Texas) announced on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency failed to produce information requested in his subpoena for data on costly regulations. “EPA currently stands in default,” Smith said. Read more…