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

The differences between the bipartisan, House-passed “Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act” and what the Senate did so it could go on vacation could not be clearer. The House bill put the American people first.  It provided certainty for middle-class families struggling to make ends meet by extending the payroll tax holiday; It provided certainty for those left… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) appointed Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) to serve on a Conference Committee to be made up of House and Senate members to resolve differences over H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act.     "I urge my Democrat colleagues to quickly appoint conferees so we can ensure middle-class… Read more

Under the House-passed payroll tax cut bill, an American worker earning $50,000 next year is 100 percent certain to receive a $1,000 payroll tax cut.  By comparison, the legislation passed by the Senate on Saturday would grant only a $167 payroll tax cut to the same worker.  Despite Senate Democrats’ insistence that they will work to extend the payroll tax cut beyond February of… Read more

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), writing on behalf of construction-related firms with nearly 2 million employees:  “[T]he proposed two month stop-gap measure merely serves to delay the inevitable tough decisions, compounding the climate of uncertainty that continues to impact small businesses...Instead of passing the buck for another two months, the House and Senate must… 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. Geoff Davis (R-KY) at the end of the 112th Congress.   “Geoff is a personal friend, a trusted colleague and a distinguished veteran of America’s military.  Geoff is a true citizen – having given back… Read more

The House today will vote on H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act.  The legislation extends a number of provisions scheduled to expire at the end of the year and includes fully paid-for extensions of the payroll tax holiday and a reformed unemployment insurance program, along with a two-year freeze on cuts to doctors providing care to our nation’s seniors and… Read more

There are four important facts everyone should know about The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act: It will strengthen our economy and help get Americans back to work by lowering that tax burden for middle class families and job providers alike. It prevents massive cuts to doctors working in the Medicare program to protect America’s seniors and those with… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sponsor of H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act, released the following statement upon the bill’s passage: “Today’s vote is a vote to help families, employers and the unemployed – all of whom are continuing to struggle in this economy.   In addition to providing a one-year payroll tax… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) introduced H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act.  The legislation extends a number of provisions scheduled to expire at the end of the year and includes fully paid-for extensions of the payroll tax holiday and a reformed unemployment insurance program, along with a two-year freeze on cuts to… Read more