Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the President signing a repeal of the three percent withholding law on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, legislation that modifies the income definition used to determine eligibility for certain health programs in the Democrats’ health care law and… Read more

I come to the floor today in support of permanently repealing the onerous, job-killing 3 percent withholding law.  During House action last month, this legislation garnered more than 400 votes for repeal and passed, as amended, with an overwhelming 95 votes in the Senate last week.     The legislation, which has been championed by Ways and Means Health Subcommittee… Read more

Today, the House passed legislation authored by Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) to repeal the 3 percent withholding law on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.  The bill also included a provision authored by Ways and Means member Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) that modifies the income definition used to determine eligibility for certain… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) released the following statement in reaction to the announcement that the Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of the Democrats’ health care overhaul.   “The decision by the United States Supreme Court to review the multiple challenges to the… Read more

One of the key, and often repeated, selling points of the Democrats’ health law is that if you like the plan you have, then you can keep it.  If only that was true… American Enterprise Group recently announced that it would no longer offer non-group health insurance in more than 20 states.  As a result, 35,000 individuals and families will no longer be able to keep the… Read more

I am pleased to come to the floor today and share my time with one of our committee’s newest members – Representative Diane Black.  In taking the lead on this legislation, Ms. Black has identified an area of poor stewardship of taxpayer dollars and she has taken steps to save taxpayers $13 billion.  I am happy to support her and this legislation. H.R. 2576 modifies the income… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, the House passed H.R. 674 sponsored by Rep. Herger (R-CA) and Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR) to repeal the 3 percent withholding rule on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. The House also passed H.R. 2576 sponsored by Rep. Black (R-TN) to align the income definition for certain health programs to more closely reflect how it is measured in other federal… Read more

When Wal-Mart endorsed President Obama's health-care plan in 2009, CEO Mike Duke said it did so "to remove the burden that is crushing America's businesses and hampering our competitiveness in the global economy." That doesn't seem to be working out too well—for all Americans, and especially for Wal-Mart's employees. Last week the largest private U.S. employer announced that it would… Read more

Now that one of ObamaCare's major new benefit programs has been scrapped, liberals are trying to make stone soup by claiming that the Obama Administration merely committed an act of "good government." They claim that when this long-term care insurance program proved to be unworkable, the Administration conceded as much, and now it's gone. So let's review the evidence, not least because it… Read more

Following the repeal of the health care law's 1099 reporting provision, the CLASS Act is now being jettisoned.  This latest development, which highlights a major budget gimmick the Democrats used to claim their health care overhaul was "paid-for," affirms what Americans have long-known:  America cannot afford the Democrats' health care law. THEN "CBO’s February 2011 analysis… Read more