WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a markup of important trade legislation, including the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015.
"So, TPA. As we all know, trade promotion authority is a process for negotiating and considering trade deals. Some people wonder why…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on the 2015 tax filing season and general operations at the Internal Revenue Service.
"Welcome to the Oversight Subcommittee's third hearing of the 114th Congress. Today we will review the 2015 tax return filing season and…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on expanding American trade with accountability and transparency.
"Well, first, I want to thank our witnesses: Secretary Lew, Secretary Pritzker, and Secretary Vilsack. I'm interested to hear your testimony. But before we start, I want to…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on the individual and employer mandates and associated penalties in the president's health care law.
"With the successful replacement of the flawed formula for paying local doctors under Medicare nearly complete, I want to welcome…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on the burdens family businesses and farms face when planning for and paying the estate tax.
"Today, as we consider the burdens family businesses and farms face planning for and paying the estate tax, or as it is more commonly…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairmain Charles Boustany (R-LA) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing titled, “Expanding Opportunity by Funding What Works: Using Evidence to Help Low-Income Individuals and Families Get Ahead,” the second in a hearing series focused on ways to help move America’s families forward.
"Welcome to today's…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during the committee markup of a series of health care bills, including the Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 introduced by Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA).
"So before we get started, I wanted to say a…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during the committee markup of a series of bills to strengthen 529 college savings plans and make permanent important tax provisions.
"So, we're working on three bills today. And the point of all three is to make people's lives easier. It's to give them more certainty…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) delivered the following opening statement during the subcommittee's hearing on the IRS’s use of civil-asset forfeiture laws to seize the bank accounts of law-abiding small businesses and the settlement tactics used by the agency.
"Welcome. This is the Oversight Subcommittee’s first hearing of the…
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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) delivered the following opening statement during the subcommittee's hearing on the challenges facing low-income individuals and families in today's economy.
"Our first hearing this year is on challenges facing low-income individuals and families in today’s economy.
"Our basic purpose…
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