Opening Statements
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)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)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)I think every member of this committee, Republican and Democrat alike, would agree on one basic fact: The U.S. economy…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on Impediments to Job Creation)Good afternoon. I would like to welcome all of you, especially Panamanian Ambassador Jaramillo, to our hearing on the U.S.-Panama…
Read More (Brady Opening Statement: Hearing on the Pending Trade Agreement with Panama)Good morning. I would like to welcome all of you, especially Colombian Ambassador Silva, to our first Trade Subcommittee hearing…
Read More (Brady Opening Statement: Hearing on the Pending Trade Agreement with Colombia)The Committee will now consider H.R. 1034, the “Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011.” This bill…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 1034: “Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011”)The Ways & Means Committee derives its jurisdiction from Article One, Section Seven of the United States Constitution, which provides…
Read More (Tiberi Opening Statement: Hearing on the Tax-Related Provisions of H.R. 3)