WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement at the first Committee proceedings of the 114th Congress, "Moving America Forward." The meeting is focused on the state of the U.S. economy and policies that can promote job creation and economic growth. "Let me start by introducing our panel: Dr. Holtz-Eakin is president of the… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed H.R. 33, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, introduced by Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), which would ensure that emergency-service volunteers are not counted as full-time employees under Obamacare's employer mandate. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the December jobs report. "The American people are concerned about this economy, and their elected representatives should be too. Too many families are living paycheck to paycheck. And those paychecks are shrinking. In other words, families are working harder and harder to get… Read more

Obamacare is burying businesses in red tape, and it’s hurting their employees' bottom line. So today, the House will vote to protect the 40-hour workweek—and workers’ paychecks with it—when it takes up H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act.   The Problem: Obamacare requires employers with over 50 full-time employees to offer them health insurance. And crucially, it defines “full… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House passed H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, introduced by Rep. Todd Young (R-IN), which would repeal the 30-hour definition of "full-time employment" in Obamacare and restore the traditional 40-hour definition. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement. “Obamacare is holding back millions of… Read more

New Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Paul Ryan (R-WI) today announced that the first hearing of the 114th Congress will be focused on the state of the U.S. economy and policies that can promote job creation and economic growth. The hearing will take place Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 10:00 AM in HVC 210. Upon the announcement, Chairman Ryan made the following… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the first piece of legislation of the 114th Congress, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 (H.R. 22), with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill would help veterans find work by exempting them from one of Obamacare’s mandates on small businesses. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following… Read more

Washington, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today announced the public release of the results of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) Investigation No. 332-543, “Trade, Investment, and Industrial Policies in… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) highlighted a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report detailing how the Social Security Administration's (SSA) $200 billion disability benefits programs are at risk for physician-assisted fraud. The GAO found… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) officially introduced H.R. 1, the ​Tax Reform Act of 2014​.  This proposal formalizes the tax reform discussion draft released on February 26, 2014, without modifications.  Below are excerpts from Chairman Camp's statement submitted for the Congressional Record. “At its core, the Tax Reform Act of… Read more