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…

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) recently lauded passage of the National Defense Authorization Act and a number of provisions that will impact Utah. The NDAA, which authorizes budget expenditures for the Department of Defense, contained two significant provisions pertaining to Utah. Read more…

Following the recent release of a report on the subculture of the Secret Service from the Department of Homeland Security, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a history of risky behavior within the agency could jeopardize national security. The Department of Read more…

The House Ways and Means Committee recently released draft legislation that is intended to prevent sex trafficking of children in foster care and to ensure that teens in foster care have the same opportunities as their peers. The legislation was Read more…