U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) praised the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade on Wednesday after it advanced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, which she co-wrote with Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT). Blackburn, who serves as vice chair on Read more…
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL), chairman of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, said on Wednesday that he has received broad support from key advocacy groups, including Americans for Tax Reform and the Hispanic Leadership Fund, for his Fair Treatment Read more…
Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), vice chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee, recently issued a statement that shows her support for the bipartisan plan HR 2 (the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) which could permanently replace the Sustainable Growth Rate Read more…
The U.S. Senate passed Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-NE) amendment on Tuesday that will prevent companies from penalizing employees for asking questions regarding salaries while also reinforcing the Equal Pay Act and Title VII, which prevent gender discrimination. The Equal Pay Act and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2016 budget on Tuesday, which would prevent implementation of a carbon tax – a concept that could lead to much higher energy costs for America’s families. Sen. John Read more…
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) recently discussed the upcoming introduction of the Making All Data Open for Financial Transparency (MADOFF) Act, legislation that would clean up the reporting of federal financial regulations by implementing new standards. “By directing federal financial Read more…
U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) recently joined House members in a bipartisan group that seeks to reintroduce a bill that would align career-technical programs with the current needs of local employers. The bill, called the Perkins Read more…
Eight members of Congress recently announced the launch of a bipartisan task force that will address the rise in anti-Semitism across the globe. Reps. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Steve Israel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has joined the chorus of legislators questioning the sincerity of Iran’s negotiations on a nuclear deal. He especially wondered how Secretary of State John Kerry could say that “substantial progress” is being made toward resolving Read more…
Two U.S. senators want to make it easier for taxpayers to learn where the billions the federal government pays in lawsuits are going. Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced legislation that would require the Treasury Department, which Read more…