A group of legislators asked Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday to lobby NATO member countries to end all defense contracts with Russia in response to its annexation of Crimea. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) was among 10 lawmakers who Read more…
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation into law on Tuesday that would streamline the state’s process for direct placement adoptions. “Adoption is emotional for all involved,” Snyder said. “These bills will help avoid unnecessary delay in the process, encouraging a Read more…
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) said on Tuesday that the federal tax code demonstrates Washington’s inefficiency and called for compressive reform. “It’s time to stand up and say ‘enough is enough,’” Camp said. “Tax reform Read more…
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder advanced a plan on Monday that aims to increase residential recycling and grow the economy by establishing the Michigan Recycling Council to guide the efforts. Snyder tasked the Department of Environmental Quality with establishing a council Read more…
As Americans marked tax day on Tuesday, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said the Democrats’ agenda continues to threaten to incite higher taxes, wasteful spending and economic uncertainty. “With household income down $3,000 on President Obama’s watch and the labor force Read more…
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) pledged on Monday to help hold the IRS accountable for its use of taxpayer dollars, reform the tax code and repeal the Affordable Care Act. Crenshaw’s remarks came a day before the IRS’s deadline to file Read more…
Reps. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) and Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) renewed on Monday their call for support of legislation that would create jobs and extend the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program. Dent and Meadows introduced the Generating Real Opportunities for Workers and Read more…
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) announced at a town meeting held in Wisconsin on Monday that he would not seek re-election after spending 35 years in the House of Representatives. “I’d like to express my sincere thanks to my fellow citizens Read more…
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill into law on Friday that eliminates sales tax on energy that is sold to business for manufacturing in an effort to grow the state’s manufacturing sector. The new law makes manufacturers of all Read more…
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) recently said federal funding for fossil fuel research and development falls far behind renewable energy in the president’s fiscal year 2015 budget request. Smith, the chairman of the House Space, Science and Technology Committee, delivered his Read more…