… Means, and it implies that it's the ways and means of raising the revenue to administer the government. It's mentioned tangentially in the American Constitution. It's the only committee, and We have responsibility for all tax, trade, tariffs, Social Security, Medicare, the tax side of Medicaid, pensions, welfare, and management of the public debt. Constitution says that all revenue measures must originate in the House of Representatives. And in the House of Representatives, they have to begin in the Ways of Means Committee. (10:29–10:39)
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Asserts the responsibilities of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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