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April 10, 2013
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The Committee on Ways and Means has jurisdiction over federal government borrowing, as well as the Treasury Department’s debt management practices and the debt limit. The Founders vested the power to borrow money exclusively in the Legislative Branch. Since the Founders’ time, Congress has repeatedl...
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April 10, 2013
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Good afternoon Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Velazquez and Members of the House Small Business Committee. I’d like to take a moment to thank those small business owners who will appear on the next panel. I won’t be able to stay for your testimony, but I thank you for taking time away from your bu...
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March 20, 2013
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Good morning. Fairness and consistency are essential to ensuring Americans’ confidence in Social Security’s disability insurance program. Their importance has been consistently recognized since the disability program was created in 1956. As we know, Social Security’s definition of who is disabled is...
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March 20, 2013
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Good afternoon and thank you for joining us for the subcommittee’s first hearing of the 113th Congress. I commend Chairman Camp for his continued efforts to overhaul the tax code and I look forward to working with him to enact comprehensive tax reform. Today we examine the financial products discus...
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March 19, 2013
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Good morning and thank you for joining us today. As part of the Committee’s effort to strengthen the economy, create more jobs and increase wages for American families by making the tax code simpler and fairer, today’s hearing allows stakeholders and members of the public the opportunity to share t...
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March 15, 2013
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I want to welcome everyone to the second hearing in the Subcommittee on Health for the 113th Congress. Today we will be hearing from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on the recommendations in their March 2013 report on Medicare payment policies. We heard from MedPAC during our Medi...
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March 14, 2013
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Good morning and welcome to our first Subcommittee hearing of the 113th Congress. I want to first introduce our new Subcommittee Members, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Thompson, and Ms. Schwartz. Welcome aboard! I look forward to working with each of you. We begin our work during a time ...
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March 13, 2013
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Good morning. I want to welcome our panel of witnesses and everyone else to our hearing on U.S.-India trade relations. It is an honor and a privilege to be chairing my first hearing as Trade Subcommittee Chairman and to be serving with my colleague, Ranking Member Charlie Rangel. Under Chairman Camp...
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March 6, 2013
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Good morning. We are meeting today to consider H.R. 890, legislation that would prohibit the Obama Administration from waiving work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare program. Last July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued “guidance” that...
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March 5, 2013
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Three years ago this month, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. For individuals, families, and small businesses struggling to pay for health care, this milestone is no cause for celebration. Today we wil...
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