U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently led a bipartisan call for an update on DEA efforts to monitor the eligibility of those authorized to handle controlled substances. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report recently cited deficiencies Read more…
Government agencies institute mandates on individuals and businesses with little accountability for what it will cost Americans, and reforms are needed to ease the burden of onerous regulations and increase transparency in the rule-making process, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) Read more…
U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) said on Thursday that intelligence manipulation pertaining to U.S. efforts to train Iraqi Security Forces to fight ISIS extend to the top of the intelligence community. Calvert led a congressional joint task force (JTF) investigation Read more…
Under the leadership of U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), the House Budget Committee released a working paper on Tuesday outlining needed reforms to the budget process. The working paper is part of ongoing efforts by committee members to overhaul the Read more…
Citing concerns about the increasing costs of hard rock mining regulations, U.S. Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rob Bishop (R-UT) requested information on Tuesday about the EPA’s financial assurance regulatory program. Upton, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Read more…
Noting that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) scandal may have remained hidden without employees exposing fraud, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) called for passage of stronger whistleblower protections on Monday. The House of Representatives previously approved the Thoroughly Investigating Read more…
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) reacted on Wednesday to a report that found that a federal solar project would be four years late and $1.5 million over budget. Boozman and Hill requested that the Read more…
Chuck Grassley
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently filed an amicus brief with the Department of Labor (DOL) calling on the agency to not weaken protections for whistleblowers in cases of retaliation against private-sector employees. Whistleblower retaliation cases currently use a two-part Read more…
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) led a bipartisan call on Tuesday for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise a proposed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rule that could limit access to Read more…
The House Budget Committee, under the leadership of U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), released a working paper on Tuesday outlining committee efforts to revamp the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The paper resulted from a hearing that Price, the chairman Read more…