I rise today in support of H.R. 6410, a bill to provide a simple way for individuals to voluntarily donate funds to pay down the national debt. Under current law, you can contribute to debt reduction. But like all things with the IRS, it isn’t easy. If you dig deep into the 189 pages of instructions that accompany the 1040, you will find on page 88 the following: “Do not add your gift [to reduce debt held by the public] to any tax you may owe.” To contribute to deficit reduction, one must send a... Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) I urge passage of this legislation to strengthen trade and investment ties with Africa and the CAFTA-DR countries and support well-paying jobs in the United States.. The legislation also extends the President’s authority to impose the import ban on products from Burma for an additional three years, and reauthorizes the actual imposition of the import sanctions for one year. The legislation has broad bipartisan support and is supported by all the stakeholders. AGOA has succe... Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) I rise today in support of H.R. 6169, the Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act. Yesterday, House Republicans – joined by 19 House Democrats – voted to extend the current tax policies through the end of next year. That was an important, responsible step to provide Congress the time to pass and enact comprehensive tax reform without risking further damage to a fragile economy. The failure to stop the tax hike that is looming at the end of the year c... Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) I rise today in support of H.R. 8, the Jobs Protection and Recession Prevention Act. In doing so, I, and my fellow Republican House colleagues, have made an important choice, the choice to focus on job creation. Unfortunately, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who oppose this important piece of legislation have made a different choice, the choice to focus on tax hikes that destroy jobs. The Jobs Protection and Recession Prevention Act stops the tax hike we face ... Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) We are here today to repeal a law that is both fundamentally flawed and overwhelmingly unpopular. The problem with this law – among its many faults – is it puts government at the center of health care decisions; not doctors and patients. Instead of families and employers deciding what coverage is best for them, the Secretary of Health and Human Services makes that choice. Instead of families and employers deciding what they can afford to spend on insurance, the IRS makes th... Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), a member of the joint U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate conference committee on the Highway Bill, issued the following statement regarding House action the legislation. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 373-52: This bill helps to provide the funding that cities and towns depend on to develop and maintain the infrastructure they need to attract businesses to locate in t... Read more

I come to the floor today in support of H.R. 436, The Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012. This bill would repeal two of the harmful tax hikes contained in the Democrats’ health care law – the medical device tax and the restrictions on using health-related savings accounts for over-the-counter (OTC) medication. The legislation also includes a provision that will increase flexibility for health care consumers who use Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs). All are fully paid-for by recouping ov... Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 9, “The Small Business Tax Cut Act.” This legislation will allow small businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a 20 percent tax deduction. Small businesses are the engine of job creation. And, while we pursue comprehensive tax reform that will give all businesses certainty to invest and hire, this bill will help small businesses to re-invest, hire new workers, or provide a raise to an employee. The policies put forth by President Obama and Congressional D... Read more

Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation to ensure that we can continue to fight unfair subsidies from countries like China that violate the WTO, injure our industries and cost U.S. jobs. This legislation reaffirms that our anti-subsidy or countervailing duty laws apply to subsidies from China and other non-market countries and overturns an erroneous decision by the Federal Circuit that the Department of Commerce does not have the authority to apply the CVD rules to NMEs. China distorts t... Read more

I come to the floor today to speak in strong support of this conference report. As a result of a lot of long hours, hard work and determination on both sides of the aisle, and both sides of the Capitol, this agreement shows the American people that Congress can govern and Washington can work. First and foremost, this legislation prevents a tax increase on working Americans – a tax increase that would have meant more than $800 less in take home pay for the average American worker. As a conservati... Read more