Apr 12, 2011 ... In the first months since the new Congress convened, the House has held  dozens of hearings designed to elicit criticisms of regulations, introduced ... Of  course, regulations may have significant compliance costs, but costs may be  warranted if the rules will produce even larger economic and social benefits.
When Congress introduced a bill in February 1866 to extend the bureau's tenure  and give it new legal powers, Johnson vetoed the proposed legislation on the  grounds ... rights, gave preference to one group of citizens over another and  would impose a huge financial burden on the federal government, among other  issues.
Dec 30, 2015 ... (See our piece on why some critics say the highway bill could cause other  problems in the future.) Budget deal. Since 2010, battles over spending have  been the main event in the long-running feud between Obama and House  Republicans. But in late December of this year, House Speaker Paul Ryan and ...
The Contract with America was introduced six weeks before the 1994  Congressional election, the first mid-term election of President Bill Clinton's  Administration, and was signed by all but two of the Republican members of the  House and all of the Party's non-incumbent Republican Congressional  candidates. Proponents ...
Sep 6, 2017 ... Congress has debated numerous pieces of immigration reform over the last two  decades, some considered “comprehensive,” others piecemeal. Comprehensive  immigration reform refers to omnibus legislation that attempts to address the  following range of issues: demand for high-skilled and low-skilled ...
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills on social issues and other topics, but "zero on job creation."