House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) expressed concern on Monday with a deal reached between Iran and six world powers over the weekend regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The United States, France, Germany, Britain, China and Russia Read more…
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would restore a tax credit and deduction for political donations up to $200 and $600 to prompt smaller donors to play a bigger role in federal campaigns. “Campaigns are becoming Read more…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) recently introduced a number of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. “Our men and women in uniform and their families make tremendous sacrifices to protect our freedoms,” Blunt said. “I hope Read more…
Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Chairman Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) outlined needed reforms to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act due to market changes since it was passed 12 years ago during a hearing on Wednesday. TRIA was adopted Read more…
A group of republican senators called for President Barack Obama to remove Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from her post in a letter sent on Thursday. The letter cited issues with the healthcare exchange website established under the Read more…
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) demanded information about subpoenas on the administration’s decision to retroactively subject payments for the Secure Rural School program to sequester spending cuts in letters sent on Tuesday. Hastings sent letters to Read more…
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) released meeting notes on the rollout of the HealthCare.gov website on Monday. The notes were taken during “war room” meetings with administration officials held shortly after the launch of Read more…
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) recently introduced an amendment to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act to correct its funding formula during a markup of the bill by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Burr said the Read more…
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said on Tuesday that reforming entitlement programs, and not suspending the debt limit, is the way to reduce the national debt. “The debt limit debate provides us with an opportunity to Read more…
Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) were joined by 28 other senators on Friday in calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to explain why 570 needy children are being forced by the Justice Department to stay in failing Read more…