Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight 

Ways and Means is the oldest and most prestigious Committee in Congress. It is responsible for some of the most important issues faced by Congress: tax, trade and tariff, Social Security, Medicare, as well as unemployment benefits, enforcement of child support laws, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), foster care and adoption programs. 

The Oversight Subcommittee, which I chair, conducts oversight of all programs within the Jurisdiction of the Full Ways and Means Committee.  We have conducted hearings to oversee the activities of the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, charitable organizations who are given special tax exemption under the Internal Revenue Code, and the administration of the Medicare program.

Oversight Subcommittee:

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Health Subcommittee:

Health Subcommittee Advisory No. HL-29 -- House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA) announced today that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on reforming Medicare’s physician payment system. The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2008, in the main committee hearing room, 1100 Longworth House Office Building.

About the Ways and Means Committee:

The House Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest standing committee in Congress. It was created in 1789 and has jurisdiction over legislation, methods, and means of raising revenue for the use of the government. In addition to legislating, the Committee exercises broad oversight authority over economic policy, international trade, welfare, Social Security, Medicare and health care policy.

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