Entitlements

Valadao introduces bipartisan bill to curb identity theft stemming from government documents

Use of Social Security numbers on government documents sent by mail would be reduced to help prevent identity fraud under…

7 years ago

Buchanan, Roskam, Smith selected to chair key House subcommittees

U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) were selected to chair key subcommittees of the…

7 years ago

Capito urges Trump to protect retirement benefits of coal miners

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on President-elect Donald Trump to make preserving retirement benefits for coal miners a…

7 years ago

Lawmakers seek long-term fix to protect pensions of retired coal miners

Short-term provisions to protect retired coal miners’ pensions were included in a continuing resolution released on Wednesday, but lawmakers highlighted…

7 years ago

Issa secures commitment to fix problems in San Diego VA system

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Healthcare System committed this week to correcting ongoing problems of concern to…

8 years ago

Bipartisan Tillis bill establishing protections for victims of state-run eugenics becomes law

President Barack Obama recently signed legislation into law that U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-authored to establish protections for living…

8 years ago

Capito leads bipartisan call for West Virginia disaster recovery assistance

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led a bipartisan call on Thursday for the Department of Housing and Urban Development…

8 years ago

Walorski convenes subcommittee hearing on state SNAP pilot projects

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) recently convened a subcommittee hearing to explore state pilot projects that help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

8 years ago

Young, Reed, Price mark 20th anniversary of welfare reforms

U.S. Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) marked the 20th anniversary of welfare reforms on Monday by reflecting on his efforts to…

8 years ago

Brady convenes hearing on transitioning welfare recipients to job market; committee approves Boustany, Buchanan bills

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, convened a hearing on Tuesday that…

8 years ago

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