WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release: * * * Barr: Republicans On This Committee Support A Tailored, Common-Sense Capital Framework That Protects The Safety And Soundness Of The American Financial System Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Andy Barr (KY-06), to outline the U  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Big, Beautiful Success Story: Among American Industries, Manufacturing Benefits Most from Working Families Tax Cuts Manufacturers are the biggest industry winner from the Working Families Tax Cuts, laying the groundwork for a domestic manufacturing revival. According to a recent analysis, the tax benefits for American manufacturing in the recently enact  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release: * * * Financial Institutions Subcommittee Reviews U.S. Capital Framework Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, led by Chair Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing to examine the bank capital framework in the United States, evaluate how regulatory capital requirements influence financial instituti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Innovative Technology Can Lower Healthcare Costs for Americans Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a joint hearing titled "Lowering the Cost of Healthcare: Technology's Role in Driving Affordability." At the hea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Technology Can Help Law Enforcement Identify and Protect Human Trafficking Victims Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled "Using Modern Tools to Counter Human Trafficking." At the hearing, Members examined how traffickers use technology to ex  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * House Passes Oversight Committee Legislation to Improve Efficiency in the Federal Workforce Today, the House of Representatives passed two bills--recently approved by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform--to reform procedures in the federal workforce to increase efficiency, foster more development, and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2025: * * * Oversight Committee Releases Bombshell Report Revealing D.C.'s Police Chief Deliberately Manipulated Crime Data Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released an interim staff report titled "Leadership Breakdown: How D.C.'s Police Chief Undermined Crime Data Accuracy." The interim report, drawn f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Scholten, James Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation To Slash The Cost Of Child Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- U.S. Representatives Hillary Scholten and John James have introduced new, bipartisan legislation to create a pilot Tri-Share Child Care Program. Under the program, the cost of a caregiver's child care would be shared between the caregiver, their employer, and the state and federal governme  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Paul Holds a Hearing Titled the Fed's Big Bank Welfare Program: Oversight of the Fed's IORB Regime Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to discuss a new report exposing the Federal Reserve's use of Interest on Reserve Balances   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer announces more than 300 key stakeholders support the SPEED Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Ac t. More than 300 organizations have voiced their support for this legislation, which creates certainty in the permitting process a  more