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A House Ways and Means subcommittee heard from a panel on their recommendations for simplifying the tax code. Witnesses included Bill Archer, a former U.S. representative (R-TX) who once cha…

At a Price Waterhouse Cooper Global Tax Reform Symposium, Treasury Secretary John Snow spoke about the U.S. economy. Using charts and graphs, he discussed sustained growth from tax cuts over…

Representative Archer announced a Republican tax plan which would allow some married couples to pay less taxes. After his announcement he answered questions from reporters.

In an excerpt from the House debate, members discussed the possibility of tax cuts. Republicans proposed to use some of the budget surplus to provide a tax break for Americans. Democratic me…

In an excerpt members debated about the Republican plan to cut taxes by ten percent. Some were concerned that Social Security would be damaged by this plan.

This House session reviewed and modified two bills. HR4579 is the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1998 and HR4578 is a bill to establish protection of the Social Security Account.

Representative Bill Archer (R-TX) talked about his proposal for a tax cut. He was accompanied by several farmers and individuals who described how the plan might affect their lives.

After appearing on "Meet the Press", Rep. Bill Archer (R-TX) talked about the congressional agenda, specifically tax changes and the budget.

Committee members debated final language on H.R. 2676, Rep. Archer’s bill designed to reform the Internal Revenue Service. The bill is based on the National Commission on Restructuring the I…

Congressman Bill Archer (R-Texas) released his plan for Internal Revenue Service Reform. The reforms include putting the burden of proof on the IRS for cases which reach tax courts, increasi…

Congressman Bill Archer (R-Texas) and Congressman Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the co-chair of the Commission on IRS Restructuring, spoke about the need for IRS reform. They stressed that taxpayers…

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Representative Bill Archer, R-Texas, responded to IRS reform efforts, saying that putting the IRS under the control of a political board of directors …

Representative Bill Archer (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, briefed reporters on the committee agenda for the rest of the year. His priorities included IRS refo…

In a portion beginning at about 2:40 p.m., members debated the tax cut portion of the budget package which is designed to cut $94 billion over the next five years. Members highlighted aspect…

House and Senate conferees met to eliminate the differences in the tax provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation bill. Members debated where the proposed cuts …

House Republicans heard from their leadership on the Republican tax proposal. Participants spoke about the importance of tax cuts to citizens and explained the benefits of their tax cut prop…

House Republican leaders talked to reporters after the weekly meeting of the entire Republican conference. They focused mostly on the budget resolution and Republican tax cut proposals and s…

Members of the House Ways and Means committee gathered for a markup session on tax proposals for the 1998 fiscal year.

In a live portion, committte members continued progressing through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998 bud…

In a live portion, committee members continued progressin through tax legislation line by line which is designed to cut taxes by $85 billion over the next five years as part of the 1998 budg…