WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is currently failing to follow the law and protect taxpayers in several key areas, Ways and Means Committee members warned IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel during an oversight hearing of the agency. A recent report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) showed ...
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"Thank you Commissioner Werfel for appearing before the Ways and Means Committee a little earlier than usual this year. We have a lot to go over with you, so I appreciate you answering the request of our Members to come before the Committee early this year.
Hearing Information
Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 10:00 AM.
1100 Longworth House Office Building
Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLPSkPAsSpM
Witness List:
Daniel Werfel
Commissioner, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing, Republican and Democrat members made clear that the Biden Administration must stand up for American interests at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference. Witnesses urged the Administration to continue to press forcefully for critical dispute ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over 250 medications are currently in short supply, covering everything from asthma and blood clots to treatments for multiple kinds of cancers. At the same time, America is too dependent on foreign countries for ingredients and medical supplies, warned witnesses at a Tuesday Ways and Means Committee hearing on the drug shortage ...
"The purpose of today's hearing is to help us meet this moment and signal to the Biden Administration what strong U.S. leadership at the WTO looks like. These should not be partisan issues."
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Hearing Information
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 9:00 AM.
1100 Longworth House Office Building
Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdKnDPq1oSw
Witness List:
Dennis Shea
Executive Director, J. ...
"It's clear to me that we need to incentivize the development of higher quality drugs and improve purchasing dynamics without relying on mandates from Washington."
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Hearing Information
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM.
1100 Longworth House Office Building
Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvxPFnGpI7E
Witness List:
Dr. Stephen Schleicher, MD, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the Ways and Means Work and Welfare Subcommittee hearing on supporting youth aging out of foster care, members heard testimony about the challenges foster youth in America face as they transition into adulthood and ways to improve federal child welfare programs. Every year, around 19,000 foster youth age out of the foster care ...