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"Good afternoon and welcome to today’s hearing on the Social Security Administration’s role in combatting identity fraud.
"When the Social Security Administration ...
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"Today’s hearing will focus on the health care marketplace and how it’s become more consolidated and less competitive in recent years, leading to higher prices and fewer options for patients.
"There are many factors that contribute to this problem, and we need to work together and find ...
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"Today, when a family faces a sudden illness, a chronic health issue, or a life-threatening accident their first thought is fear for the health of their loved one. Their second is to worry about how they will afford it.
"When concerned about their health, patients don’t want to be contestants on a ...
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"Commissioner Werfel, thank you for being here today.
"I first want to address an issue that has been widely reported. Last week, a whistleblower came forward with troubling claims about abuses of power. We are conducting a review of this matter and will go wherever the facts lead us. I expect full ...
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"Good morning, the Subcommittee will come to order.
"It is my privilege as Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee to welcome everyone to our first hearing in the 118th Congress.
"I’d like to thank Ranking Member Larson, Chairman Smith, and the Members of the ...
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"Thank you, Chairman Schweikert and Ranking Member Pascrell.
"Today the Oversight Subcommittee is meeting to examine the tax-exempt status of nonprofit hospitals to ensure they are operating in the best interests of patients, communities, and taxpayers. As the committee with oversight jurisdiction over the IRS, the tax code, tax administration, ...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following statement urging the Biden Administration to stand up for American workers, families, farmers, and job creators, build on USMCA’s progress, hold the ...
"Thank you, Madame Secretary, for appearing before the Ways & Means Committee today. I will note, last year we waited 71 days between the release of the President’s Budget and your testimony before this Committee. So we commend you for promptly appearing today, on the day after the Budget was released, to defend President Biden’s $5 trillion tax hike.
"After two years of economic ...
Opening Tuesday's field hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland, Chairman Jason ...
WASHINGTON, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) shined a spotlight today on how Democrats, at every turn, blocked investigations into the greatest theft of taxpayer dollars in American history. In the new majority, Republicans are investigating what exactly is being done or not done to determine the size, scope, and severity of ...