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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act to enhance the institutional independence of the Census Bureau and to improve its operations.


Senate GOP Leaders Press CBO, JCT for True Cost of Democrats’ Obamacare Spending Spree Amid Record-High Inflation

News Release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Republican leaders have sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) requesting more information on the potential budgetary and economic impacts of making the temporary expansion of premium tax credits (PTC), justified as pandemic relief by Democrats, permanent.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


July 11: bills handled by Oversight and Reform Committee

There was activity on three bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on July 11.



Fact Check: Economists Dispute  Democrats’ Claim that Inflation Is Fueled by Corporate Greed

News Release: Fact Check: Economists Dispute Democrats’ Claim that Inflation Is Fueled by Corporate Greed.


Congressional Record publishes “The Economy (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section on July 12

“The Economy (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S3227-S3228 on July 12


There are four releases scheduled to be published on July 13.


Crapo, Brady, Risch on Treasury’s Desperate Attempt to Force Global Tax Agreement

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), U.S. House Ways and Means Republican Leader, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement...


JCT Confirms Democrats’ Proposals Increase Taxes on All Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C.--A new pair of analyses by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) shows that the Democrats’ latest tax-and-spend provisions under discussion will increase taxes on millions of Americans making less than $400,000 per year, and the average tax rate for every single income category...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Media Advisory: Finance Committee to Consider Treasury and HHS Nominations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to consider two nominations. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


News Release: Brady: It’s A Painful Time for American Families in Biden’s Cruel Economy.


How politicians on Ways and Means Committee dealt with bills on July 11

There was activity on one bill related to the Ways and Means Committee on July 11.


News Release: Brady: June Jobs Report’s Red Flags for Economy: Shrinking Workforce Continues.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a five-day research media embargo for subscribers to access a new interactive data tool, data tables and research paper on young adult migration. This research uses deidentified decennial census, survey and tax data for people born between 1984 and 1992 to measure migration...



Brady: All Allegations of IRS Political Targeting Should Be Investigated 

News Release: Brady: All Allegations of IRS Political Targeting Should Be Investigated.


Neal Statement on Assassination of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement mourning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) June 2022 jobs report...