U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court
September 08,2026
Crapo Announces Nominations Hearing for HHS, IRS Chief Counsel and Tax Court
Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Gerard Klomp to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); James Gadwood to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury; Ge Bai to be an Assistant Secretary of HHS; and Andrew A. De Mello to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.
Title: Hearing to consider nominees for HHS; IRS; U.S. Tax Court
Witnesses: Gerard Klomp; James Gadwood; Ge Bai; Andrew A. De Mello
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Opening statements and a live video of the hearing will be available on https://www.finance.senate.gov. An additional live video will be streamed on https://x.com/MikeCrapo.
Members of the press interested in covering this hearing in person should RSVP to the appropriate Senate press gallery.
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