Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Letting Kids Be Kids: Balancing Safety with Opportunity for Foster Youth.”  The hearing will review recent State efforts to improve the lives of foster youth by eliminating barriers that… Read more

Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (“IRS”) Colleges and Universities Compliance Project Final Report.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Room 1100 of the Longworth House… Read more

Washington, DC - Last Friday, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), along with Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Congressmen Sam Johnson (R-TX), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) and Aaron Schock (R-IL), introduced legislation to provide that the only health plans the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of… Read more

Nearly all of the remaining provisions of the new health care law go into effect next January, including one that requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to pay for their health care or pay a penalty. Some businesses may already be making personnel changes to save money when that provision of the Affordable Care Act kicks in. One option on the table: shifting full-time… Read more

Claim Americans "are experiencing the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, even if they don't know it." President Obama, 4/30/13 Reality The American people are well aware of the “benefits” of ObamaCare – less work, lower wages and fewer benefits. Facts 71 percent of small businesses cite the health care law as a major obstacle to job creation. The… Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing examining options for repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and reforming the Medicare physician payment system to reward quality and value.  Determining the details of such a system requires close collaboration with physicians and… Read more

The Obama Administration once promised that, “A well designed recovery plan will not only create numerous jobs, but also many jobs paying good wages and providing full-time employment.” (Administration’s January 10, 2009 Romer-Bernstein Report on its economic stimulus plan, officially titled “The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan”)   The actual… Read more

Good morning and welcome. Every six years a new Commissioner is nominated and confirmed to lead the Social Security Administration.  Congress deliberately created a term that might straddle political changes in the executive branch to underscore the importance of strong and independent leadership for this agency that touches the lives of every American citizen.… Read more

Hearing on the Challenges Facing the Next Commissioner of Social Security  _____________________________________ HEARING … Read more

Good morning and thank you for joining us today as we continue our dialogue with individuals, families and job creators of all sizes about the critical steps Congress can take through tax reform to get our economy back on solid footing. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it is important for Congress to fix our broken tax code.  As anyone in this room who just completed… Read more