Opening Statements
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)I want to welcome everyone to the first hearing in the Subcommittee on Health for the 112th Congress. Today, we…
Read More (Herger Opening Statement: Hearing on MedPAC’s Annual March Report to Congress)Today’s hearing is about how the government can use data and information technology to better prevent fraud and abuse, increase…
Read More (Davis Opening Statement: Hearing on the Use of Data Matching to Improve Customer Service, Program Integrity, and Taxpayer Savings)I want to welcome our witnesses to this hearing to discuss the taxation of small businesses and pass-through entities as…
Read More (Tiberi Opening Statement: Hearing on Small Businesses and Tax Reform)Good afternoon. I want to begin this hearing by welcoming our guests, who are here to join a very important…
Read More (Boustany Opening Statement: Hearing on Health Care Fraud)Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and…
Read More (Camp Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 4 (the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011) and H.R. 705 (the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011))