Today marks one year since a bipartisan majority in the House passed H.R. 2, “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act.”  Since then, Ways and Means Republicans have worked to take the law apart branch-by-branch or at the roots.  And, as noted in a recent piece appearing in a Politico publication, all of the repeals enacted into law are a result of efforts at the House Ways… Read more

Good morning.  We are here today to consider H.R. 1173, “The Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011.”  The bill, authored by our colleague Charles Boustany, repeals the CLASS Act, ending this program that even the Administration has admitted is flawed beyond repair. The CLASS program has long been a subject of concern.  Simply put, the program is… Read more

I’m pleased the Ways and Means Committee is considering H.R. 1173, bipartisan legislation to repeal the unsustainable CLASS Act. I introduced this bill in March, 2011 with Congressmen Phil Gingrey and Bill Lipinski and we have gained more than 100 cosponsors. The bill is simple – it repeals the CLASS Act as the program is fatally flawed, fiscally irresponsible and irreparable. Last… Read more

Today, the Ways and Means Committee is considering H.R. 1173, “The Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011,” which repeals the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, a program included in the Democrats' health care law.  H.R. 1173 is supported by organizations across the country including Americans for Tax Reform, National Federation of… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the committee voted to favorably report H.R. 1173, “The Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011,” sponsored by Committee Member Charles Boustany Jr., MD (R-LA), to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act.  In October 2011, Health and… Read more

Washington, DC – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is sidestepping several important disclosure requirements with the new health care law and is preventing Congress and the American public from being able to assess the true costs associated with the so-called “essential health benefits,” according to a letter sent today to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius from several House… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to the announced retirement of fellow Committee member Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) at the end of the 112th Congress.   “As the most senior Republican member of this Committee, Wally has served in nearly every capacity and has overseen some of the Committee’s most… Read more

It might be a new year, but a report released today finds that the news is the same as 2011 – the Democrats’ health care law is harming the ability of employers to offer health coverage.  Findings in the newly released 2011 California Employer Health Benefits Survey reveal that the proportion of California employers offering coverage to their employees declined from 73 percent to 63… Read more

Washington, DC – Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA), Ways and Means Member Dave Reichert (R-WA), Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-LA) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman with new information relevant to AARP’s tax-exempt status.  Specifically, the letter requests that IRS examine new information regarding… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced today that he will introduce a bill tomorrow that would extend for two months the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits, reimbursements to doctors treating Medicare patients, and the nation’s primary welfare program – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. “We heard the concerns of America’s job… Read more