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March 03, 2015 Chairman Ryan on Fox: ‘We have an obligation to offer an alternative’ to Obamacare

WASHINGTON — This morning, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke to Fox News about the “off-ramp…

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February 27, 2015 Reed Introduces Bill to Preserve Work Requirements in Welfare

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY) introduced the Preserving the Work Requirement for Welfare Act. The legislation prohibits the Obama…

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February 25, 2015 Chairman Johnson Lays Out Principles for Disability Insurance Reform

WASHINGTON — In a Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) put forth a…

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February 25, 2015 House Passes Bill to Strengthen 529 College-Savings Plans

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 529, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Ron…

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February 24, 2015 Brady and McDermott Introduce Bill to Prevent Medicare Fraud

WASHINGTON — Today, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R….

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February 23, 2015 Lynn Jenkins Op-Ed: Time to boost—not tax—college-saving plans

CNBC op-edSince 1995, America has fallen from first to nineteenth in college graduation rate and educational mobility among countries studied…

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February 21, 2015 Chairman Roskam Demands Answers on Inaccurate Tax Data Sent by HHS

WASHINGTON — Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner demanding…

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February 13, 2015 House Passes Bill to Bring Tax Certainty to Small Businesses

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 636, America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act, legislation introduced by Rep….

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February 12, 2015 Hatch, Johnson, Ryan Introduce Bill to Prevent ‘Double Dipping’ in Disability Benefits

WASHINGTON — Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson…

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February 12, 2015 Houses Passes Bill to Promote Charitable Giving

WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act, legislation that makes permanent certain…

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