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…
House Oversight and Government Reform committee members said on Tuesday that they have received information indicating the administration directed contractors to hide price comparisons from unregistered users on the federal insurance exchange website. Leaders of the committee sent a letter Read more…
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) said on Friday that he supports the Nuclear Weapon Security and Non-Proliferation Act, which would provide appropriations for the National Nuclear Security Administration. Frelinghuysen, chairman of the House Appropriations Energy and Water subcommittee, said national security Read more…
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said on Wednesday that he opposes President Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. “Vice Chair Yellen will continue the destructive and inflationary policy of pouring billions of newly printed Read more…
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said on Monday that he is “all in” when it comes to negotiating the Oct. 17 debt-ceiling deadline and that the president needs to lead the country out of this crisis. “This country needs the president Read more…