Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Thursday that the Affordable Care Act is forcing school districts to cut hours for employees and rely more on part-time teachers, coaches, custodians and administrative staff. A provision of the ACA that requires employers Read more…
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would prevent a lower cost-of-living adjustment for military retirees by using savings from a modified U.S. Postal Service delivery schedule to offset the cost. Read more…
The Ripon Society and the Franklin Center recently held a breakfast discussion featuring a bipartisan working group of house members focused on putting politics aside to find common ground. The group included Reps. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), John Read more…
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) recently highlighted issues with the Affordable Care Act and expressed doubt that fixing the healthcare.gov website would address the law’s fundamental flaws. The Obama Administration’s recent announcement that Americans who have Read more…
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) recently announced that the Department of Defense has issued a $837,316 grant through its Office of Economic Adjustment to the East Central Regional Planning Commission due to contract reductions in central Wisconsin. “This is great news Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling for the Department of Labor to reverse its decision to subject some small farms to oversight from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Congress has prohibited OSHA Read more…
In the face of mounting problems with the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) is not only calling for a delay and repeal of the act but also for simple, common sense solutions. “Conservatives recognize that patient-centered reforms rooted Read more…
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) recently enlisted actress Glenn Close to push for congressional support of the bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health Act, which was recently backed by the Senate Finance Committee. Mental health advocates, veterans and Read more…
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) warned on Tuesday that delayed employer mandates outlined in the Affordable Care Act will take effect in 2014 and could stifle economic growth and lead to employer-issued health plans being canceled. Alexander noted that some employers Read more…
The recently-passed National Defense Authorization Act includes a number of amendments authored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that aim to prevent sexual assault in the military and bolster the nation’s shipbuilding programs. Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Read more…