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…
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…