Government Reform

Boustany bill takes aim at venue-shopping oil and gas legacy lawsuits

Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) on Tuesday would prevent lawyers from venue shopping in legacy lawsuits that…

8 years ago

Bipartisan Amoedi bill addressing tribal land issues in Nevada becomes law

President Barack Obama signed legislation into law on Friday that U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced to address tribal housing…

8 years ago

Emmer leads bipartisan call for SEC to reform crowdfunding rules for startups

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) led a bipartisan call on Friday for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to update…

8 years ago

Walters, Reed, Ayotte applaud signing of Survivors Bill of Rights Act

U.S. Reps. Mimi Walters (R-CA) and Tom Reed (R-NY) and U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) applauded the president’s signing of…

8 years ago

Buchanan fights for Floridians on citrus disease, Zika

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) recently told the Ripon Advance that he expects that his bipartisan legislation to help Florida…

8 years ago

Collins, Poliquin announce agreement ensuring critical deliveries to island communities

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) announced an agreement on Monday that ensures that critical…

8 years ago

Portman releases report detailing CMS failures to identify opioid fraud, abuse

Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) efforts to identify opioid abuse often fall short, according to a bipartisan report…

8 years ago

Legislative leaders raise concerns about political appointees “burrowing in” to career positions

Legislative leaders reacted on Monday to a report that found that approximately one-quarter of Obama administration appointee conversions to career…

8 years ago

Stefanik bill would give Canadian snowbirds extra time in U.S.

The amount of time Canadians who own or lease a home could spend in the United States would be extended…

8 years ago

Ayotte, Fischer call report on planned ACA settlements totaling billions “unacceptable”

U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) said on Friday that it is “unacceptable” for the Obama administration…

8 years ago

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