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Opening Statements

May 08, 2012 Johnson Opening Statement: Joint Hearing on Identity Theft and Tax Fraud

Chairman Boustany, I want to thank you for holding this hearing regarding identity theft and its role in the growing…

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April 27, 2012 Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on Premium Support

We are meeting today to examine proposals to reform Medicare through Premium Support and the bipartisan support for such proposals….

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April 26, 2012 Tiberi Opening Statement: Hearing on Certain Expiring Tax Provisions

I commend Chairman Camp for his leadership in working to overhaul the tax code.  As he said in the first…

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April 18, 2012 Camp Opening Statement: Markup of Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations

Good morning.  Today, we will separately consider three measures to meet our reconciliation instructions in the House-passed budget, which asks…

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April 17, 2012 Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on Tax Reform and Tax-Favored Retirement Accounts

Good morning.  We meet today to continue our dialogue about what I hope will result in a bipartisan path forward…

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March 29, 2012 Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on Individual and Employer Mandates

We are here today at the end of an extraordinary week in the history of the Democrats’ health care overhaul. …

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March 28, 2012 Camp Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 9,“The Small Business Tax Cut Act”

Good morning.  We meet today to consider H.R. 9, “The Small Business Tax Cut Act.”  This legislation will allow a…

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