Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement regarding reports that 365,000 Americans selected a plan in the federal and state Exchanges in October and November. "The Administration set an enrollment target of 1.2 million by the end of the November, and today’s reports show they are continuing to miss critical benchmarks,… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the announcement by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministers that they made significant progress in the Singapore Round and will continue their work in January. “The headway achieved so far on TPP is positive, but more work remains.  There are long-standing… 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 November 2013.   “While this is a statistical improvement, it is a sad commentary on our economy that a seven percent unemployment rate is looked at as good news.  For families in Michigan, it simply isn’t… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement regarding the Committee’s work towards a permanent physician payment fix, also known as the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR). “SGR is an important issue for physicians and seniors alike who, for over a decade, have been hamstrung by short-term patches instead of the certainty… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement regarding reports that healthcare.gov enrolled 29,000 Americans in coverage the first two days of December.  “When it comes to the website, the important number is not how many visitors healthcare.gov is getting per day, but how many Americans can actually enroll – end to end – in… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed changes for 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organizations rules. "There continues to be an ongoing investigation, with many documents yet to be uncovered, into how the IRS systematically targeted and… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding problems with the income verification system in the Exchanges. Recent reports have documented the Exchanges miscalculating eligibility for federal tax credits, and therefore misleading consumers as to how much their plan will cost them, as… Read more

 Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the release of the international tax reform draft by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT). “Today’s release of Chairman Baucus’ international tax reform draft underscores the ongoing conversation about how we can fix our broken tax code so… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Froman in support of ongoing negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on currency manipulation and the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks: “Currency manipulation is a serious problem that can erode the benefits of our trade agreements.  I hear regularly from other Members of Congress and stakeholders about their shared… Read more