Wall Street Journal op-ed “[W]e strongly urge our colleagues in Congress to vote for trade-promotion authority." The United States is making headway on two historic trade agreements, one with 11 countries on the Pacific Rim and another with America’s friends in Europe. These two agreements alone would mean greater access to a billion customers for American manufacturers, farmers and… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the Ways and Means Committee released a new report on the IRS’s exceedingly poor customer service during the 2015 tax-filing season. Despite the IRS’s claim that its lackluster performance was due to budget cuts, the committee has found extensive evidence that the IRS deliberately cut funding for customer service that was fully under its control “These findings are… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on the 2015 tax filing season and general operations at the Internal Revenue Service. "Welcome to the Oversight Subcommittee's third hearing of the 114th Congress. Today we will review the 2015 tax return filing season and… Read more

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WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on expanding American trade with accountability and transparency. "Well, first, I want to thank our witnesses: Secretary Lew, Secretary Pritzker, and Secretary Vilsack. I'm interested to hear your testimony. But before we start, I want to… Read more

Few sectors of our economy have as much at stake in America's trade agenda as our manufacturing industry. American manufacturers understand that if America isn't moving forward on trade, it's falling behind. That's why the industry has come out in strong support of the new Trade Priorities and Accountability Act—because it is vital to unlocking strong, enforceable trade… Read more

There's a reason U.S. manufacturers have quickly thrown their support behind the new bipartisan trade promotion authority (TPA) bill. With over 95 percent of the world's consumers outside the United State, TPA will help provide American manufacturers strong protections and the level playing field they need to thrive in the 21st-century economy.  Let's look at the reasons… Read more

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen appeared today before the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee to testify on the 2015 tax-filing season. During the hearing, much of the focus was on a new committee report that takes a deep look into IRS budget decisions. The report, released this morning, outlines extensive evidence that the IRS has deliberately diverted its own funding away from taking… Read more

This morning, local organizations representing small businesses, farms, ranchers, and workers all across the country have written to congressional leaders calling for the passage of the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act introduced last week. The nearly 300 groups signing the letter underscore the reality that job-creators and workers in local communities will fall behind if we’re… Read more

There's no mistaking it: TPA is picking up endorsements from all corners of the American economy. Even the U.S. textile industry has come out in strong support for the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act. And it's not hard to see why. Shortly after the bill's introduction, the National Council of Textile Organizations announced, "We are pleased to… Read more