Good morning and thank you for joining us for the latest in our continued series of hearings on comprehensive tax reform.  Over the last several months, as we’ve discussed the various facets and complexities associated with comprehensive tax reform, a wide array of economists and business leaders have testified before this Committee that comprehensive tax reform that lowers rates by… Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 2943, legislation to temporarily extend the authorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and related programs. Since it replaced the New Deal-era welfare program in 1996, TANF has been successful at cutting welfare dependence by 57 percent through the end of last year. Even more importantly, by promoting work among single parents who are… Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 2883, the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, a bill that continues a tradition of bipartisanship in crafting child welfare legislation. The bill we are considering today reauthorizes two important child welfare programs, incorporating a series of improvements developed during hearings held by the Ways and Means Subcommittee on… Read more

Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Geoff Davis (R-KY) issued the following statement today after House passage of the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act (H.R. 2883) and the Short-Term Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Extension Act (H.R. 2943):   "The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, which I introduced with Ranking… Read more

A new report by the Small Business Administration (SBA) confirms what small businesses have repeatedly told the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats – the Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit doesn’t work.  The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) has reported, “Unfortunately, the credit included in the new health care law does not provide the kind… Read more

Today we are going to hear about a number of Medicare provider payments that will soon expire unless Congress intervenes.  But just because Congress must act, does not mean it should do so blindly.  This hearing offers us, and more importantly the American people, a chance to consider whether Congress should spend more than $2 billion to reauthorize these additional payments for… Read more

President Obama projects that his new plan for reducing the federal debt will save more than $3 trillion over the next decade by raising taxes on the wealthy and slashing spending on a host of government programs, from farm subsidies to federal worker pensions. But independent budget experts said the blueprint that Obama unveiled Monday — which White House officials say would save more… Read more

Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced its intent to initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings against China:  Chairman Camp stated:  “I applaud Ambassador Kirk for taking this important… Read more

In the article and video clip below, Howard Dean admits what what the American people already know - that the Democrats' health care law will force employers to drop coverage and result in millions of Americans losing the coverage they currently have and like.   Washington Examiner Dean: Employers will drop coverage under Obamacare By Conn Carroll Former… Read more

Federal and state administered health insurance programs follow a predictable path: First, actual costs far outpace predictions. Second, government cuts health care providers. Third, when providers can’t be cut any deeper, then government restricts patients’ access to health care services. This is exactly what is playing out in California, where the state has… Read more