Impact of 2008 Financial Crisis
Panelists including former representatives Barney Frank and Bill Thomas talked about the 2008 financial crisis and what has changed in the past five years. Among the topics they addressed we…
711 viewsPanelists including former representatives Barney Frank and Bill Thomas talked about the 2008 financial crisis and what has changed in the past five years. Among the topics they addressed we…
711 viewsSenate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT) outlined his committee’s efforts to write a proposal for changing the U.S. tax code. He said revenue must be part of tax reform efforts. Afte…
930 viewsHealth care, Medicare, and policy experts talked about curbing Medicare spending and the potential roadblocks to reforming the program.
544 viewsChairmen of eleven committees and subcommittees testified about the results of 22 field hearings on immigration issues in 13 states during August 2006. Topics included border security, impac…
186 viewsThe Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to review the impact of current and proposed border security and immigration policies on the costs and administration of certain entitlement progr…
539 viewsThe Society held a dinner celebrating the history of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and the significant role it plays in American public finance and federal reven…
96 viewsHouse and Senate leaders announced that they had reached an agreement on tax cut legislation that would extend certain tax cuts for middle income Americans. They also answered questions fr…
78 viewsOutgoing House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Thomas talked about tax policy and the operation of the Ways and Means Committee. Among the issues he addressed were the Bush administration’…
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