Christopher Conover and Jerry Ellig
| May 21, 2012, Midnight
Some consumers and businesses might see a little extra cash this summer as a result of the 2010 health care law. The Kaiser Family Foundation recently reported an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates will be delivered from health insurers who spent more than the law allotted on administrative expenses and profits.
Tim Glaeser
| May 21, 2012, Midnight
Last week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress that China is assisting North Korea with its missile program. The secretary’s admission came on the heels of the hermit nation’s internationally condemned test rocket launch.
Cheryl M. McNair
| May 21, 2012, Midnight
By the age of 35, my late husband, Ronald E. McNair, had earned his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, became an accomplished physicist and gone on to serve as the second African-American astronaut in our nation’s history.
Gen. James Jones
| May 18, 2012, Midnight
For a half century, the NATO alliance has been the cornerstone of the United States’ and Europe’s shared security. The alliance’s enlargement has been a priority at each major meeting of NATO heads of state since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Rep. Michael Burgess
| May 17, 2012, Midnight
As a physician working in Congress to help guide public policies that support American innovation, I see few things more promising than the tremendous strides in the development of personalized medicine.
Rep. Fred Upton
| May 17, 2012, Midnight
Despite some easing over the past month, buying a tank of gas still takes a big bite out of the monthly budget — money that could be used for life’s other necessities.
David M. Walker
| May 16, 2012, 12:38 p.m.
Sen. Dick Lugar’s loss in the Indiana GOP primary is another indication that moderates are an endangered species in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
| May 16, 2012, 10:43 a.m.
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and we welcome motorcyclists from across the country to Washington for “Bikers Inside the Beltway” week. During this week, Congress should be reminded that effective motorcycle safety can help keep all of us safer on the road, but efforts to expand a government program that arbitrarily roadblocks law-abiding motorcyclists are a misguided, ineffective use of taxpayer funds.
Michael A. Needham and Tim Chapman
| May 16, 2012, Midnight
Four years ago, a young Senator from Illinois promised to change Washington, D.C. As it turns out, his version of change meant doing the same thing, albeit with a bit more flare and a lot more bureaucrats. That was not the change Americans expected or deserved.
Reps. Pete Stark and Bill Cassidy
| May 16, 2012, Midnight
As parents of children with dyslexia, we understand firsthand the struggle that millions of Americans with the condition face as they try to reach their full potential.
Elizabeth L. Grayer
| May 15, 2012, 11:56 a.m.
Few issues can claim as much bipartisan support in Congress as the Violence Against Women Act. This year, as in the past, lawmakers from across the political spectrum have joined forces to renew and, in some areas, improve the 1994 law.
Stephen Young
| May 15, 2012, Midnight
One might think a nuclear maelstrom is brewing in Congress given some of the rhetoric, but the reality is closer to the proverbial tempest in a teapot.
Benjamin Loehrke
| May 14, 2012, Midnight
National security in the 21st century will require a strong economy and smart investments for national defense. Some in Congress want to violate both principles with a proposal to block retirement of excess nuclear-armed submarines.
Rep. Gregg Harper
| May 14, 2012, Midnight
Every day in schools across the United States, students are being subjected to barbaric and potentially deadly treatment in the form of seclusion and restraint.
Neil Trautwein
| May 14, 2012, Midnight
The Supreme Court is not expected to rule until late June on the constitutionality of the individual mandate and the fate of the 2010 health care law, but no matter what decision is handed down, the affordability of health care coverage remains an unmet and enduring challenge.
Chris Dodd
| May 10, 2012, Midnight
As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner convene with their Chinese counterparts for the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, there is a clear message they are sending — there is mutual interest in ensuring open and stable markets between our two countries.
Sen. John Barrasso
| May 10, 2012, Midnight
America is now six months away from the November elections. Senate Democrats have decided to put off dealing with problems that must be solved by the end of this year. If we continue at this pace, the Senate will have to resolve some of the country’s most pressing tax, spending and broader policy issues during a lame-duck Congress. …
James C. Roberts
| May 10, 2012, Midnight
MSNBC recently devoted a week to shining a light on Iraq and Afghanistan veterans returning to the workforce, helping to improve their increasingly dim job prospects. The network should be applauded for rallying around our war-worn military veterans.
Jeff Crane
| May 9, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
For the first time in years, Congress has an opportunity to pass bipartisan legislation that encompasses several priority bills to benefit our nation’s hunters, recreational anglers and shooters as well as wildlife. This is a tremendous positive step in the advancement of America’s sporting heritage.
Charles Lyons, Molly Joel Coye, Carolyn Miles and Richard Stearns
| May 9, 2012, Midnight
Over the next few weeks, appropriators will be engaged in the challenging task of evaluating U.S. foreign assistance funding, including how effectively Congress’ global health investments are being used.
