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On July 29, 2013, the bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, which is chaired by U.S. Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX)...

"While certainly not an everyday occurrence, sometimes Congress actually gets things done. As an example, a congressional request has led the OIG to conduct a review of CMS's competitive bidding program...

Mr. Speaker, on Sunday the Washington Times reported and I quote: “The leading federal research effort into the controversial drilling method known as fracking has turned up no evidence so far linking...

Yesterday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stated: If we do nothing, student loan rates go to 6.8 percent, as reported by Politico. In case the leader forgot, interest rates doubled to 6.8 percent last week...

Mr. Speaker, last week while the American people were preparing to celebrate the 237th birthday of the Nation the Obama Administration announced via a blog post that it will provide an additional year...

More than a month ago, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, a bill based on the President’s 2014 budget request...

Absent congressional action, on July 1, 2013, interest rates for federally subsidized student loans will jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Later this week, the U.S. House will consider legislation...

It has been a bad week for the White House, Mr. Speaker, but an even worse week for the Constitution, which is no laughing matter. The American people deserve answers from the White House concerning these abuses...