The following will link you to a newsletter from the American Recreation Coalition. You will note that the newsletter says the Speaker has pulled H.R. 7, the Highway Bill, from the House floor because the President has threatened a veto.February

I attended a briefing this afternoon on the upcoming case the Supreme Court will hold, which may repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act. Many small businesses and marine retailers are very concerned about the cost (affordability) of the Affordable Care

The link below will take you to a brief article by The Huffington Post on the current status of the House Transportation Bill, and it sites several political reasons for the delay in the floor vote. It now appears Republicans

The following is an article from the Annapolis Capital newspaper about a proposal to raise boat registration fees in the state of Maryland. Registration would be for two years, and you can see the level of payment by size of

The following includes a brief report from the Republican Policy Committee on the implementation of the new health care law, which is commonly being called Obamacare. It is political, but I thought you would find it a good read.  As

As you will see from the Minority Whip’s Schedule, The House will begin debate tomorrow on H.R. 7, the Transportation Bill. As a reminder the House Bill contains important language unfreezing the funds from the Harbor Maintenance Fund needed for

Since we have been working hard on the passage of H.R. 7, I thought you may want to read the very brief budget impact, as prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. This budget impact report is a necessary effort prior

Just a brief update on the re-authorization of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. As you may recall, I have sent several messages and MRAA sent a Dealer Alert on efforts to re-authorize the Highway Trust Fund in