Americans deserve a government that’s efficient and effective, but that’s not exactly how you’d describe the IRS. So on Wednesday, the Ways and Means Committee will take up a series of bills based on the Tea Party targeting investigation to change how the IRS does business. And recently, the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, led by Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL), has upped… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today bipartisan leaders from the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees released a working summary outlining the broader framework of an agreement being negotiated to permanently replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with a system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation. Committee leaders continue to make progress… Read more

WASHINGTON — Members of the House Energy and Commerce and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittees today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator urging the administration to reverse course on its proposed changes to the popular and successful Medicare Advantage (MA) program. This letter echoes similar concerns outlined by bicameral… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, leaders in the Senate and House introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to replace the broken Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with an improved payment system that rewards quality, efficiency, and innovation. The bipartisan, bicameral bill seeks to end the cycle of annual ‘Doc Fix’ crises that have created uncertainty for millions of Medicare… Read more

The Woodlands Villager op-ed President Thomas Jefferson once urged, “Don’t ask, act! Action will delineate and define you.” In the next few weeks Congress and the President can act decisively to begin saving Medicare for the long term. Medicare provides critical health care to 53 million American seniors and disabled. But it’s in financial trouble. Since 2003 it hasn’t been… Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urging the administration to tackle unfavorable provisions in the tax code by working with Congress on comprehensive tax reform instead of taking unilateral action. The letter comes after the president’s spokesperson noted… 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

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… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement of support for the House Republican budget proposal, A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America. "I want to commend Chairman Price and his committee members for writing a responsible, balanced budget. This plan would get spending under control, bolster our national security, and balance the… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed H.R. 876, the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act, and H.R. 284, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015. Upon passage of the legislation, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement: "This legislation will give seniors more choices, higher quality, and… Read more