Dave Reichert

Children in foster care deserve our protection. But they also deserve the same opportunities as other kids.

It doesn't make sense to me that the government is going to take away from a prudent man who has worked hard his entire life.

What we need to do is work together for the American people to make sure that the tax law works for them.

They need a simpler tax form. They need a fairer tax form.

Too many people are out of work.

We cannot sit idly by when people need help finding jobs.

Fourteen months ago, Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate agreed on commonsense reforms to the unemployment insurance system designed to help more Americans return to work sooner.

I want Medicare to be solvent. I don't want people that are 50... to say, I am 54, and all you are telling me is that it is going to be bankrupt?

Do you think we can balance or make Medicare solvent in perpetuity by leaving the system in the exact same way that it is today?

The bottom line is that the system is going bankrupt. It is going to be underfunded. We need to solve it.

I note that these tax increases would take the form of higher Federal and State payroll taxes, which in my opinion are taxes on jobs.

My question is this: Why do you think a summary document prepared by the White House says that that same policy strengthening the solvency of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund reduces spending by 50 billion?

Can you explain to me--I want to be in a learning mode just like my friend from Ohio. Can you explain to me and the folks around the country why it is so important for families to balance their checkbook, balance their budget--they didn't…

So to some extent the citizens, the taxpayers in your State would be far better off by giving up the deduction and taking lower Federal income tax rates, and they would be far better off as a result, I think.

The Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the proposed waiver of work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

I can't think of a more important or more bipartisan topic than promoting adoption.

I look forward to hearing from leaders and experts alike about ways in which we can safely increase the number of children adopted from foster care.

While tens of thousands of children are adopted from foster care each year, twice as many foster children are still waiting for a permanent home.

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on increasing adoptions from foster care.

It is not only about the money, it is about the unity of the community and working together to provide for those people that really need our help.

But for charities like ours, the impact is enormous.

Charitable organizations perform invaluable services for our society, and I believe are part of what makes America great.

Let's get rid of the pool table, let's get rid of the big screen TV. We've got to start cutting things. We need to stop spending in this country. The Senate needs to do their job. No budget, no pay. {time} 1130

As seniors leave Medicare Advantage and they are forced into Medigap, what happens is, for AARP, they end up with a $1 billion windfall over 10 years.

So really these seniors will be forced back in the traditional fee-for-service Medicare, which is not coordinated, does not have the additional benefits that seniors are used to, and lacks any type of out-of-pocket maximum; is that correct?