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April 17, 2015 Evidence-Based Policy: Murray, Ryan Introduce Bill to Expand Data Use in Evaluating Federal Programs, Tax Expenditures

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) announced that they have introduced their Evidence-Based…

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April 16, 2015 Accountability, Transparency, and Effective Oversight

The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (TPA) will help deliver the strongest possible trade agreements that will boost…

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April 16, 2015 Ryan Discusses #TPA4USJobs on CNBC

WASHINGTON This afternoon on CNBCs Closing Bell, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) discussed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade…

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March 31, 2015 With the Jobs Situation This Bad, Is Now Really the Time to Raise Taxes?

Last week, a New York Times editorial noted that, despite November’s job gains, the employment situation in the U.S. is…

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March 31, 2015 One Year Later, Data Shows Democrats’ 2009 Stimulus Law Failed to Deliver on Job Promises

January 9, 2010 marks the one-year anniversary of the Romer/Bernstein report in which the Administration’s chief economists promised Democrats’ 2009 stimulus…

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March 31, 2015 Giving Empty Rhetoric a Bad Name

Much attention has been given to President Obama’s continued “focus” on passage of the American Jobs Act.  As others have…

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March 31, 2015 Camp Statement on Balanced Budget Amendment Failure

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the Balanced…

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March 31, 2015 Obama Administration Far Better at Creating New Food Stamp and Disability Recipients Than Jobs

As shown in the chart below, the policies of President Obama and the Democrats who control Washington have failed the…

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March 31, 2015 Full-Time Jobs Down, Part-Time Jobs Up

Full-Time Jobs Down, Part-Time Jobs Up. In June 2014 all the job creation was in part-time employment, with significant loses…

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January 27, 2015 Moving America Forward: Expanding U.S. Trade

This afternoon, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on United States trade policy, with U.S. Trade…

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