WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015, legislation he introduced earlier this year along with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). "We need to look at the evidence when we make policy because we need to know… Read more

As Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) recently said, the death tax "hurts the wrong people": the small business and the family farm. That's why the Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee is holding a hearing today on this unfair, unnecessary tax. Under current law, Uncle Sam takes a 40 percent cut from your taxable estate when a person passes away.… Read more

*UPDATE: NEW LOCATION* All other details remain unchanged Congressman David Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the burdens family businesses and farms face planning for and paying the estate tax. The hearing will take place immediately following a brief Subcommittee… Read more

"We need to fix our tax code—for everybody." That was the message from House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) yesterday. And today, the committee is turning words into action by moving forward on bills to provide tax certainty for those too often forgotten about in tax policy: Everyday Americans and small businesses. Yes, larger businesses need certainty to grow. But… Read more

WASHINGTON — Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union address. “The President said he wants to work with Congress, and I want to take him up on that offer. But to make real progress, we have to focus on finding common ground—not issues that only divide us. “I was glad to hear the… Read more

Today marks the official start of tax season, the annual – and frustrating – American tradition of sorting through a long and complicated tax code to figure out what you owe to Uncle Sam.  And this year will be even worse — thanks to Obamacare. As Bloomberg reports, not only will every taxpayer need to determine whether they satisfy… Read more

"The tax area is one area where we can get things done.”  That was President Obama just one month ago, calling tax reform an issue on which the two parties might find common ground in 2015. It was an optimistic view, but one that many Republicans shared.  Fast forward to this weekend, and that optimism has, well, eroded, as we see now what… Read more

Today we examine the challenges facing employers, employees, and retirees who rely on both single and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans to help provide retirement security. These challenges pose serious threats to American workers and employers. I know what it means for a family to lose the pension they were relying on.  When I was in high school, my dad lost his job,… Read more

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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,… Read more