National Republican Campaign Committee Executive Director Liesl Hickey recently said she foresees a “favorable” political environment for Republicans during the 2014 election cycle because Democrats have not achieved the level of accountability and transparency they promised voters. “Voters have a Read more…
The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan measure on Monday that extends the current third-party liability and insurance framework for licensed commercial space launches for one year. House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and a Read more…
House Small Business Committee Chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) recently said that delay of the Small Business Health Options Program enrollment component of the Affordable Care Act will have an adverse affect on small business owners. The SHOP marketplace is Read more…
Legislation authored by Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) that is intended to reduce the number of premature births was recently signed into law. Alexander introduced the bipartisan PREEMIE bill with HELP Committee Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said on Monday that the recent nuclear deal with Iran could bring the country closer to becoming a nuclear power, and called on the Senate to pass the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act. The agreement reached between Read more…
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) praised a recent federal bankruptcy judge’s ruling bringing the merger between American Airlines and US Airways closer to completion. U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Sean Lane ruled on Nov. 27 Read more…
House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Member Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) praised a recent Navy announcement that the P-8A Poseidon has achieved initial operation capability. Two of the aircraft were deployed from Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Nov. 29. “The deployment of Read more…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) recently applauded President Barack Obama’s signing of H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, into law. The bill follows a yearlong investigation and bipartisan negotiation to create a law Read more…
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently sent letters to 15 top insurance companies seeking information relating to President Barack Obama’s statement that “if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor.” Read more…
The Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Recent Actions by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs” on Dec. 4. Tasked with enforcing affirmative action and nondiscrimination employment policies affecting Read more…