U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) called for a new national strategy to address the plight of more than 46 million Americans living in poverty, highlighting a policy agenda by House Republicans as a solution to the persistent problem. “Despite many Read more…
Darrell Issa
After the Pentagon said it would waive efforts to recover bonus payments from enlisted soldiers, members of California’s congressional delegation are fighting for a permanent end to the collection efforts. Defense Secretary Ash Carter recently announced the Pentagon would suspend Read more…
The Pentagon’s announcement this week that enlistment bonuses would not be clawed back from California National Guard soldiers was met with applause from U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Ryan Costello (R-PA) and Bruce Poliquin (R-ME). The U.S. Defense Secretary ordered Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) ramped up pressure on the Department of Labor (DOL) to release documents pertaining to an oversight investigation by the House Education and the Workforce Committee. Reports emerged in 2015 about an internal DOL draft memorandum Read more…
The Obama administration’s decision not to defend U.S. law pertaining to an embargo against Cuba at the United Nations provoked the ire of U.S. Reps. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and Ed Royce (R-CA). The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act Read more…
U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) welcomed news that the Pentagon would halt recovery of enlistment bonuses, and they pushed for long-term solutions to prevent the repayments from happening again. Defense Secretary Ash Carter Read more…
Roger Wicker
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) joined a bipartisan group of senators to urge the Obama administration to push forward on trade talks with Canada on a lumber agreement that would protect Mississippi’s $1.1 billion forestry industry. In a letter to Read more…
Infrastructure projects led by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) to repair flood damage and improve flood control measures in Missouri received a $1.25 million investment from the Delta Regional Authority. The recently announced investment will be used to improve the Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK), Bill Flores (R-TX) and David Young (R-IA) called for new solutions after the Obama administration this week confirmed health insurance premiums will skyrocket in many states next year under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Read more…
U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) led their colleagues in pressing Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew to answer questions regarding the U.S. government’s concessions to Iran. In a letter sent this week to Lew, the senators said they Read more…