Submissions For The Record

National Business Group on Health

January 26, 2011

The National Business Group on HealthStatement for the RecordHouse Ways and Means CommitteeHearing on the impact the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” and “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010” will ...

National Partnership for Women & Families

January 26, 2011

Supportive Workplace Policies Are Critical for Nursing Mothers Written Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families and Robin W. Stanton, Chair United States Breastfeeding Committee for “Hearing on Health Care Law’s Impact on Jobs, Employers, and the Economy” Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives January 26, 2011 The Affordable ...

Shelley Berkley

January 20, 2011

Rep. Shelley Berkley - Statement - Tax Reform Committee Hearing - 1/20/11Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses joining us today. A serious discussion about reforming our nation’s tax code is long overdue. The tax code is an area of law our constituents interact with everyday, yet we have created a system of taxation that is so dense and so ...

Mr. McDermott

January 20, 2011

Reasons, Rules, and Riots:Our Societal PanicBy David Cay JohnstonOn the surface, what’s going on with tax policy in Washington right now seems crazy.ADemocraticpresident whose enemies call him a socialist makesa deal with Republicans that sells out both his partyand the very tax promises that won him the ...

John Pettengill

January 20, 2011

January 19, 2011Dear Committee,Please consider my understanding of the FAIRTAX as expressed below.  It seems clear to me that the FAIRTAX is a win..win for both the government and the taxpayers.  Thanks so much for your time.John Pettengill, Richmond VA ...

John W. McClelland

January 20, 2011

January 25, 2011Dear Mr. Chairman:I am writing on behalf of the 4,000 members of the American Rental Association (ARA).  ARA members rent construction and industrial equipment, tools, and party and event equipment to other businesses and the public from more than 7,500 locations throughout the United States.  ARA wants to commend you for ...

Geoffrey Burr

January 20, 2011

Dear Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin:On behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a national organization with 75 chapters representing 23,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with nearly 2 million employees, we appreciate the opportunity to provide our thoughts in response to the House Ways and Means Committee hearing regarding ...

J. Michael Keeling

January 20, 2011

J. Michael Keeling, Statement            Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin, and distinguished members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, this statement is submitted by J. Michael Keeling, Chief Staff Officer and President of The ESOP Association.            The ESOP Association is a ...

Georgia Crowell

January 20, 2011

Georgia Crowell, Statement1.Eliminate all income tax and replace with a consumption tax similar to the Fairtax, but not including the elimination of social security taxes.2. Instead of the Obamacare proposals, place a tax on all processed and artificial foods which are destroying our health, such as sugar, ...

Michael D. Warlick

January 20, 2011

Michael D. Warlick, Sr., StatementThe current income tax system (and we use the term “system” loosely) imposes economic and administrative burdens on American families that have become intolerable.  Even the 1040EZ is too complex for many taxpayers, and the traditional Form 1040 that must be completed by those who itemize to take ...