House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) recently backed legislation introduced to address security concerns with the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare exchange website. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) announced plans to Read more…

Citing recent reports of violence and terrorist activity, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) warned on Monday that the withdrawal of U.S. forces from could plunge the region into chaos. Kinzinger, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and a Read more…

Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday on what steps have been taken to fix issues with a form used by insurance companies to enroll people in health plans. Reed questioned the extent Read more…

Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) voiced concern on Friday that a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act would have a negative impact on small banks and requested that the Obama Administration make considerations when the rule is reviewed. Griffin was joined by Read more…

Amid a number of high-profile cases of data breaches, Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) expressed concern on Thursday with the security of the Affordable Care Act’s online healthcare exchange. Miller, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, noted that Read more…

Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) said on Friday that a measure he introduced would eliminate duplicative waste disposal regulations on businesses that hamper economic recovery and growth. The Reducing Deadline Obligations Act would eliminate compliance deadlines businesses outlined in the Solid Read more…

Reps. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Steve Scalise (R-La.) urged FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on Thursday to take into account all of a community’s flood protection features that could mitigate the risk of flooding when developing final flood insurance rate maps. Read more…

Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) claimed victory following the announcement that the USDA issued a rule on Friday that eliminates National School Lunch Program restrictions on maximum caloric limits on meats and grains for students. Roberts, a member of the Senate Read more…

Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) recently announced that the FAA has awarded an alliance of more than 40 public and private entities across New York and Massachusetts one of its unmanned aircraft national test site designations. The Northeast Unmanned Aircraft System Read more…

House Judiciary Committee Member Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) recently pressed Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate National Intelligence Director James Clapper for allegedly lying to Congress while testifying before a committee. Issa and six fellow Judiciary Committee members requested that Read more…