Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said in a recent statement that he plans to introduce legislation to repeal the debt ceiling, saying that it is “arbitrary and has nothing to do with the deficit.”
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) have introduced legislation to significantly reduce both the size and scope of the federal workforce.
Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit members of Congress from being paid in the event of a default on the national debt.
Senator David Vitter (R-LA) has introduced legislation that would terminate minting the $1 presidential coin by repealing the Presidential Dollar Coin Act of 2005.
Five Republican Congressmen have sponsored legislation that would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from dictating where a private business can and cannot locate jobs in the United States.
Reps. Steve Southerland (R-FL) and Trey Gowdy (R-SC) have introduced legislation that would put seniors, veterans, and active duty military first in line for receiving payments in the event that an agreement on the debt ceiling is not reached before the August 2 deadline.
Four members of Congress have introduced the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act designed to enhance the program that provides compensation to federal employees as a result of injuries or illnesses suffered on the job.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced legislation to implement sweeping, structural reforms and prevent a potential taxpayer bailout of the Postal Service.
Senators Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) have introduced a bill that would reduce the amount the federal government can spend on buying and leasing non-essential vehicles.
It isn’t often that a federal agency is eliminated but it does happen. One small agency is not on a political hot seat and may be voted out of existence.
