Ways and Means Committee

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  Time Bombs Lurk in Retirement Overhaul: Lawmakers, Experts

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2012

  House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp warned Tuesday that a retirement overhaul in efforts to reform the tax code could "threaten the retirement security of ordinary families."

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  Ryan’s GOP Budget Repeals AMT and Health Care Law, Reforms Tax Code

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2012

  House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., released the House 2013 budget, which would reduce tax brackets from six to two and, like Obama's plan, cut corporate tax rate.

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  Joint Congressional Hearing Addresses Derivatives and Tax Reform

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2011

  Baucus quotes Buffett on limiting ‘potential for mischief;’ witnesses criticize Congress’ piecemeal approach to taxing financial products.

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  Budget War Expected to Rage as Debate Turns to 2012

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2011

  Now that last week’s U.S. budget battle is over, with Democrats and Republicans both claiming victory in the deal negotiated Friday night, the real fiscal war can.

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  Budget Cuts and Bernanke Speaks: Advisor Briefing for the Week of Feb. 14, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2011

  Hearings scheduled on the budget and Dodd-Frank implementation, and inflation reports on the PPI and CPI, highlight the likely market-moving news of the week.

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  Deficit Commission's Proposals Blasted by Retirement Plan Officials

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 11, 2010

  Retirement planning officials sharply objected to the deficit reduction draft report that was released Wednesday by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

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  The Next Wave of Congressional Chairmen

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 28, 2010

  The more conservative Tim Johnson will replace retiring Senate Banking chairman Christopher Dodd. Johnson's major priority for the next Congress is implementing Dodd-Frank.

• Policy Analytics: Investing in a Rising Tax Environment

  By Andrew H. Friedman  |  July 1, 2010

  A year and a half into the Obama administration, the federal budget deficit is soaring. Spending has swelled as the government expended funds to support...

• Tax Extenders Bill Passes House, Heads for Senate

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2010

  Bill addresses DB funding relief, 401(k) fee disclosure, carried interest loophole

• House Bill Would Strengthen Pension Benefits for Part-Time Employees

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 12, 2010

  Retirement Fairness Act of 2009 has pension experts and bloggers buzzing