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- ↑ "Chairman Camp Announces Republican Membership on Ways & Means Subcommittees for 112th Congress". January 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ Chairman Neal announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress
- ↑ Brady Announces Subcommittee Leaders and Assignments for the 117th Congress