This week, the Senate returned from break and President Barack Obama delivered the State of the Union address.  New co-sponsors were also added to a pair of Social Security bills, and negotiations continue on how to fund ...

The House of Representatives returned from break this week and the Senate will follow suit beginning next week. New co-sponsors have been added to two key bills, and the effort to repeal the Community Living Assistance S ...

Action on Capitol Hill this past week was limited as Congress re-convenes this week. Meanwhile, a Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) report indicates the effects of House member office budget cuts, and the Congres ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...