Opening Statements
In 1996 I was a part of the historic reform of our welfare system as were some of the members…
Read More (Camp 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….
Read More (Davis Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 2883 The Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act)Today we are going to hear from a panel of witnesses regarding consolidation in the health care industry. Consolidation…
Read More (Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on Health Care Industry Consolidation)Co-chairmen Hensarling and Murray, fellow members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, The problem we face is obvious:…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement at the Organizational Meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction)Today we will review ideas for reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Since it replaced the New…
Read More (Davis Opening Statement: Hearing on Improving Work and Other Welfare Reform Goals)Back in November 1936, the U.S. Postal Service first began issuing Social Security cards to workers. Even though Social Security…
Read More (Johnson Opening Statement: Field Hearing on Social Security Numbers and Child Identity Theft)Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to this morning’s hearing on the new IRS paid tax return preparer initiative….
Read More (Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) Subcommittee on Oversight Hearing on the New IRS Tax Return Preparer Initiative)Good morning and thank you for joining us today. Today is the ninth hearing that we have held on comprehensive…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on Tax Reform and Consumption-Based Tax Systems)Good morning, and thank you for joining us this morning. According to the Congressional Research Service, the last time both…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on the Taxation of Debt and Equity)When children die from maltreatment, it sometimes makes international headlines, as in the Caylee Anthony case that drew the focus…
Read More (Davis Opening Statement: Hearing on Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment)