Default? Not on our watch.
If the United States government defaults on a debt payment, it would do serious harm to the U.S. economy—and, worst case scenario, could possibly put us back in a recession. That’s why on Thursday, the...
View ArticleCourt Allows House Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Obamacare Spending to Move...
WASHINGTON, DC — This afternoon, a federal judge ruled that the House of Representatives does have standing in its lawsuit challenging the administration’s disbursement of Obamacare cost-sharing...
View ArticleBrady, Roskam Welcome Court Ruling in House’s Obamacare Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, a federal judge ruled that the House of Representatives has legal standing in its lawsuit against the Obama administration for spending taxpayer dollars on Obamacare without...
View ArticleRyan Opening Statement: Markup of Default Prevention Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during a markup of H.R. 692, the Default Prevention Act, and H.R. 3442, the...
View ArticleRoskam Opening Statement: Protecting Seniors’ Retirement from the...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on the Department of Labor’s proposed...
View ArticleRoskam Opening Statement: Examining the Rising Costs of Higher Education
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on the rising costs of higher education and...
View ArticleRyan Statement on Closing of IRS Investigation
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced that it is closing its investigation of the...
View ArticleRepublican Oversight Leaders Question CMS on Fraud Prevention System
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Republican oversight leaders in the Senate and House sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking for information...
View ArticleChairman Roskam Opening Statement: Iran Terror Financing and the Tax Code
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing on presidential authority to waive...
View ArticleBipartisan House Members Outline Legislative Principles to Ensure Retirement...
WASHINGTON, DC — Republican and Democratic lawmakers today outlined a series of legislative principles that will help strengthen the retirement security of working families and ensure retirement...
View ArticleBipartisan Lawmakers Finalizing Bill to Ensure Retirement Advisors Protect...
WASHINGTON, DC – Republican and Democratic lawmakers today expressed strong optimism that they will soon introduce a legislative proposal to help strengthen the retirement security of working families...
View ArticleHouse Oversight Leaders Seek Answers on Failed State Exchanges Continuing to...
WASHINGTON, DC — House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Energy...
View ArticleBrady and Upton Seek to Break Administration Stonewall on Unlawful Payments...
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to break the Obama administration’s stonewall on providing information about its unlawful payments to insurance companies, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman...
View ArticleWays and Means Chairmen Call On IRS to Quickly Implement GAO Recommendations...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released two new reports regarding serious flaws in the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) audit selection processes. GAO confirmed...
View ArticleIn Effort to Break Administration’s Yearlong Stonewall, Brady and Upton...
WASHINGTON, DC – After requesting information regarding the administration’s unlawful payments to insurance companies for almost a year, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and...
View ArticleBrady, Roskam Demand Answers After IRS Admits to Destroying More Hard Drives
WASHINGTON, DC – After recent news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has destroyed more protected documents, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee...
View ArticleBrady Calls on IRS to Immediately Improve Customer Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report today providing new details on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) self-admitted “abysmal” level of customer service...
View ArticleWays and Means Committee to Hold Markup Tomorrow
What: Full Committee on Ways and Means Markup Where: 1100 Longworth House Office Building When: Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00 AM EST The Committee will consider the following: Committee on...
View ArticleChairman Roskam Opening Statement on Markup of the SAVERS Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam delivered the following opening statement at a Ways and Means Committee markup of his bill, the SAVERS Act of 2015 (H.R.4294):...
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Ways and Means Members Vote to Protect Americans’ Retirement
Today, Ways and Means Committee members voted 26-12 to pass the SAVERS Act of 2015 (H.R.4294), as amended. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and...
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