I have got a common-sense measure to stop the IRS from giving out refundable child tax credits to illegal immigrants by requiring tax filers to provide their Social Security number.

It is outrageous that by all accounts the IRS is simply turning a blind eye to this type of fraud which is costing the American taxpayer billions.

Limiting the content or discontinuing the availability of the DMF is a legislative and policy decision for Congress and the SSA.

Worrying about a lost loved one's stolen identity is a burden no grieving family should bear. That's why I, along with a number of my colleagues, introduced H.R. 3475, the `Keeping IDs Safe Act of 2011,' to protect the Social Security…

the Lacey Act prevented good conservation in protecting some wild goats--they are called markhor in Pakistan--from having a good management program set up.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...are criminalizing people who want to establish good management practices for wildlife.

We need to stop this criminalization, we need to alter the Act so that it does have some flexibility.

Improper payments of tax refunds have cost taxpayers over $100 billion in recent years. This hearing will explore a major source of the problem - identity thieves who steal Social Security numbers to engage in tax fraud.

Today the Subcommittee will conduct a legislative hearing on two bills that amend the Lacey Act.

This legislation was endorsed by an impressive list of organizations, including the National Association of Home Builders.

The purposes of this proposal are to exempt any plant or finished plant product imported or completed before May 22, 2008.

Today we will hear reasons why changes may be needed to address the legal jeopardy that Americans may face.

He was very short and very angry. He told her to, quote, 'get the money in.'

one of the fundamental problems not addressed in the Affordable Care Act is the--in the context of accountable care organizations is we still have Federal barriers in place that prohibit physicians to integrate care with hospitals, and…

I think this has been a nice reprieve where we actually get to talk about policy.

It is clearly overdue.

Fundamentally, Secretary Chu and I disagree on the role of Government and how it best serves the people.

I find it ironic that he conveniently cannot be with us today to defend his memorandum and instead he is traveling in Europe.