News from June 2023
Ranking Member Cassidy on Troubling Report Showing Declining Reading and Math Scores Among Students Post-Pandemic
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement following the publication of the 2023 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trends report showing a 4-point decline in reading performance and a 9-point decline in math performance among 13-year-old students compared to their pre-pandemic levels during the 2019–20 school year. These are the largest declines since the test was first administered in 1971
Ranking Member Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Committee Markup of Partisan Labor Bills
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today’s markup of partisan labor bills. This is the HELP Committee’s first partisan markup since the Affordable Care Act in 2009.
House Approves Bill to Reassert Congress’ Constitutional Authority Over Trade, Strengthen U.S.-Taiwan Relationship
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation today to reassert Congress’ sole authority over international trade while showcasing significant support for the U.S.-Taiwan relationship
Ways and Means Republicans Demand Answers on Welfare Fraud in Mississippi Scandal Involving Millions in Misspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funds
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
In a new letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08), joined by Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Ways and Means Committee Republicans, called for improved oversight from the Biden Administration within the TANF program after reports exposed massive fraud in Mississippi.
ICYMI: Big Banks Already Planning on How to Cash in on Democrat’s Welfare for the Wealthy
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
While Ways and Means Republicans were taking action last week to help workers, families, farmers, and small businesses by passing the pro-growth, pro-worker American Families and Jobs Act, Democrats were defending their welfare-for-the-wealthy special interest tax breaks in their so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Across town, the White House was releasing rules to expedite government checks to big banks and other large corporations looking to cash in on the IRA’s “green” welfare for the wealthy.
Chairmen Smith, Jordan Demand Answers on Alleged IRS Whistleblower Retaliation
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO- 08), joined by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-4), sent letters to the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding information related to their Committees’ investigations into alleged whistleblower retaliation.
Analysis: Guaranteed Deduction Bonus is a Targeted Working-Class Tax Cut
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Working families will be the primary beneficiary of a new bill passed out of Congress’s tax-writing panel last week, as new analysis debunks Democrats’ misleading claims otherwise. The $4,000 Guaranteed Deduction Bonus in the Tax Cuts for Working Families Act approved by the Ways and Means Committee provides targeted tax relief for working families, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn-Wharton Budget Model.
JCT: U.S. Stands to Lose Revenue Under OECD Tax Deal
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
The United States stands to lose over $120 billion in tax revenues under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) global minimum tax – known as Pillar 2 – negotiated by the Biden Administration, according to an analysis by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT).
Chairman Smith Remarks: Rules Testimony on CHOICE Arrangement Act and Small Business Flexibility Act
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Chairman Smith Remarks: Rules Testimony on CHOICE Arrangement Act and Small Business Flexibility Act
Smith: Ways and Means to Hold Closed Executive Session on Sensitive Whistleblower Allegations of Government Abuse and Misconduct
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced a special closed executive session for Committee members to review claims made by multiple IRS whistleblowers about the handling of a matter involving a high-profile individual and allegations of retaliation.
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on the Employer Reporting Improvement Act
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on the Employer Reporting Improvement Act
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on Taiwan Trade Legislation
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on Taiwan Trade Legislation
Labor Department publishes 12 notices in week ending June 10
By DOL Newswire | Jun 25, 2023
There were 12 notices published by the Labor Department in week ending June 10, according to the Federal Register.
US Department of Labor, Georgia road contractors to promote workplace safety during I-285, I-20 East interchange project
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, Georgia road contractors to promote workplace safety during I-285, I-20 East interchange project
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Student Safety Assessment of Job Corps Centers on June 26
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Notice published on June 26 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Large Scale Fraud In-The-Making at Department of Education
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently briefed the Committee on Education and the Workforce on the massive potential for fraud if the Supreme Court permits the Department of Education to move forward with Biden’s student loan scam. Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman...
US Department of Labor, North Florida non-profit initiative align to safeguard agriculture, construction industries' workers
By DOL Newswire | Jun 27, 2023
News Release: US Department of Labor, North Florida non-profit initiative align to safeguard agriculture, construction industries' workers
US Department of Labor cites Utah solar power company after inspectors find workers atop snow-covered Johnstown roof without fall protection
By DOL Newswire | Jun 28, 2023
News Release: DENVER - Cited 12 times since 2018 for endangering workers, a Utah-based solar provider allowed employees to work on an icy, snow-covered two-story roof in Johnstown without legally required fall protection in late December 2022, a U.S. Department of Labor safety investigation found.