On Wednesday, the White House released a curious chart, attempting to show that unemployment “is dropping faster than projected.”  The chart compared the actual unemployment rate with forecasts made by the Administration in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014: Notice something missing, given that the President took… Read more

This November, I am proud to celebrate National Adoption Month and also National Adoption Day, an important time to recognize those wonderful parents who have adopted children in need of a permanent, loving home.  It’s also a time to remind ourselves of the thousands of children across the country who still remain in foster care, waiting for a family to call their own. Earlier… Read more

Washington, DC – In a report released last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) revealed that several judges have wrongly awarded billions of dollars in Social Security Disability Insurance benefit payments.  In response to the report, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) issued the following… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation to terminate Social Security benefits for Nazi persecutors who receive them because of a loophole in current law.  In the House, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Subcommittee Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA), and 34 additional House members… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) unveiled the Hospitals Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 discussion draft as part of the Committee’s broader effort on comprehensive Medicare reform, addressing the problems associated with Medicare’s two-midnights policy, short inpatient stays, outpatient observation stays, auditing and… Read more

Washington, DC – Last week, Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General (IG) Patrick P. O’Carroll, Jr., released a further response to the June 2014 letter sent by Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX), requesting a full and immediate investigation into the SSA’s mismanagement and failed implementation of the $300 million Disability Case… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement following the passing of former Congressman and long-time Committee Member Bill Frenzel. “I am deeply saddened to learn that the Committee has lost yet another former member with the passing of Congressman Bill Frenzel.  Bill spent many years dedicated to serving the… Read more

Free Trade is a Winner in Recent Elections By Bryan Riley, The Hill contributor Riley is the Heritage Foundation's Jay Van Andel Senior Policy Analyst in Trade Policy. In Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts and North Carolina, the midterm elections proved that candidates shouldn't be afraid to talk about the benefits of… Read more

I would like to take this opportunity to offer praise of and appreciation for my friend and former colleague Congressman Phil Crane.  I had the honor of serving alongside Phil on the Ways and Means Committee for many years, allowing me to witness first hand just what an exceptional leader he was.  Phil was a true conservative that strived for real solutions that worked for all… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement following the passing of former Congressman and long-time Committee Member Phil Crane. “I am deeply saddened to learn that my friend and former colleague Congressman Phil Crane has passed away.  I had the honor of serving alongside Phil on the Ways and Means Committee for many years,… Read more