Opening Statements
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I’d like to start out by saying my bill, H.R. 2576, is about fairness. This summer,…
Read More (Black Opening Statement: Markup of 3% Withholding Rule and Modifying the Income Definition for Certain Health Care Programs)Today’s hearing is on the President’s proposals to help the long-term unemployed get back to work, which are part of…
Read More (Davis Opening Statement: Hearing on Moving from Unemployment Checks to Paychecks: Assessing the President’s Proposals to Help the Long-Term Unemployed)Thank you and welcome to the long-awaited markup of the three pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Markup of the Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea)Next month, we will mark five years since the United States and Colombia signed a trade agreement. Yet that agreement…
Read More (Brady Opening Statement: Markup of the Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea)Our nation’s most vulnerable citizens are at the center of a perfect storm. Record deficits, a still struggling economy, and…
Read More (Johnson Opening Statement: Joint Hearing on Work Incentives in Social Security Disability Programs)As my colleagues have discussed, today’s hearing examines the effectiveness of work incentives administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA)…
Read More (Joint Hearing on Work Incentives in Social Security Disability Programs)Good morning and thank you for joining us for another in the series of hearings on comprehensive tax reform. Today…
Read More (Tiberi Opening Statement: Joint Hearing on Energy Tax Policy and Tax Reform)Thank you, Chairman Tiberi. I’d also like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing on energy tax policy and administration….
Read More (Boustany Opening Statement: Joint Hearing on Energy Tax Policy and Tax Reform)Good morning and thank you for joining us for the latest in our continued series of hearings on comprehensive tax…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on Economic Models Available to the Joint Committee on Taxation for Analyzing Tax Reform Proposals)Today we are going to hear about a number of Medicare provider payments that will soon expire unless Congress intervenes. …
Read More (Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on Certain Expiring Medicare Provider Payment Provisions)