I will call this Subcommittee hearing to order, please. Welcome to today's hearing.

On top of all this change, we know some child welfare policies have the unintended effect of making life even harder for our children.

The Federal Government, you hear all the time we're from the Federal Government and we're here to help.

So, if the Federal Government would just rearrange its way of thinking, which is what we've had to do in Florida as we wrote this law.

Entering foster care is a life changing experience for children.

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

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.

This has been one of the most open and transparent processes that I have been engaged in.

This is unacceptable.

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