Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) said on Tuesday that Congress should not be paid during the government shutdown. “Nothing is more basic than funding the day-to-day operations of the government,” Buchanan said. “The failure by both parties and the White House Read more…

Despite the government shutdown, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) said on Tuesday that federal flood relief assistance in Colorado will continue. Vice President Joe Biden toured flood damaged areas of Colorado last week, speaking at length about how a government shutdown Read more…

Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) announced this week that he will not seek reelection after his current term in the U.S. House, which runs through December 2014, is finished. Bachus, the dean of the Alabama House delegation who has served 11 Read more…

Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.) joined a bipartisan group of Senators and House members from New York and New Jersey this week in calling on FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate to grant a six month extension for flood insurance claim filings to Read more…

Work by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) to ensure that the United States continues to have access to a safe and abundant source of food and fiber by passing the Farm Bill, H.R. 2642, was highlighted at a recent Ripon Society Read more…

Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) discussed the need for fiscal discipline and the importance of reform at a recent Ripon Society breakfast discussion. “There’s been a disconnect between the budget resolution that passes and what it actually means in appropriations bills,” Read more…