Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to an independent economic analysis commissioned by Business Roundtable (BRT) and conducted by Rice University Professors John Diamond and George Zodrow that shows the Tax Reform Act of 2014 would grow the economy and increase wages for American workers. … Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to CMS’ announcement that it would not finalize certain rules related to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. "I appreciate that CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will not finalize controversial provisions of the proposed Part D rule.  It was clear… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its unemployment report for February 2014. “This jobs report still isn't good enough.  We have essentially lost a decade of opportunity due to a continually weak economy, and it is clear that at this rate we are drifting toward losing a… Read more

Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the Committee and congratulations on your one-year anniversary as Treasury Secretary, I am sure this has been quite a year for you. As you know, over the past three years, this Committee has been working on comprehensive tax reform so we can make the code simpler and fairer for all taxpayers.   And, last week we released a draft that achieved… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY2015 Budget. “Last week, I offered a tax reform plan that would make our broken tax code simpler and fairer for businesses and hardworking taxpayers.  Our plan to close loopholes and lower rates for all Americans would add $3.4 trillion to the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to American Action Forum (AAF) analysis of the Tax Reform Act of 2014. “We cannot sit back and accept the status quo – families are struggling, wages are stagnant and employers are still not hiring.  The people I represent in Michigan didn’t send me to Congress to… Read more

Job Creators  One Voice: “An overhaul of our tax code is long overdue and Chairman Camp deserves a lot of credit for having the leadership and courage to take on this important issue.  This proposal sends a strong message that we need tax reform for all manufacturers and not just C-Corporations as proposed by some in Washington.”  National Retail Federation: “This… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released draft legislation to fix America’s broken tax code by lowering tax rates while making the code simpler and fairer for families and job creators.  Camp’s latest draft, the “Tax Reform Act of 2014,” spurs stronger economic growth, greater job creation and puts more money in the pockets of hardworking… Read more

There have been so many changes to the tax code over the last decade – more than one every day – that the tax code is now 10 times the size of the Bible, but with none of the Good News.   I know – it seems like an old joke now – you’ve heard it a lot over the last few years.  It still gets a good laugh at home in Michigan – and when I travel around the country listening… Read more

A glimmer of hope for the economy and deficit reduction flashed from the Senate this past weekend when the new Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Ron… Read more