WASHINGTON — In a Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) put forth a set of principles that form a commitment to addressing the Disability Insurance trust fund shortfall. Chairman Johnson will use these principles, supported by Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), to guide policy solutions this Congress. As Chairman Johnson said during… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 529, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Ron Kind (D-WI) that would expand, modernize, and strengthen tax-free 529 college-savings plans. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement. “For many American families, finding a way to pay for… Read more

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R. 1021, the Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) of 2015. The bill would prevent fraud in Medicare by making a number of commonsense reforms such as removing Social Security numbers from Medicare cards and eliminating unnecessary paperwork for… Read more

CNBC op-ed Since 1995, America has fallen from first to nineteenth in college graduation rate and educational mobility among countries studied by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Throughout the twenty eight countries examined in the study, about half the children at least matched the level of their parents' education. Unfortunately, a larger than average… Read more

WASHINGTON — Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner demanding answers as to why the organization sent 800,000 people incorrect information about their 2014 Obamacare subsidies.   Who was responsible for reviewing and testing the forms to… Read more

February 19, 2015 — Members of the congressional delegation meet with Japanese Prime Minister Abe. Members of a congressional delegation led by Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) arrived in Tokyo Wednesday evening to round out a trip to three countries in Asia.   Japan is one of the United States’s top trading partners, and our alliance is central to American… Read more

Next week, the House of Representatives will take up Rep. Lynn Jenkins's (R-KS) bill to strengthen and expand the use of 529 college savings plans. And two recent articles make a key point in their favor: 529s promote what one writer calls "a culture of saving." In The Week, Michael Brendan Dougherty uses an example from his own life to illustrate the benefits of 529s. When he was in… Read more

​February 17, 2015 — Members of the congressional delegation meet with Malaysian officials. On the second leg of a three-nation trip to Asia, members of a congressional delegation led by Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday. Malaysia and the U.S. share a long history of cooperation, and the country has shown interest for even greater… Read more

While in Malaysia to discuss ongoing trade negotiations, members of a congressional delegation led by Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) held a meeting with Nurul Izzah, the daughter of Anwar Ibrahim, who was controversially imprisoned last week. Anwar, the Malaysian opposition leader, was jailed after a government appeal overturned an original ruling that found him not guilty.… Read more

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing focused on the financial status of the Disability Insurance (DI) and Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Funds, and the available legislative options to ensure full DI benefits continue to be paid. The hearing… Read more