Legislative Activity Representative Dold Appointed to Ways and Means While his selection has not yet been formally approved, it was announced that Representative Bob Dold (R-IL) will fill the seat on the House Ways and Means Committee that was vacated when former Representative Aaron Schock (R-IL) stepped down last month. Representative Dold, who was originally … Continue Reading
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FY 2014 Appropriations After conservative Republicans rejected the short-term FY 2014 Continuing Resolution (H. J. Res. 59) introduced by House Republican leaders last week, the House must go back to square one this week and come up with another near-term funding solution, as a government shutdown looms in two weeks. House conservatives rejected … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Tax Writing Committee Meetings Continue The Senate Finance Committee has continued its series of closed-door committee meetings on tax reform, recently issuing their latest Option Paper on May 23 – this one on Economic Security. The closed-door meetings are intended to facilitate discussion among senators in an attempt to find where agreement on … Continue Reading