1. Ways and Means Sarah Ellgass and Alex Daniels

2. History Ways and Means is the oldest committee Was first established as a select committee on July 24, 1789 (was discharged 3 months later) New committee was reappointed from the 1 st session of the 4 th congress in 1795; formally listed as a standing committee in that house rules on January 7 th, 1892

3. What does this committee do? “chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives”

4. Specialties Social Security Unemployment benefits Medicare Enforcement of child support laws Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, a federal welfare program Foster care and adoption programs

5. Reason for having a committee? “two heads are better than one” “Work can be shared” Actively involved Team work “Leadership skills can be developed” How are they determined? –senior member of the majority party

6. Current Chairmen Born and raised in Detroit Michigan Earned his BA at University of Chicago Earned his MA in International Relations from Columbia University Law Degree from Harvard Married for over 50 years and has 4 children Has nine grandchildren His brother is in the U.S.A Senate Dave Camp- ranking member in minority (from Michigan and is a republican-incumbant)

7. Hot Topics for Legislation The domestic manufacturing and energy jobs act of 2010 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 Unemployment Insurance Health Care Reform

8. Sources http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Default.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/united_states_h ouse_committee_on_ways_and_means http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/united_states_h ouse_committee_on_wa http://fflk.home.insightbb.com/information/f unctions_of_committees_2009.pda http://fflk.home.insightbb.com/information/f unctions_of_committees_2009.pda