Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to reports that an IRS employee took personal data out of the agency. "In the past, the IRS has released personal taxpayer information to the public, and has not been able to effectively prevent and detect identity theft.  This latest report is concerning.  The… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House passed permanent repeal of the physician payment fix, paid for by delaying ObamaCare’s individual mandate penalty for five years. “The President, realizing the failures of his health care law, has repeatedly delayed and exempted certain individuals, labor… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to an independent economic analysis commissioned by Business Roundtable (BRT) and conducted by Rice University Professors John Diamond and George Zodrow that shows the Tax Reform Act of 2014 would grow the economy and increase wages for American workers. … Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to CMS’ announcement that it would not finalize certain rules related to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. "I appreciate that CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will not finalize controversial provisions of the proposed Part D rule.  It was clear… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its unemployment report for February 2014. “This jobs report still isn't good enough.  We have essentially lost a decade of opportunity due to a continually weak economy, and it is clear that at this rate we are drifting toward losing a… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that after months of discussions with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding producing documents pertaining to the Committee’s investigation of the IRS targeting of conservative groups and subsequent issuance of 501(c)(4) rulemaking, the IRS will turn over Lois Lerner emails and documents to the… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Republican Members sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner asking CMS to halt the proposed rule changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.  The proposed rule uses a false interpretation as to the non-interference… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY2015 Budget. “Last week, I offered a tax reform plan that would make our broken tax code simpler and fairer for businesses and hardworking taxpayers.  Our plan to close loopholes and lower rates for all Americans would add $3.4 trillion to the… 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 in response to the President’s 2014 Trade Agenda. Camp: “I welcome the Administration’s focus on developing new markets for goods and services produced by U.S. manufacturers, service providers, and farmers, as well as on… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA), Congressman Cory Gardner (R-CO), Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) and nine additional Members of Congress introduced legislation to ensure taxpayer-funded welfare benefits are not used at stores selling marijuana in Washington and Colorado.  The Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act… Read more