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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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September 08, 2011 Camp Opening Statement at the Organizational Meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

Co-chairmen Hensarling and Murray, fellow members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, The problem we face is obvious:…

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September 08, 2011 Davis Opening Statement: Hearing on Improving Work and Other Welfare Reform Goals

Today we will review ideas for reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.  Since it replaced the New…

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September 01, 2011 Johnson Opening Statement: Field Hearing on Social Security Numbers and Child Identity Theft

Back in November 1936, the U.S. Postal Service first began issuing Social Security cards to workers.  Even though Social Security…

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July 26, 2011 Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on Tax Reform and Consumption-Based Tax Systems

Good morning and thank you for joining us today.  Today is the ninth hearing that we have held on comprehensive…

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