By Jarrad Hensley, TSCL Legislative Assistant Perhaps the most difficult task on Capitol Hill today is getting the attention of Members of Congress. Yet, the nature of grassroots advocacy lends itself as an effective ...
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Legislative Update For Week Ending January 7, 2012
Action on Capitol Hill this week has been limited as Congress re-convenes on January 17th. Meanwhile, members of the payroll tax Congressional Conference Committee were named, while the Center for Medicare and Medicaid S ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending December 24, 2011
This week on Capitol Hill, talks continued over the Payroll Holiday Tax extension and new co-sponsors were added to two important bills. Senate Passes Payroll Holiday Tax Extension Amendment After passing the House ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending December 16, 2011
All eyes were glued on the omnibus appropriation bill talks this week as a December 16th deadline quickly approached. A new cosponsor was added to an important CPI-E bill, and reports on community health centers and dua ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending December 9, 2011
Medicare physicians may face a huge funding short-fall and the Payroll Tax Holiday deadline nears. Medicare Physicians Face 27.4 Percent Cut in Reimbursement Rates As the year-long “doc-fix” is set to expire, the GOP ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending December 2, 2011
Highlights of this week in Congress include: fallout from the Super Committee’s indecision; leadership changes at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and a new co-sponsor added to a key bill. Super Committe ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending November 18, 2011
The Super Committee deadline looms and two important bills for seniors are introduced. Super Committee Running out of Time Congressional support for a bi-partisan deficit reduction solution before the November 21st ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending November 11, 2011
GOP offers Super-Committee concession while seniors see increased poverty levels. GOP Backs off “No New Taxes” Stance Super-Committee Republicans offer a 300 billion dollar tax-revenue concession. After an initial ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending November 4, 2011
Retiree assistance program criticized while the Super Committee held its fourth public hearing regarding the debt reduction plan. Senator Enzi Slams HHS for Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Amid a recent report b ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending October 28, 2011
This week, new co-sponsors were added to key bills and the Super Committee held its third public hearing. Capitol Hill meetings Yield New Co-Sponsors TSCL would like to thank Reps. Mike Doyle (PA-14), Gene Green (T ...