U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) led a call on Monday for the EPA to extend the public comment period on its proposed light-duty vehicle emissions draft report. Upton, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Read more…
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) led a bicameral call on Tuesday for the Obama administration to reverse guidance on gunsmithing regulations handed down in July. Under the International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR), gunsmithing Read more…
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) recently highlighted efforts to investigate and solve civil rights cold cases on the 61st anniversary of Emmett Till’s unsolved murder. Till, a 14-year-old Mississippi boy who was murdered in 1955 after whistling at a white Read more…
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) visited the Central Illinois Foodbank in Springfield on Thursday to highlight House Republican’s “A Better Way” policy agenda to help fight poverty. Davis was on hand to see Land O’Lakes donate 40,000 pounds of macaroni Read more…
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) recently pressed the Department of Justice (DOJ) for answers following reports that the DOJ has failed to detect, prevent and combat asylum fraud. The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component agency Read more…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) called the Department of State’s admission of a $400 million cash payment to Iran that was contingent on the release of U.S. prisoners “ransom” on Thursday. “It was ransom,” Royce said. “We now Read more…
Congressional leaders reacted to the Department of State’s admission on Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent upon Iran’s release of U.S. prisoners. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) said that despite “seven months of denial” from Read more…
In response to efforts led by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Monday that seniors will no longer need cell phones to access account information. Collins, the chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, and Read more…
The House Ways and Means Committee will take up legislation announced by U.S. Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL) on Monday to eliminate a tax penalty on Olympic medals and prizes. The United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act would exempt Read more…
Chuck Grassley
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently recommended steps to improve the reliability of data on special government employees (SGE) in response to a review requested by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Grassley asked the GAO to review the SGE designation Read more…