Rahm Emanuel currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over matters including taxes, trade, Social Security, Medicare, welfare and unemployment compensation. In addition, the Congressman is a member of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Congressman Emanuel takes full advantage of his seat on these important committees to protect Social Security and Medicare, push for a tax code that values the middle class, and promote fiscal policies that promote savings and economic growth. Congressman Emanuel is working on a Savings Agenda to help all Americans save more for retirement. To that end, he has introduced legislation encouraging companies to automatically enroll new employees in their 401(k) plans; directing the IRS to allow taxpayers, by checking a box on their return or with the click of a mouse, to transfer their refunds directly into savings accounts; and creating a government matching contribution for retirement account contributions of up to $2,000 per year. Congressman Emanuel believes that by taking these steps to promote a Savings Revolution, we can help boost private savings while at the same time preserving Social Security's rock-solid, guaranteed benefit.

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