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Statements for the Record: Any individual or organization wanting to present their views for inclusion in the hearing record should submit a typewritten, single-spaced statement, not exceeding 10 pages in length. Title and date of the hearing, and the full name and address of the individual or organization must appear on the first page of the statement. Statements must be received no later than two weeks following the conclusion of the hearing.

Statements should be mailed to:

Senate Committee on Finance
Attn. Editorial and Document Section
Rm. SD-203
Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-6200

 

November 2003

11-18-03 Nomination of Arnold I. Havens, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury

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11-4-03 Nomination of Michael O'Grady to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department Health and Human Services; Jennifer Baxendell Young to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department for Health and Human Services; and Bradley D. Belt, to be Member of the Social Security Advisory Board, Social Security Administration

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October 2003

10-23-03 Company Owned Life Insurance

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10-21-03 Tax Shelters: Who's Buying, Who's Selling and What's the Government Doing About It?

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10-1-03 To consider a substitute to S. 1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act of 2003

 

September 2003

9-23-03 To hear testimony on “Unfulfilled Promises: Mexican Barriers to U.S. Agricultural Exports.”

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9-17-03 To consider a Chairman’s Mark entitled, Extension of Highway Trust Fund Provisions, and S. 1548, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Act of 2003 (VEETC) (as modified by the Chairman’s Mark); and, a Chairman’s Mark entitled, National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act; and H.R.743, The Social Security Program Protection Act of 2003

9-10-03 To consider a substitute to H.R. 4, to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care and for other purposes; and, S. 622, the Family Opportunity Act of 2003

9-9-03 The Alias Among Us: The Homeland Security and Terrorism from Document Fraud, Identity Theft and Social Security Number Misuse

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9-4-03 Regarding U.S. - Cuba Economic Relations

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August 2003

8-26-03 Rural Economy, Renewable Energy, and the Role of our Cooperatives

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July 2003

7-30-03 Nomination of Robert Stanley Nichols, to be Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department for the Treasury, and Teresa M. Ressel, to be Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Treasury

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7-17-03 Nursing Home Quality Revisited: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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7-15-03 An Examination of U.S. Tax Policy and Its Effect on the International Competitiveness of U.S. - Owned Foreign Operations

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7-10-03 To review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S. - Singapore Free Trade Agreement and the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement

7-8-03 An Examination of U.S. Tax Policy and Its Effect on the Domestic and International Competitiveness of U.S.- Based Operations

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June 2003

 

6-26-03 Nomination of Josette Sheeran Shiner, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President and James J. Jochum, to be Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce

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6-17-03 The Implementation of U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile

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6-12-03 To consider an original bill entitled, The Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003; to consider S. 312, "Availability of SCHIP Allotments for Fiscal Years 1998 through 2001"

6-6-03 Strengthening and Improving the Medicare Program

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6-5-03 To markup a revenue title to S. 824, the Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act

 

May 2003

5-13-03 To markup an original bill, the text of which was reported by the Committee on Finance on May 8, 2003, for the purposes of meeting Finance Committee reconciliation instructions

5-13-03 Status of the Free Trade Area of the Americas: Negotiations and Preparations for the Miami Ministerial. Subcommittee on International Trade

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5-8-03
To markup a Substitute for S. 2, the Jobs and Growth Act of 2003

April 2003

4-14-03 A Fair Deal for Rural America: Fixing Medicare Reimbursement

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4-9-03 The 2003 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds

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4-8-03 Enron: Joint Committee on Taxation Investigative Report - Compensation - Related Issues

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4-3-03 Purchasing Health Care Services in a Competitive Environment

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4-2-03 To mark up original bills, entitled, the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003; the Clean Diamond Trade Act; and the Tax Court Modernization Act

The Committee may also consider any or all of the following nominees: Mark Everson, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Diane L. Kroupa, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; Robert Allen Wherry, Jr., to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; and Harry A. Haines to be Judge, United States Tax Court; Joseph Robert Goeke, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; Mark Van Dyke Holmes to be Judge, United States Tax Court; and, Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., to be Member of the Oversight Board, U. S. Department of Treasury.

4-1-03 Nominations of Mark Van Dyke Holmes, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; Diane L. Kroupa, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; Robert Allen Wherry, Jr., to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; and Harry A. Haines to be Judge, United States Tax Court

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4-1-03 Taxpayer Alert: Choosing a Paid Preparer and the Pitfalls of Charitable Car Donation

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March 2003

3-18-03 Nomination of Mark W. Everson, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of Treasury

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3-12-03 Welfare Reform: Building on Success

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3-11-03 The Funding Challenge: Keeping Defined Benefit Pension Plans Afloat

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3-5-03 The Administration’s Trade Agenda

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February 2003

2-27-03 Examining the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Health Care
Priorities


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2-26-03 To mark up an original bill entitled, "the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003"

2-20-03 Field Hearing at the American Institute of Business Conference Center in Des Moines, IA on Welfare Reform.

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2-13-03 Enron: The Joint Committee on Taxation's Investigative Report

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2-12-03 Nominations of Joseph Robert Goeke, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court, the Judiciary; Glen L. Bower, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court, the Judiciary; Daniel Pearson, to be Member of the United States International Trade Commission; Charlotte A. Lane, to be Member of the United States International Trade Commission; Raymond T. Wagner, Jr. to be Member of the Department of the Treasury, Oversight Board

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2-12-03 Examination of Proposals for Economic Growth and Job Creation: Incentives for Investment

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2-11-03 Examination of Proposals for Economic Growth and Job Creation: Incentives for Consumption

2-05-03 Markup of original bills, entitled, the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003 and the Charity Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act of 2003

2-05-03 Revenue Proposals in the President's FY 2004 Budget

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January 2003

1-30-03 U.S. Borders: Safe or Sieve?

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Executive Session To Consider the Nomination of John W. Snow for Treasury Secretary

1-28-03 Nomination of John W. Snow, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the United States Treasury

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