The Social Security and Medicare trustees released our annual reports last Friday, May 31. These reports set forth the state of program finances as required under the Social Security Act. There are six trustees; four of them (the Secretaries of Treasury, HHS and Labor as well as the Social Security Commissioner)… Read more

The House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced the fourth in a series of hearings to explore bipartisan proposals, including those contained in President Obama’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget to reform Medicare.  This hearing will focus on review of proposals to reform post-acute care under the Medicare program.  The… Read more

Then Then-Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) sold the Democrats’ health care law on the promise that “it’s all about jobs” and followed up saying, “The healthcare bill was part of a jobs bill….  Healthcare jobs are the fastest growing element of jobs in our country.” Now Today, a new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. highlights another broken promise from the… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. and foreign multinational corporations’ use of tax havens (low- and no-tax jurisdictions) to avoid tax and shift profits outside the United States and erode the U.S. tax base – as part of the Committee’s continued work on comprehensive tax… Read more

Good morning.  Today the Subcommittee will examine how Social Security protects the benefits of those who cannot protect themselves.   About 14 percent of those receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits need someone to manage their payments.  These are our most vulnerable, including children and those who are mentally or physically incapable of… Read more

  Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Members of the Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee took a bipartisan step to eliminate unnecessary barriers that keep youth in foster care from participating in normal, everyday activities.  In a letter to State child welfare administrators, the Members encouraged child welfare professionals to provide additional attention… Read more

House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on U.S.-Brazil trade relations.  The hearing will focus on the growing trade and investment relationship between the two countries, the challenges facing U.S. job creators in this vibrant and dynamic market, and how to maximize constructive bilateral… Read more

Hearing on How Social Security Protects the Benefits of Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves _____________________________________ HEARING … Read more

Despite nearly two years of denials, last month the IRS finally admitted the truth – three years ago the agency began systematically targeting individuals based on their political beliefs.  However, what the agency has yet to admit, and what we still need to find out, is just how widespread this activity was, who ordered it and why it began in the first place. Now, let’s… Read more

Throughout the investigation into the IRS targeting conservative groups, many misleading statements have been made asserting that the uptick of 501 (c)(4) applications caused the targeting, which began in March 2010.  However, the data and timeline below from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report show that there was actually a decrease in applications in… Read more