WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Chairman Johnson to Hold Hearing: Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve it * WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, will hold a hearing entitled "Defining Our Healthcare Problem, and Principles We Should Follow to Solve It." The he  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ***VIDEO RELEASE*** Sen. Johnson on Squawk Box: "We Can't Continue to Throw Money at a Completely Failed System" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss how Obamacare continues to fail the people that Democrats promised it would help and why the system must return to a consumer-driven market. "Socialism might sound appealing, but it destroys economi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Collins, Van Orden, and Salinas Introduce Bill to Support Organic Farmers and Producers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Representatives Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-03) and Andrea Salinas (D-OR-06) introduced legislation to give organic producers tools to increase capacity, modernize their operations, and expand their businesses to   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: * * * Blumenthal, Moran, Hirono & Boozman Lead Effort to Expand Veterans' Access to Lifesaving Breast Cancer Screenings Senators introduce legislation to expand VA's capacity to conduct lifesaving mammography nationwide * Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chairman Jerry Moran (R-KS) and U.S. Senators  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Pocan Rejects FY26 Defense Bill as Costs Continue to Skyrocket * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair and co-founder of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after voting against final passage of the $890.6 billion FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill's topline does not reflect the additional $150 billion a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Raises Concerns Regarding Systemic Abuse at American Veterinary Schools, Calls for Information from Institutions * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) raised concerns about allegations of systemic abuse at numerous veterinary schools across the country. In a letter to 36 veterinary medicine schools, Congressman Cleaver called on the institution  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Chairs Joint Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Obamacare Subsidy Fraud * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), who serves as Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, held a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight titled, "Fighting Obamacare Subsidy Fraud: Is the Administrative Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Baldwin, Collins, Van Orden, Introduce Bill to Support Organic Farmers and Producers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), introduced legislation to give organic producers tools to increase capacity, modernize their operations, and expand their   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48755) on Dec. 9, 2025, entitled "Work Requirements: Comparison of Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program After P.L. 119-21." The report is written by nutrition assistance policy specialist Randy Alison Aussenberg, health care financing specialist Evelyne P. Baumrucker and social policy specialist Gene Falk. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Enacted July 4, 2025, the FY2025   more