House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) extended his sympathies on Thursday to Canada after the recent terrorist attack in Ottawa, Ontario. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau fatally shot Canadian soldier Corporal Nathan Cirillo as he stood on ceremonial guard Read more…
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including Fred Upton (R-Mich.), are the latest group seeking answers about the government’s reaction to the Ebola outbreak, sending a letter to the Obama administration on Thursday. The 28 Republicans requested answers Read more…
Although he wouldn’t take the bait and announce he’d run in the 2016 presidential election, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence did offer advice to Republican candidates in this November’s election in a Ripon Forum profile. The September issue of The Ripon Read more…
Reflecting on the most recent session of Congress, Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) told the Ripon Advance he is most proud of his work as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “The Energy and Commerce Committee is a Read more…
The most recent session of Congress has been busy for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), as he managed to get two significant technology bills moved forward and conducted numerous investigations. “From creating real transparency in government through the DATA Act to Read more…
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) is part of a Congressional coalition from Ohio asking the International Trade Commission to protect U.S. paper manufacturers from foreign competitors. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) joined Turner in authoring a letter calling Read more…
House Energy & Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) says overregulation by the Environmental Protection Agency is hurting Americans in their pocketbooks, citing recently proposed carbon dioxide standards for power plants as a prime example. In a column in the Read more…
House Committee on Agriculture chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and senior committee member Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday for expediting provisions to help farmers impacted by recent drought. The provisions were put into place despite Read more…
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) was one of 278 U.S. lawmakers from the 113th Congress recognized by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for supporting policies that enhance the manufacturing field. With more than 563,000 Pennsylvania residents working in manufacturing, Dent Read more…
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are asking federal agencies to explain $700 million in salaries paid to employees on administrative leave, particularly those off work for a year or more. Issa and Grassley requested a report Read more…