I’m glad to see these witnesses here today, and I hope that during the course of this hearing we’ll be able to learn the answers to some questions that I’ve been asking since 2009. That’s when I made my initial inquiries of AARP representatives to determine why this organization, whose stated mission is to represent the interests of America’s seniors, chose to actively lobby for a…
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Who Said It?
"AARP members know they are being sold out by an organization that is happily using member dues and Medigap premiums to promote a Medicare bill that does more harm than good."
A. Wally Herger (R-CA) B. Dave Reichert (R-WA) C. Charles Boustany (R-LA) D. Pete Stark (D-CA)
Answer: D. Pete Stark (D-CA)
And…
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Washington, DC - Today, at a joint hearing of the Ways and Means Health and Oversight Subcommittees to examine AARP and its affiliates, revenue, charitable giving, Boards of Directors, and lobbying expenditures, an expert on not-for-profit entities called for additional investigation of AARP.
William “Bill” Josephson, who was appointed as the Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the…
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Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the Internal Revenue Service and the 2011 Tax Return Filing Season.
Today’s conversation about the IRS should begin with a topic too often ignored: the taxpayer. The National Taxpayer Advocate’s recent report to Congress provided some alarming facts on what the federal tax code has become, and how it…
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We meet today to consider H.R. 1232, a bill that restricts the use of taxpayer funds for abortion. It is, we all know, not an issue that this Committee considers often, and it is certainly one that many of us have strong feelings about. While I expect there will be differences of opinion today, I do hope that we will stand together in protecting the jurisdiction of this…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Members Wally Herger (R-CA), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Charles Boustany (R-LA) today released “Behind the Veil: The AARP America Doesn’t Know,” a new report exposing the conflict between AARP’s drive for profits, the best interests of its members and the organization’s tax exempt status. The report, which is the culmination of…
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House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP
March 30, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group deserves to keep its federal tax exemption.
Three veteran GOP representatives released a report that estimates the…
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House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany, Jr, MD (R-LA) today announced that the Subcommittees on Health and Oversight will hold a hearing on AARP’s organizational structure, management, and financial growth over the last decade. The hearing will take place on Friday, April 1, 2011, in 1100 Longworth House…
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