Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in reaction to the news that the economy grew 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2014. “Today’s news should be a wakeup call for the leaders in Washington – the status quo isn’t working.  With economic growth almost at a standstill, it is no surprise that only 27 percent of… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement after the Committee approved bipartisan legislation to prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care, and six permanent extensions of tax policies for America’s job creators. “Short-term tax policy is bad for business and bad for economic growth and jobs.  The United… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement regarding Tax Day. “There is no better example of Washington’s inefficiency and ineffectiveness than our tax code.  Today, as Americans across the country finish filing their taxes, they come face to face with a tax code that is too complicated, takes too much time to comply… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) wrote to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Acting Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Carolyn Colvin regarding media reports that adults who may have once received Social Security benefits as children were having… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that the Committee, acting under its authority granted in Sec. 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, voted out a criminal referral letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Eric Holder regarding actions taken by IRS employee Lois Lerner.  Chairman Camp, in sending the letter on behalf… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the March jobs report. “It is clear more must be done to strengthen this economy.  Washington’s number one focus must be on jobs and enacting policies that will actually help create sustained economic growth in this country.  That is why the Ways and Means Committee… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on the second anniversary of the U.S. having the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. "Our current tax code is a joke.  Our high corporate tax rate is a wet blanket on the economy, preventing businesses from growing and hiring here in the U.S.  We can… Read more

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement: “Today, I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives.  This decision was reached after much consideration and discussion with my family. “Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life.  I am deeply grateful to the… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling into question the Administration’s claims that they do not know how many individuals have paid their first month’s premium in the new health care Exchanges. New evidence obtained by the Committee… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI) along with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released a discussion draft titled, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act of 2014).  The IMPACT Act of 2014 takes a crucial step toward… Read more