Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the President’s 2012 Budget.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. The Democrats’ Law is a Mess “Some in the Administration have said that the 1099 reporting provision is too… Read more

    HEARING ON THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET PROPOSAL WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS   HEARING BEFORE THE … Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following statement in reaction to the release of the Administration’s budget:   “It is time to say ‘enough is enough’ and put a stop to the government’s deficit spending spree.  It is time for Washington to learn to live within its means. We need a serious plan to address our out of control spending… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on the Health Care Law’s Impact on the Medicare Program and its Beneficiaries.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. More Than One-Half Trillion in Cuts to Medicare “…there are more than one half-trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare that have… Read more

Washington, DC – Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today convened the Committee on Ways and Means for a hearing to examine the impact of the Democrats’ health care law on Medicare and its beneficiaries.  The hearing included testimony from two officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick and Chief Actuary, Richard Foster.  In response to the… Read more

    HEARING ON THE HEALTH CARE LAW’S IMPACT ON MEDICARE AND ITS BENEFICIARIES   HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing to examine what impact the health care overhaul will have on Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries.  The hearing will take place on Thursday, February 10, 2011, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 A.M. In view of the limited time… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) issued the following statement in reaction to a Florida federal judge ruling the Democrats’ health care law’s requirement that nearly every American purchase government-sanctioned health insurance, even if they can’t afford it, is unconstitutional.  In the case brought by… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement in response to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report on the impact of the Democrats’ health care law on premiums: “This report would be laughable if it wasn’t so disingenuous. The facts remain clear: the Democrats’ health care law increases health care costs.  If the Obama… Read more

In a Department of Justice (DOJ) legal brief in the case of the “State of Florida v. The Department of Health and Human Services,” the Obama Administration argues the individual mandate (requiring Americans to buy a government-approved insurance plan even if they can't afford it) is a constitutional exercise of Congress’s power to collect taxes.  But yesterday, when asked at a Ways… Read more