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Herger served on the influential [[United States House Committee on Ways and Means]] since his tenure began as a federal representative. Within Ways and Means, Representative Herger served on two subcommittees, the [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade|Subcommittee on Trade]], and the [[United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support|Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support]]. In the 110th Congress he was named the Ranking Member of the Republican (minority) delegation to the Trade Subcommittee. Representative Herger's participation in full committee is limited to Ways and Means, in accordance with the rules of the Committee on Ways and Means. While he chaired the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support (called the Subcommittee on Human Resources during his watch) beginning with the [[107th United States Congress|107th Congress]], he played a leading role in the reauthorization and expansion of the 1996 welfare reform law. He sponsored the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021194803/http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/query/z ''Criminal Welfare Prevention Act''], passed as part of the larger 1996 Welfare Reform Law. This bill gave additional financial incentives to law enforcement agencies that identified fraudulent recipients of aid.<ref name="official bio"/><ref>Herger, W. (May 25, 1999); retrieved July 24, 2007</ref>
On August 18, 2009, Herger triggered controversy when he attended a town hall meeting in Redding, California, where an audience member introduced himself as a "proud right-wing [[terrorist]]"<ref name="terrorist">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtshastanews.com/news/x1566714064/Right-wing-terrorist-says-he-misspoke|title=Right wing "terrorist" says he misspoke|access-date=August 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831090111/http://www.mtshastanews.com/news/x1566714064/Right-wing-terrorist-says-he-misspoke|archive-date=2009-08-31|url-status=dead}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20161022122047/http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/4211/im-proud-right-wing-terrorist/ The person admitted] to reporters in a private interview ten days later, after the controversy had reached national attention, that he had misspoken, having intended to say "extremist". Herger did not immediately distance himself from the remark then and there, but, instead, after the constituent's lengthy comment, responded by saying, "Amen. God bless you. There goes a great American." Many people, both inside and outside Herger's congressional district found his failure to respond immediately unacceptable.<ref name="Redding Record Searchlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.redding.com/news/2009/aug/28/tv-commentator-calls-hergers-resignation/|title=TV Commentator Calls for Herger's Resignation|access-date=August 28, 2009}}</ref> Herger's gaffe attained the apotheosis of national media attention when Keith Olbermann picked the story up for his show [
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