Congressman Charles Boustany (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing series on moving America’s families forward. The first hearing will focus on Challenges Facing Low-Income Individuals and Families in Today’s Economy. Subsequent hearings are expected to focus on engaging low-income adults in work and training, coordinating benefit programs, reviewing lessons learned in other countries,...
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House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight will hold a 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 employed by the agency. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, February 11 at 10:00 AM in Room B-318 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Oral testimony at the hearing will...
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House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Obama's budget proposals for fiscal year 2016. The hearing will take place Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 10:00 AM in Room 1300 of the Longworth House Office Building. Oral testimony at this hearing will be from the invited witness only. The sole witness will be the Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury. However, any indivi...
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House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on the U.S. trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman. The hearing will take place Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at 2:00 PM in HVC 210. Oral testimony at this hearing will be from the invited witness only. However, any individual or organization may submit a written statement for consideration by the Committee and for inclusion in the printed ...
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New Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Paul Ryan (R-WI) today announced that the first hearing of the 114th Congress will be focused on the state of the U.S. economy and policies that can promote job creation and economic growth. The hearing will take place Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 10:00 AM in HVC 210. Upon the announcement, Chairman Ryan made the following comments: “Despite recent signs of hope, too many Americans are still falling behind. Too many are unemployed; wages are...
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Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on defined benefit pension plans offered by private sector employers, including both multiemployer plans and single employer plans. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:15 A.M. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will b...
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Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Social Impact Bonds and whether they can help government achieve better results for families in need. The hearing will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. In view of the limited time available to hear from witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing wi...
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Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-OH), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on dynamic analysis of the discussion draft of the Tax Reform Act of 2014, as released by Chairman Dave Camp on February 26, 2014. Specifically, the Subcommittee will review dynamic analyses of the macroeconomic effects of the draft conducted by outside economists, the role of dynamic analysis in assessing tax reform proposals, how dynamic analysis ca...
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