A set of bold recommendations was issued by the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections on Tuesday to reform the federal justice system while enhancing public safety and saving the government billions of dollars. The Congressionally mandated blue-ribbon panel, Read more…
Letters were sent to both the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) last week by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) calling Read more…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued a subpoena this week to Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew following more than a year of seeking information about Read more…
Following a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that the federal budget deficit is expected to increase by $105 billion in 2016, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) reaffirmed his commitment on Tuesday to reining in Washington’s out-of-control spending. The Read more…
A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to reduce presidential pensions was passed by the House last week. The Presidential Allowance Modernization Act, H.R. 1777, follows a report by the General Services Administration that it will spend approximately Read more…
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would defund executive actions on gun control announced last week by President Barack Obama. The Defending Gun Rights Against Executive Overreach Act, H.R. 4379, also acts to ensure that Read more…
A bipartisan constitutional amendment to restrict the federal government from spending more money than it receives was introduced this week by U.S. Reps. Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). House Joint Resolution 81 follows reports that the national debt Read more…
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) stressed the importance of having a bold agenda in 2016 at a Ripon Society luncheon meeting this week. McCarthy and Scalise also discussed key accomplishments in Congress during Read more…
The Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2016 was introduced on Tuesday by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Mike Enzi (R-WY). “IRS employees who were fired for serious offenses and gross Read more…
Legislation was formally introduced in the Senate and House by U.S. Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Jon Tester (D-MT) and Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) on Tuesday that would repeal federal mandates for driver’s licenses included in the REAL ID Act Read more…