Editorial: A novel concept! Don't pay lawmakers who fail to do their job - Salem Statesman Journal, March 14, 2012Here’s an interesting approach for forcing Congress to do its work: Stop paying lawmakers if they fail to approve a federal budget on time. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Commi... Read MoreMany like idea of cutting off congressional pay for budget inaction - The Washington Times, March 12, 2012By Sean Lengell Bills get bipartisan backing in chambers Proposed bipartisan legislation that would stop Congress from getting paid if they fail to pass a budget on time is winning fans on and off Ca... Read MoreDeFazio touts logging plan to help finance Oregon timber counties - The Oregonian, March 11, 2012By Eric Mortenson U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio said his bipartisan proposal to designate some federal land for logging and a preliminary Senate vote to extend forest payments may provide breathing room fo... Read MoreEditorial: Throwing counties a line - The Oregonian, March 9, 2012By the Oregonian Editorial Board Once more, it seems, Oregon's timber counties have a chance to avoid being abandoned in the wilderness. But it's going to be a very long and hard road home. Thursday,... Read MoreMedical Loss Ratio requirements force reduction in commissions paid to insurance agents and brokers - Lexology, March 9, 2012Lawmakers and insurance industry leaders are expressing concern over the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). Under the MLR requ... Read MoreSchrader, Blue Dogs Build on Bipartisan Efforts to Streamline GovernmentCoalition Backs FAST Act to Curb ‘Pay & Chase', Reduce Waste, Fraud & Abuse in Medicaid, Medicare Read MoreSchrader Bill to Boost Small Business Passes Through CommitteeBill would establish program to provide Federal contracts to early stage small businesses Read MoreHerrera Beutler's small business bill clears House committee - March 7, 2012By Stevie Mathieu Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler to help small businesses compete for federal government contracts passed out of the House Small Business Committee on Wedne... Read MoreOwls give people a rallying point as they show sports at its best - Herald and News, March 6, 2012Oregon Tech’s Hustlin’ Owls show off the best side of college athletics year after year. They absorb the principles taught by basketball coach Danny Miles, quantified in his system of grading team me... Read MorePaving the way for the future of American agriculture - The Hill's Congress Blog, March 6, 2012American agriculture always seems to get a bad rap. We are demagogued as huge, impersonal agribusiness that exploits workers. Nothing could be further from the truth. American agriculture is an innov... Read More |