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July 23, 2015 Say What? President Obama Concocts Ridiculous New Excuse for IRS Targeting Scandal

Blaming Bush: Out. Blaming Woodrow Wilson: In. Apparently. When it comes to the IRS targeting scandal, the president has been trying to rewrite…

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July 17, 2015 From Welfare to Work: A Bipartisan Effort to Improve Our Social Safety Net

This week, Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) convened a hearing on welfare reform, specifically looking…

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July 16, 2015 Taxpayer Advocate Echoes Ways and Means, Calls on IRS to Put Taxpayer First

In April, the House Ways and Means Committee released a detailed report that revealed the IRS had deliberately diverted funding away from…

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July 15, 2015 Boustany Opening Statement: Welfare Reform Proposals

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) delivered the following opening statement…

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July 13, 2015 Ryan-Shuster Statement on Year-End Surface Transportation Extension

WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill…

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July 09, 2015 DI Reform: Opportunity for Everyone to Meet Their Potential

This morning, Ways and Means is holding its first full committee hearing on Social Security in years. The focus is…

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July 02, 2015 Getting Things Done: Promoting Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities

At Ways and Means, we confront big challenges—and few are bigger than finding a sustainable solution to the trust fund…

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July 02, 2015 Getting Things Done: Fixing a Broken Tax Code

This week we’ve run through the many achievements of the House Ways and Means Committee over the first six months of this…

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July 02, 2015 Getting Things Done: Promoting Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities

At Ways and Means, we confront big challenges—and few are bigger than finding a sustainable solution to the trust fund…

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July 01, 2015 Getting Things Done: Effective Oversight

Next up: Oversight. Since the start of the 114th Congress, Ways and Means has been focused on holding the Obama…

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