House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan spoke out in support of H.R. 452, the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, which passed the Ways and Means Committee earlier today. H.R. 452 repeals the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a federal agency empowered to administer cost-cutting measures in Medicare without Congressional oversight. According to current law, Congress…

Many projections on the fiscal impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were based upon inaccurate estimates. These estimates helped Congress come to a conclusion that the law would not add to the deficit. It was discovered that some of these projections were manipulated by having costs loaded out 11 years. Now, Rep….

Early this month, the House Republican freshman class formed a coalition and dubbed themselves “Operation Turnaround.” Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) announced this move in a recent press release and on his website. The group officially kicked off on October 4 by holding a press conference and by sending a formal letter to the Senate urging…