Washington, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew seeking additional information about the decision to delay the employer mandate.  On July 17, the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) announced that on Monday, July 29 they will visit two separate small businesses in the Philadelphia area.  The Philadelphia trip is the second stop in a series of trips across the nation so the Chairmen of the two tax-writing… Read more

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Senate immigration bill being in clear violation of the U.S. Constitution.  “The Senate bill is unconstitutional, as it includes a number of revenue-related measures such as fees, penalties, surcharges and the non-payment of taxes.  As such, any consideration of the… Read more

Washington, D.C. –  Republican committee leaders asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to analyze the budgetary effects of delaying ObamaCare's employer mandate and reporting requirements.   Last week, the Obama administration decided to ignore specific requirements in the health care law as mandated by Congress, conceding their signature legislative achievement… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) announced visits to two separate businesses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area.  The visits are the first in a series of trips across the nation so the Chairmen of the two tax-writing committees can hear directly from… Read more

It has been six weeks since the IRS first revealed that they were purposefully targeting conservative-leaning organizations.   This week, additional IRS documents revealed that the term “progressive,” along with others, were also included on the “Be On the Lookout” list – or the BOLO.  I want to make one thing clear, no taxpayer, regardless of political affiliation,… Read more

Washington, DC – A new letter from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) provides the following facts showing “progressive” groups did not face the same targeting by the IRS that tea party groups did. In the letter, TIGTA concludes: In its audit, TIGTA “reviewed all cases the IRS identified as potential political cases and did… Read more

  Treasury IG: Liberal groups weren't targeted by IRS like Tea Party Liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status faced less IRS scrutiny than Tea Party groups, according to the Treasury inspector general. Russell George, Treasury’s inspector general for tax administration, told Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) in… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the announcement that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) are seeking input from their colleagues in the U.S. Senate on issues critical to advancing tax reform. “Today’s announcement by Chairman Baucus… Read more

   Tea Party Progressives  On a BOLO  Yes  Yes Had donors threatened  Yes  No evidence Had confidential information leaked … Read more