Every American finds dealing with the IRS to be an intimidating experience. That is why recent revelations that the IRS is targeting certain groups with extra scrutiny and harassment, simply because of their political beliefs, is cause for great concern. While President Barack Obama and his supporters have called these actions a “phony scandal,” it only gets worse as more evidence comes… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) made the following statement in response to the Social Security Disability Insurance fraud conspiracy in Puerto Rico. “I was outraged to learn of the unprecedented and widespread disability fraud arrests in Puerto Rico.  That such fraud could occur in the first place… Read more

Earlier in the year, the Wall Street Journal reported on ObamaCare forcing employers to drop spousal coverage in their employer-sponsored plans – breaking President Obama’s oft-repeated promise that, “if you like your plan, you can keep it.” Recent media reports show the trend of spouses losing their current health insurance continues to grow: In a memo to… Read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) visited the Silicon Valley area today as part of their nationwide tour to make the tax code simpler and fairer for individuals and job creators.  The tax-writing chairmen visited two high-tech sector businesses: Square, a San… Read more

A recent Gallup poll detailing congressional approval ratings suggests that one reason ratings remain low is our divided government, with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats controlling the Senate. Yet, what is not reflected in that data is another historical fact unnoticed by most – it was a divided government that, in 1986, last passed and enacted tax reform. Today, we’re… Read more

  Another day, another report of ObamaCare forcing small businesses across the country to cut employees' hours, curtail hiring or reduce wages – all while almost 12 million Americans are still struggling to find work.  The report below from NBC News adds to the growing list of evidence that employers are preparing… Read more

Washington, DC -  In a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) asked that GAO assess how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examines tax-exempt organizations.  Following revelations that the IRS was subjecting conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status to… Read more

In the more than three years since signing ObamaCare into law, President Obama has unilaterally granted waivers, special deals and delays to unions, big business and now insurance companies.  In just the past week, the Administration has delayed the limit on out-of-pocket costs because the insurance industry, "asked for more time to comply.”  This is just one more in what is a… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) called on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel to immediately cease the IRS’s apparent continued practice of targeting Tea Party applications based on name alone. As part of its investigation into… Read more

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