U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), the chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, released a report on Tuesday that outlines the lead up, response to and fall out from the 2012 terrorist attack. The report concluded that no military Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) would take steps to process the benefit claims of veterans and their families faster. The Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced last week by U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman (R-CO) and Barbara Comstock (R-VA) would allow first-time homebuyers to use tax-advantaged savings accounts. The First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act, H.R. 5575, would build on the success of 529 savings Read more…
Leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee raised concerns on Tuesday about proposed tax regulations and called for an extension of the public comment period. The Treasury Department and the IRS released proposed regulations under section 385 of the Read more…
In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) called for the investigation and prosecution of Syrian war crimes. The letter called for Kerry to commit funding to international investigations and prosecutions of Read more…
Bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-PA) would reauthorize and reform federal workforce development efforts to ensure that more Americans are able to fill in-demand jobs. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Read more…
U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) led a congressional call on Monday for President Barack Obama to issue travel warnings for countries where the Zika virus is widespread. Smith, the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, made the Read more…
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) applauded the announcement on Monday that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority would eliminate 500 “non-essential” positions. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said that the eliminated positions had been deemed non-essential, non-critical to the overall Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) called for answers on Monday about the release of an illegally present alien who was later accused of murder. Goodlatte, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Grassley, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) backed a discussion draft of legislation released on Monday to replace government regulation of the marketplace with consumer choice and competition. U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), the chairman of the House Read more…