Opening Statements
We meet today to continue our dialogue about what I hope will result in a bipartisan path forward to reform…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on How the Tax Code’s Burdens on Individuals Demonstrate the Need for Comprehensive Tax Reform)Identity theft is a lasting and devastating crime. Victims spend years having to prove who they are while monitoring credit…
Read More (Johnson Opening Statement: Hearing on the Role of Social Security Numbers in Identity Theft and Options to Guard Their Privacy)Good morning. I would like to welcome all of you, especially South Korean Ambassador Han, to today’s Trade Subcommittee hearing…
Read More (Brady Opening Statement: Hearing on the Pending Trade Agreement with South Korea)I’d like to begin today by first thanking our special guests for being with us today. It is an honor…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Meeting of the Joint Committee on Taxation)We have three purposes in today’s hearing. First, to learn about duplication in programs serving low-income children and families. Second,…
Read More (Davis Opening Statement: Hearing on GAO Report on Duplication of Government Programs; Focus on Welfare and Related Programs)I’m glad to see these witnesses here today, and I hope that during the course of this hearing we’ll be…
Read More (Reichert Opening Statement: Hearing on AARP’s Organizational Structure and Finances)When Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus founded AARP in 1958, Medicare did not exist. Dr. Andrus understood that seniors needed access…
Read More (Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on AARP’s Organizational Structure and Finances)As Chairman Herger said in his opening statement, AARP was created with the praiseworthy goal of promoting independence, dignity, and…
Read More (Boustany Opening Statement: Hearing on AARP’s Organizational Structure and Finances)Good morning. I would like to welcome everyone to today’s hearing on the Internal Revenue Service and the 2011 Tax…
Read More (Boustany Opening Statement: Hearing on Internal Revenue Service Operations and the 2011 Tax Return Filing Season)We meet today to consider H.R. 1232, a bill that restricts the use of taxpayer funds for abortion. It is,…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 1232 – The Elimination of Certain Tax Benefits Relating to Abortion)