Madame Speaker, The Republican Motion to Recommit is straightforward.  It:  Strikes troubling tax increases; Maintains the tax relief for small businesses;  Repeals unpopular provisions of the health care bill that force middle class families to pay more in taxes and more for their health care; and Is fully paid-for in compliance with the “pay go” rules. … Read more

Washington, DC – Democrats today offered a “jobs” bill in which 80 percent of the so-called tax relief went to state and local governments, while raising over $19 billion in new taxes.  Today, Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) offered an alternative on the House floor, that retained the underlying bill’s limited small business tax relief, while repealing billions of dollars… Read more

Madam Speaker, The American people have spoken: they do not want the tentacles of the federal government reaching into their lives and controlling their personal health care decisions.  Yet, that is exactly what will happen under the Democrats’ health care bill – federal bureaucrats will be making your health care choices for you and the IRS will be enforcing them. The… Read more

Madam Chairwoman, Ranking Member Dreier, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this legislation. The American people have spoken: they do not want the federal government involved in their personal health care and they do not want a bill that spends over a $1 trillion, raises more than one-half trillion dollars in new taxes, cuts Medicare by more… Read more

Creates a special deal for union members.  Starting in 2018, a single union worker in a multiemployer health plan would be completely exempt from the “Cadillac tax” (a 40% tax on high-cost plans) unless the price of that plan exceeds $27,500.  In contrast, a single, non-union worker living right next door would start paying that Cadillac tax as soon as the value of her health… Read more

Apparently still short on votes for their health care overhaul, Democrat Congressional leaders have loaded up their latest health bill with hundreds of millions of dollars in NEW special deals to wavering Democrat members. Last minute changes to their health package include a $400 million slush fund, found in Section 1109 of the Democrats’ amended reconciliation bill, to provide higher… Read more

Tonight, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their latest estimate of the Democrats’ reconciliation bill (H.R. 4278) that the House is expected to consider tomorrow.  Three highlights stood out: INSURANCE PREMIUMS RISE FASTER THAN IF CONGRESS DID NOTHING.  A staple of then-Senator Obama’s campaign speeches was that his health plan would… Read more

Having ignored the Medicare Actuaries’ warnings, Democrats prescribe additional cuts to seniors’ safety-net program The Senate Democrats’ health bill cuts Medicare by a whopping $463 billion.  These cuts were so drastic that the Obama Administration’s own Medicare Actuaries predicted that “providers might end their participation in the program (possibly jeopardizing access to care for… Read more

The non-partisan and independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an analysis detailing just how harmful the Democrats’ half-trillion dollar cuts to Medicare will be on millions of seniors. The analysis specifically examines the impact these cuts will have on seniors in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Today, nearly 11 million seniors rely on MA plans for their health… Read more

Three weeks ago, at the White House Health Care Summit, President Barack Obama gave Congress six weeks to consider his proposal and chart a course forward. The Democrats are now using every dirty and undemocratic trick in the book to ram this health care bill through Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Democrats have even decided that they will "deem" the Senate bill… Read more