Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) discussed the need for the bipartisan Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013 while touring Nucor’s new solar panel system in Chemung, N.Y., on Monday. “With 95 percent of the world’s consumers living outside of Read more…

Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) was appointed on Wednesday to the bipartisan Budget Conference committee. “This is the first year that I have been in Congress where the Senate has passed a budget that allows us to go to conference, and Read more…

The House Energy and Commerce committee announced on Thursday that it will hold a full committee hearing on Oct. 24 to discuss the Affordable Care Act’s rocky rollout. The Obama Administration declined an invitation to attend the hearing. The committee Read more…

Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) sent a letter on Friday to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing a draft rule that would expand the agency’s authority under the Read more…

Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) said on Wednesday that he voted for the bill to end the shutdown and protect the country’s credit rating. “After the House failed yesterday to reach consensus on the kind of commonsense solution I referred, I Read more…

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wrote in a recent letter to UTSanDiego.com that the recent shutdown deal, while providing a short-term extension, does not resolve several serious, long-term financial crises still faced by the American people. “I voted in favor not Read more…

Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) said on Friday that the government shutdown showed that pushing the nation to a possible default to reach legislative objectives is not a plan that works and should not be repeated. “We tried that strategy,” Jenkins Read more…

Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Penn.) said on Thursday that he voted to end the federal government shutdown to prevent the government from going into default. “This 113-day extension of the debt ceiling averts a major economic crisis while providing a framework Read more…

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said on Thursday that she is pleased the final shutdown-ending bill had bipartisan elements and is looking ahead to the work that still needs to be done. “It is beyond time to end this impasse, reopen Read more…

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) said on Wednesday that he voted for the bipartisan Senate bill to end the federal government shutdown and avoid default in order to maintain global confidence in the United States’ economy. “House Republicans took a strong Read more…