The House Financial Services Committee advanced a measure on Friday that was introduced by Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) to boost the housing market by providing regulatory relief to some community-based enterprises. The Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act Read more…
Pew Center Vice President of Research Michael Dimock discussed the American electorate on Friday during the Ripon Society’s 2014 Legislative and Communications Directors Symposium on Leadership. In general, Dimock said, Republican voters are more critical of their own party than Read more…
A bipartisan group of legislators pushed on Tuesday for support of legislation that would reauthorize a program that helps pay for childcare so parents can re-enter the workforce. Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Lamar Read more…
The Affordable Care Act’s impact on self-employed business owners was the topic of a House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce hearing last week. Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), the chairman of the subcommittee, said self-employed business owners have faced Read more…
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced bipartisan legislation on Thursday that was coauthored by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to reform the federal prison system to reduce recidivism and rein in costs. Portman and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced the Federal Prison Read more…
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) called for more a more urgent response to Russia’s alleged occupation of Ukraine from the Obama administration and the European Union on Tuesday. Gerlach, a co-chairman of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, said the response to Russia’s Read more…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a policy that would restrict Medicare Part A reimbursement for hospital stays that are shorter than two midnights has been delayed. Reps. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Joseph Crowley Read more…
Legislation introduced by Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) to stop the spread of Asian carp and other invasive species in the Great Lakes received support from members of Canada’s Parliament on Friday. Miller’s Defending Against Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2014 Read more…
Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would encourage domestic production and refinement of raw minerals to reduce America’s dependence on Chinese imports, create jobs and protect the military’s technological edge. The National Rare Read more…
Reps. David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) recently introduced the Safe Streets Act, which would ensure the use of uniform design elements to improve the safety of streets for drivers, walkers, bikers and those using public transit. The measure, Read more…