Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Highway Trust Fund. “I am disappointed that the Senate appears to be heading down a partisan road on highway funding.  Simply put, there is no way tax hikes to pay for more spending will fly in the House.  I am looking at policies that have a history of bicameral,… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative individuals includes a sitting United States Senator.  According to emails reviewed by the Committee under its Section 6103 authority, which allows the Committee to review confidential taxpayer information, Lois Lerner sought to have… Read more

January 21, 2010 Citizen’s United Ruling: Supreme Court issues ruling in Citizens United case, which would lead to an active campaign by Democrats against conservative groups – a campaign Lerner was well aware of and reacted to.   January 27, 2010  President Obama Goes on the Attack:  In his State of the Union address, President Obama states: “With all due deference… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following reaction to news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not pursue the illegal leak of National Organization of Marriage’s (NOM) tax information. “Through our investigation, we were able to discover that the IRS gave NOM’s confidential information to an individual who then intentionally leaked the… Read more

Good morning.  Thanks for that warm introduction, Sarah.  I want to thank Judge Morris and the Global Business Dialogue for having me to discuss the future of the U.S. trade agenda.  GBD has done so much to advance trade policy through its informative programs and analysis, and I’m pleased to participate today.   Since I have been Ways and Means Chairman, we have… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) requested Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Koskinen provide necessary information regarding the “lost” Lerner emails and the allegation that IRS cannot recover all emails from Lois Lerner and those of six other personnel involved with… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) revealed that the Committee’s early work into “lost” IRS emails show the problem is much bigger than the IRS initially admitted to.   In addition to Lois Lerner’s emails, the IRS cannot produce records from six other IRS employees… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) released the following statements on the 80th anniversary of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Chairman Camp stated, "This month marks the 80th anniversary of the enactment of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act.  Since its passage, every President, until… Read more

  Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) announced the first three steps the Committee is taking in reaction to the late Friday announcement that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) claims to have lost key emails in the investigation into the IRS targeting American… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the Internal Revenue Service informing the Committee that they have lost Lois Lerner emails from a period of January 2009 – April 2011.  Due to a supposed computer crash, the agency only has Lerner emails to and from other IRS employees during this time frame.  The… Read more