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Economic Update: GOP Tax Policy has American Economy Headed in the Right Direction (Oct. 24, 2006)
 
Republicans Have Provided Health Care Solutions (Nov. 1, 2006)
 
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  Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of Welfare Reform


This year marks the tenth anniversary of the successful 1996 welfare reforms, which were responsible for lifting millions of American out of poverty and dependence on welfare and into work and self-sufficiency.

1996 Welfare Reforms Produced Remarkable Success (07/11/06)
   
Each month, starting with February, the Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee will be releasing a report highlighting a specific outcome of the successful reforms.

FEBRUARY: 1996 Welfare Reforms Reduce Welfare Dependence (02/27/06)
   
MARCH: 1996 Welfare Reforms Increase Work and Earnings (03/30/06)
   
APRIL: Poverty Rates Decline Since the 1996 Welfare Reforms (04/28/06)
   
MAY: Ending Waste, Fraud and Abuse of Welfare Benefits (06/01/06)
   
JUNE: How Opponents’ Dire Predictions Were Wrong (06/30/06)
   
JULY: Lessons Learned from the Past Decade (07/31/06)
   


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President Signs Medicare Rx Bill Into Law
President George W. Bush signs H. R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 on Dec. 8, 2003.
 
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