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January 28, 2015 CBO Director Says Accounting Gimmicks Can’t Save Social Security

Democrats continue to claim we can fix the looming shortfall in disability insurance by raiding retirees’ Social Security trust fund. But CBO Director Doug…

January 27, 2015 HEARING ADVISORY: “U.S. Trade Policy Agenda”

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will…

January 27, 2015 Moving America Forward: Expanding U.S. Trade

This afternoon, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on United States trade policy, with U.S. Trade…

January 27, 2015 Ryan Opening Statement: Hearing on U.S. Trade Policy Agenda

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during the Ways and Means…

January 27, 2015 Ryan Statement on President’s Plan to Tax College Savings Accounts

WASHINGTON — Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement in response to reports that the…

January 26, 2015 Extended Unemployment Benefits Hurt Jobs, New Report Finds

In 2013, Democrats argued that ending a “temporary” unemployment-benefits program would hurt families in need. In fact, they called unemployment…

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 529,…

January 23, 2015 Chairman Roskam Presses IRS for Answers on Hiring Obamacare Contractor

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen…