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July 29, 2015 Vets Bill Advances Two Committee Measures to Help Those Who Served

Later today, the House will vote on H.R. 3236, the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of…

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July 27, 2015 What the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Will Do

Today, the House passed H.R. 1831, The Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act. This bill is the first step in a long-term…

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July 23, 2015 Watchdog Report: IRS Audit Process at Risk of Abuse, Targeting

Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing striking flaws in the IRS audit selection process that could…

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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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