WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ways and Means Committee took bipartisan action to address several critical issues facing the country, communities, and families. The Committee approved multiple pieces of legislation to revoke the tax-exempt status of charities supporting terrorist organizations, strengthen economic ties with Taiwan, expand support for ...
Four Key Moments from Work and Welfare and Oversight Subcommittees Hearing on Child Support Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. –State and tribal leaders, as well as tribal parents, testified during a joint hearing of the Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the name of advancing the Biden Administration’s so-called “equity” agenda, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed regulation that would violate religious freedom protections for foster parents and faith-based child welfare providers and exacerbate the nationwide shortage of foster homes, ...
As prepared for delivery. "Before we begin, I’d like to say a couple of words about our colleague, Dan Kildee, who announced he would be retiring at the end of this Congress. "The Kildee name has been a staple of Mid-Michigan politics for the last ...
As prepared for delivery. "Good afternoon and welcome. "I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s joint Work and Welfare and Oversight hearing on Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program for States and Tribes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden Administration is overstepping statutory authority and attempting to legislate by way of regulation in a proposed rule that would make substantive changes to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, write Ways and Means Committee Chairmen Jason Smith (MO-08) and Work and Welfare ...
As prepared for delivery. "As we have heard in our hearings outside Washington, the American people face a number of challenges. We have already advanced a number of solutions out of this Committee to help, but there is more to do. "Under the leadership of ...
WASHINGTON – The Official Poverty Measure affects federal funding intended to help millions of families living in poverty through programs such as the Social Services Block Grant, child welfare programs, food stamps, energy assistance, school lunches, and Medicaid, among a slew of others. At a hearing of the Ways and Means Work & Welfare Subcommittee, witnesses testified ...
As prepared for delivery. "Thank you Chairman LaHood and Ranking Member Davis. "Today’s hearing is, on the surface, about an issue that might otherwise draw very little, if any attention from most Americans. A discussion over how the government chooses to define one of various metrics it uses to allocate resources is not ...
"Good afternoon and welcome. "I want to thank everyone for joining us for today’s hearing on measuring poverty. "My name is Darin LaHood and I represent Illinois’ 16th District, covering much of the central and northwestern parts of the state. "The ...