Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Government Fees the Key to a Budget Bargain?
September 11, 2013 |
Politico |
Lawmakers are deadlocked over tax increases and spending cuts, but there’s another way that could nudge them closer to addressing this... 
The Fair Act of 2013
July 24, 2013 |
WJLA Capital Insider
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Alexander interview July 23, 2013
The Fair Act of 2013, a bill sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), would establish a partnership...
Landrieu disappointed at Obama administration
July 24, 2013 |
The Advocate |
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said Tuesday it was tragic that the Obama administration opposed legislation that would generate...
Lack of revenue bill support criticized
July 24, 2013 |
Shreveport Times (Gannet) |
WASHINGTON - Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska slammed the Obama administration Tuesday for opposing their...
The FAIR Act Is Bad Fiscal Policy
July 24, 2013 |
U.S.News & World Report |
Today I am in the Senate testifying before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on proposed legislation to shift some of the federal...
Landrieu inserts controversial flood insurance provision into spending bill
July 16, 2013 |
The Hill |
A major battle is unfolding in Congress over the troubled National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
The fight pits homeowners in...
House Speaker John Boehner says rushed farm bill was nearly the same as old one
July 11, 2013 |
PolitiFact |
House Republicans rushed a new farm bill to a vote last week. But it wasn’t really all that new, Speaker John Boehner argued.
Sure,...
Are drivers of electric cars saints or freeloaders?
July 07, 2013 |
Detroit Free Press |
Are drivers of electric and hybrid cars saints who reduce fuel use, emissions and global warming? Or are they freeloaders who...
Fantasy budgeting won’t make us safer; Lawmakers should make targeted and smart Pentagon budget cuts
June 27, 2013 |
Union Daily Times |
The watchword in Washington has been "cut" for some time. But the House of Representatives headed in the opposite direction when it adopted...
How House Tackles WRDA Could Signal Surface Transport Approach
June 26, 2013 |
Journal of Commerce |
The approach the U.S. House of Representatives takes in tackling the long-delayed Water Resources Development Act over the coming months...
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