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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 the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Chairman Smith Floor Remarks – Opening Statement on the Paperwork Burden Reduction 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 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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
Cassidy Statement on Mandy Cohen to Head CDC
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Cassidy Statement on Mandy Cohen to Head CDC
Chairman Sanders Opens Sweeping Investigation into Amazon Warehouse Safety and Calls for Amazon Workers to Share Their Stories
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter today to Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy initiating a HELP Committee investigation into the abysmal safety record in Amazon’s warehouses and the company’s treatment of workers who are injured in those warehouses.
@EdWorkforceCmte Republicans Deliver Innovative Health Care Solutions for Job Creators and Workers
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, the House passed H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, delivering a win for job creators and workers. During debate of the legislation, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following remarks on the House Floor:
Foxx: Biden’s Student Loan Debt Transfer Scheme is a Sweepstakes Giveaway
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of overriding President Biden’s veto on H.J. Res. 45, a Congressional Review Act resolution that will bar the administration from implementing its student loan cancellation scheme and prevent any further extension of the student loan repayment pause.
Foxx Stands Up for Small Businesses, Advocates for Measures to Lower Cost of Health Care
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3799, the CHOICE Arrangement Act, a Republican package that takes the first step towards addressing rising health care costs for small businesses. The package is comprised of several innovative health care solutions.
What They Are Saying: Republican Health Care Solutions for Small Businesses
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
For more than 30 years, small businesses have cited health care costs as their number one issue. Republicans have solutions that would provide immediate relief to job creators and working Americans.
Chairman Good Leads Hearing on Strengthening the Health Care Market
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee Chair Bob Good (R-VA), delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Competition and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care Market":
Teachers Unions Drag Student Test Scores Even Lower
By DOL Newswire Report | Jun 24, 2023
Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) revealed that math and reading scores fell by 9 points and 4 points respectively from 2020 to 2023: