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Opening Statements

May 23, 2013 Johnson Opening Statement: Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals

Good morning and welcome to the third hearing in the Committee’s series on the President’s and other bipartisan entitlement reform…

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May 17, 2013 Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on IRS Targeting Conservative Groups

On May 10, 2013, Lois Lerner, Director of Exempt Organizations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) division that oversees tax-exempt…

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May 16, 2013 Nunes Opening Statement: Hearing on U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations

Good afternoon.  I want to welcome everyone to our hearing on the U.S.-EU trade and investment partnership negotiations.  Today’s hearing…

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May 08, 2013 Boustany Opening Statement: Hearing on the IRS’s Colleges and Universities Compliance Project

Welcome to today’s hearing on the IRS’s final report on its Colleges and Universities Compliance Project. Over the last two…

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May 07, 2013 Brady Opening Statement: Hearing on Developing a Viable Medicare Physician Payment Policy

I want to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on addressing the broken Sustainable Growth Rate formula by which the federal…

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April 26, 2013 Johnson Opening Statement: Hearing on the Challenges Facing the Next Commissioner of Social Security

Good morning and welcome. Every six years a new Commissioner is nominated and confirmed to lead the Social Security Administration. …

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April 25, 2013 Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on Tax Reform and Residential Real Estate

Good morning and thank you for joining us today as we continue our dialogue with individuals, families and job creators…

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April 25, 2013 Boustany Opening Statement: Hearing on Internal Revenue Service Operations and the 2013 Tax Return Filing Season

Welcome to the Subcommittee on Oversight’s annual hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s operations and budget.  Just last week, million…

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