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U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., was among a group of senators who introduced legislation Thursday to reduce the backlog of veterans' disability claims that have clogged many Veterans Affairs regional offices, including the one in Reno.

With a tremendous victory for the Louisiana delegation in the U.S. House, a new bill would repeal the drastic and unaffordable increases in costs for the National Flood Insurance Program.

Chairs of the VA Backlog Working Group, U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Dean Heller , along with Senators David Vitter , Jon Tester , Martin Heinrich and Senator Jerry Moran , released the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, comprehensive legislation designed to reduce the backlog of veterans' disability claims.

This might be the most refreshing interview Politico has ever conducted with a politician .

A recent Journal editorial noted an appalling double standard: the Department of Justice has given a pass to senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency who enabled fake spy John Beale to steal almost $900,000 from taxpayers.

The nomination of a veteran civil rights lawyer to head the Justice Department's civil rights division was blocked Wednesday after a contentious Senate debate Wednesday, with opponents citing his work on the death penalty appeal of a convicted cop killer.

Sen. David Vitter will deliver a keynote address on the dangers of granting amnesty to illegal aliens at "The Uninvited II: The National Security Action Summit" during CPAC, Breitbart News Network is proud to announce.

The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday evening that will bring flood insurance rate relief to beleaguered homeowners in Louisiana and across the nation.

The House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on a flood-insurance bill sponsored by Rep. Michael Grimm , Grimm's office said.

The Obama administration's proposed 2015 budget doubles down on the president's push for a $1 billion "Climate Resiliency Fund" to prepare localities for global warming.

Senate Republicans are once again voicing displeasure over the performance of the inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency, this time over steps taken to regulate a firm conducting hydraulic fracturing in Texas.

House Republicans are offering a new draft chemical regulation bill that the chemical industry backs but environmentalists say would keep residents near chemical plants in the dark about potential dangers.

The Environmental Protection Agency may be on its way to blocking Alaska's Pebble Mine project, a move that Republican lawmakers argue could set a dangerous precedent for future large-scale projects requiring agency approval.

Sen. Mary Landrieu , D-La., Monday endorsed a House flood insurance bill that she called "far from perfect," but sufficient to provide real protections against unaffordable premium increases.

Some, believing the party's commitment to "repeal and replace" was written in blood, advocate using the upcoming continuing resolution necessary to keep the government open to "defund" it.

The Louisiana Democratic Party is rejoicing somewhat over two comments by important republican elected officials, which statements might either help or haunt them in the future.

The entrance of Garett Graves likely rounds out the field of competitive GOP candidates for the Sixth Congressional District contest, probably does the same for Democrats, alters the campaign tactics of some other candidates, and may introduce politics into the state's process of grappling with coastal restoration.

Bases and operations of the Army and Air Force, particularly, are important to Louisiana communities, most so at Fort Polk and Barksdale Air Force Base in northern Louisiana.

Those were just some of the bribes offered to the judges of the Krewe of Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade Saturday morning, in addition to the old staples of beads, jello shots and kisses, as the group meandered around the float staging area downtown before the parade rolled at noon.

The Louisiana Municipal Association wishes to thank our congressional delegation and in particular U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter and U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy for their leadership on the issue.