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Opening Statements

October 05, 2011 Brady 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…

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September 23, 2011 Johnson Opening Statement: Joint Hearing on Work Incentives in Social Security Disability Programs

Our nation’s most vulnerable citizens are at the center of a perfect storm.  Record deficits, a still struggling economy, and…

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September 23, 2011 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)…

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September 22, 2011 Tiberi Opening Statement: Joint Hearing on Energy Tax Policy and Tax Reform

Good morning and thank you for joining us for another in the series of hearings on comprehensive tax reform.  Today…

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September 22, 2011 Boustany 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….

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September 21, 2011 Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on Certain Expiring Medicare Provider Payment Provisions

Today we are going to hear about a number of Medicare provider payments that will soon expire unless Congress intervenes. …

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September 14, 2011 Davis Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 2883 The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act

The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act continues this Committee’s tradition of bipartisanship in crafting child welfare legislation….

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September 09, 2011 Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on Health Care Industry Consolidation

Today we are going to hear from a panel of witnesses regarding consolidation in the health care industry.   Consolidation…

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