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News Release: Dear Mr. Hassan: As the principal sponsor of the 1986 Amendments to the False Claims Act (FCA), I have witnessedthe FCA's remarkable success in bringing health care fraud to the attention of the federalgovernment. As you may know, the FCA establishes liability for contractors that commit fraud bysubmitting...

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today called on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Education to act swiftly to close the loopholes in federal law that enable government employees to pay for diploma mill, or bogus degrees,...

News Release: Dear Secretary Thompson: The purpose of this letter is to request that the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) take immediate action to address, among other things, the reliability of the systems used totrack more than 500,000 vulnerable children in our country.The General Accounting Office...

News Release: Mr. President, I rise today to begin debate on the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone, the PRIDE Act. I am very pleased that the Senate is considering thisimportant legislation.

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today praised the Bush administration for dedicating millions of dollars this year and next year for stateand local programs that counsel Medicare beneficiaries to help them understand and take advantageof new Medicare benefits.

News Release: Dear Mr. McCormick: We appreciate the cooperation of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) with the FinanceCommittee’s independent review of TNC’s activities, transactions and practices. This letter is afollow-up regarding certain information the Finance Committee received from the first round ofquestions. Further,...

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) today called the federal government’s failing grades on cybersecurity “unacceptable" and urged agencies to take immediate action to protect their critical computer systems and sensitive information. “Companies protect...

News Release: WASHINGTON—Today U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao delivered the keynote address at the two-day Labor Department event entitled “Emergency Preparedness For People With Disabilities: An Interagency Seminar Of Exchange For Federal Managers.” “Every single day, more than 120,000 employees with disabilities ...

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Max Baucus joined Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) andChuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in pushing the House to finally pass legislation that would providecomprehensive tax relief to members of the military. The original bill, The Armed Forces TaxFairness Act of 2003, passed the Senate in March by a vote of 97 to 0.

News Release: I would like to welcome the two nominees that have come before us today. I believe thattoday’s hearing is important to the Treasury Department and to the country as a whole. Let meexplain why.

News Release: “Today we’re passing this important bill for the men and women who are serving ourcountry. This bill is for the family of Private First Class Stryder Stoutenburg, a Missoula,Montana native who gave his life for his country in the current conflict in Iraq. And it’s forevery other service member who has made sacrifices for our country.

News Release: Dear Inspector General Williams: As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee), I continue to shareyour commitment to overseeing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that it effectivelyperforms its mission while protecting the integrity of its inventory. This letter responds...

News Release: Washington - U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, today released a comprehensive report documenting the daunting management problems facing the federal government. Thompson presented the recently compiled report, which includes his recommendations for addressing those problems, to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. at a press conference in Washington.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The budget agreement passed by Congress this week perfectly blends taxrelief with spending on key priorities such as agriculture, Medicare and children with disabilities,Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Congress must take care to craft a Medicare prescription drug benefit thatwon’t hurt the existing prescription drug coverage that millions of older Americans already enjoy,Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, said today.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Chairman Frank H. Murkowski today told his Senate colleagues, “California needs to make a good faith effort to accept its responsibility in this energy crisis and pay some of the bills. It is then that the federal government can take a look at possible efforts to help. But it is not ...

News Release: Civilian federal government agencies now have quicker access to expertise and support services they need to protect their electronic information from security threats such as computer viruses and hackers.