Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) recently presented ideas meant to improve welfare programs to aid families in finding work and escaping poverty. Boustany first welcomed Congressman Bob Dold (R-IL), the newest member on the Committee Read more…
A new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) that found that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), over a 10 year period, repeatedly retained employees who willfully violated tax law was recently highlighted by House Ways and Read more…
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) last week toured Mercury Systems in Hudson, New Hampshire, where she discussed her support for pending bipartisan legislation that will refresh the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) “I appreciated the opportunity to visit workers at Mercury Read more…
U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation on Monday that would permanently extend the Indian Coal Production Tax Credit (ICPTC). The tax credit, which expired at the end of 2014, provides an important tax incentive that Read more…
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) hosted the sixth hearing of the year focused on U.S. border security on Wednesday. During the Securing the Border: Fencing, Infrastructure and Technology Force Multipliers hearing, committee members heard Read more…
Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced legislation this week that would fight against the devastating threat posed by illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities that take billions of dollars out of the United States fishery industry Read more…
Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) applauded the unanimous passage of the Ensuring VA Accountability Act, legislation he authored this year that will require all reprimands, admonishments and violations of a VA employee to stay in the employee’s file for their entire Read more…
U.S. Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) hosted a roundtable discussion in Knoxville on Monday to review the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) draft plans for how it will meet growing electricity demands. Released in March, the plans also Read more…
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) led a hearing earlier this week to discuss the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and how regulatory issues are impacting end-users and the liquidity of the market overall. “July marks Read more…
After the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) relinquished the bank account of a North Carolina business owner on Monday, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) blasted the agencies for seizing the account without evidence of questionable activity. Read more…