U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, today announced a hearing on the challenges facing the next Commissioner of Social Security. The hearing will take place on Friday, April 26, 2013, in B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
In view of the limited time available to hear…
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Tax forms are too complex for members of Congress to fill out on their own, several lawmakers told The Hill.
In fact, when broached with the question, “Do you fill out your own tax forms?” most members burst out laughing before admitting it was just too complicated.
“I’m a former business lawyer,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said, adding that he’s served on…
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The momentum for fixing our tax code for families and all employers got another boost as the RATE Coalition, a group of job-creating companies committed to working with Congress to fix today’s broken tax code, stated, “this year is the best opportunity for comprehensive tax reform since 1986.” In an update to a February letter signed by an additional 143 economists…
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Mr. Secretary, the last time you testified before this committee it was “Mr. Director.” So, please allow me to do publicly what I’ve already done privately, and that is to congratulate you on your new post. As you are well aware, this Committee has broad jurisdiction and interacts with many departments and agencies – none more important than the Treasury Department. As…
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Washington, DC – Today, Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Steve Miller regarding reports that the IRS is searching through taxpayer emails, text messages and social media to compile information without a warrant.
Boustany requested the IRS provide its privacy policies and…
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Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the President’s FY2014 Budget.
“Our country faces great challenges, and meeting those challenges requires that we work together. I welcome the President’s inclusion of reforms to Medicare and Social Security. With more than 10,000 Baby Boomers…
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Good afternoon Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Velazquez and Members of the House Small Business Committee. I’d like to take a moment to thank those small business owners who will appear on the next panel. I won’t be able to stay for your testimony, but I thank you for taking time away from your businesses to be here today. You have first-hand knowledge of just how…
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By Dave Camp and Max Baucus
Every week Congress has been in session for the past two years, one of us has made the short walk across the Capitol to the other's office. We crowd into a room with our policy experts to chart a path to our mutual goal—comprehensive tax reform.
While we are from different political parties, we agree that America's tax code is broken. That is…
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A Rasmussen poll released this week found that a paltry 9 percent of those surveyed believe the United States has the best tax system in the world. To put this in perspective, a separate poll found that 6 times as many (54 percent) Icelanders believe that elves may exist.
Americans are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with our broken tax code. Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI)…
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