Chuck Grassley
Measures led by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to promote government accountability, cut waste and protect whistleblowers will advance to the president’s desk to be signed into law after recent congressional approval. Congress has approved Grassley’s Inspector General Empowerment Act, Read more…
Lawmakers voiced concerns this week that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may have known for years that the EpiPen was misclassified under a drug rebate program and failed to act. U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Tim Read more…
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) to extend whistleblower protections to federal employees following rules and regulations cleared the House this week with bipartisan support. The Follow the Rules Act, H.R. 6186, introduced by Duffy and U.S. Read more…
Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) to ensure consumer experiences can be voiced without fear of retribution recently passed the Senate by unanimous consent and now goes to President Barack Obama in order to be signed into law. Read more…
Mark Kirk
U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) have joined a bipartisan effort to restore bonuses and benefits promised to National Guard soldiers. The Department of Defense (DOD) had sought to collect improper bonuses paid to thousands of California Read more…
U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently led a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) calling for an expansion of access to treatment for substance abuse disorders. CMS rules and Medicaid policy currently prohibit federal funding Read more…
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on Wednesday lauded a recent federal appeals court ruling that found that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was structured unconstitutionally. The court found that the CFPB could not constitutionally operate as an independent agency Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) called for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to be converted into a bipartisan commission after a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the bureau was unconstitutional. Duffy, the chairman of the House Financial Read more…
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) on Tuesday would prevent lawyers from venue shopping in legacy lawsuits that allege that oil and gas operations polluted or contaminated property. The Ending Legacy Lawsuit Abuse Act, H.R. 6169, would require Read more…
President Barack Obama signed legislation into law on Friday that U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced to address tribal housing shortages, preserve cultural resources and promote economic development in Nevada. The Nevada Native Nations Land Act, H.R. 2733, which was Read more…