Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) recently said President Obama’s proposal to establish a climate resilience fund is an attempt to advance a climate-change agenda without scientific proof that extreme weather is related to climate change. The president said the $1 billion Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said on Monday that Congress has failed to rein in federal debt and interest payments that will quadruple in the next 10 years will “crush” the next generation. “Raising the debt ceiling without any reductions or Read more…
House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) called on the United States and its allies on Tuesday to provide leadership in Syria and protect moderates there who are under attack by extremists. Cantor said he is “very concerned” about the Read more…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) joined a group of legislators on Tuesday who called for a peaceful resolution to renewed violence in Ukraine between protestors and police that led to injuries and deaths. “Events in Ukraine Read more…
Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) voiced support on Tuesday for a bill that would exempt U.S. Olympic athletes from paying taxes on medals and prizes awarded to them at the Olympic games. The U.S. Olympic Committee awards athletes $25,000 for gold Read more…
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) said the Obama administration’s recent release of enrollment numbers for the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare exchanges proves that the president’s healthcare law “missed the mark.” Approximately 3.3 million people selected Read more…
Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would retroactively suspend individual mandate penalties under the Affordable Care Act until 2016. Scalise and Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.) introduced the Freeing Americans from Inequitable Requirements Act Read more…
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) recently said a measure that would rollback military retirement reforms outlined in the bipartisan budget agreement would hurt troops by drawing resources away from military modernization and training. The bipartisan budget agreement Read more…
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) applauded a congressional agreement on Friday that would prevent flood insurance rate increases proposed under the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. House Minority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) recently said the House would take Read more…
Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) recently outlined cuts to the Medicare Advantage program and said trying to rein in healthcare spending by cutting a successful, cost-effective program is the wrong approach. Medicare Advantage combines public and private aspects of health insurance Read more…