The Obama Administration today hailed the Democrats’ health care law for allegedly helping 3.1 million young Americans gain insurance coverage under a provision permitting young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until they turn age 26.  However, what the Administration is unlikely to reveal is the reason so many young adults are finding it… Read more

Two years ago, on June 17, 2010, the Obama Administration announced the arrival of what it called “Recovery Summer.”  The White House touted it as “the most active Recovery Act season yet, with tens of thousands of projects underway across the country that will help to create jobs for American workers and economic growth for businesses, large and small.” … Read more

Washington, DC – Committee on Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Davis (R-KY), Human Resources Subcommittee Member Congressman Berg (R-ND), and Human Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statements today upon passage of H.R. 4282 in the House of Representatives.  Known as the “International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act… Read more

After a dismal May jobs report revealing 220,000 more men and women out of work, the Obama Misery Index rose to a record high of 80 percent.  The Obama Misery Index measures the rise in unemployment and debt since the beginning of the President's term.  The Administration's failed policies and out-of-control spending have led to a 5.6 percent increase in the number of unemployed… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the May jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.  A net total of 69,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for May increased to 8.2 percent.   "This jobs report falls disturbingly short – short of the President’s promises, short of the economic… Read more

Today’s jobs report from the Department of Labor shows that the U.S. gained only 69,000 jobs in the month of May.  It also marks the 40th consecutive month that the unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent, repudiating the Administration’s pledge that unemployment would remain below 8 percent if their 2009 stimulus plan became law.  Question: If the U.S. continues to… Read more

As President Obama’s budget director in 2009 and 2010, Peter Orszag implemented a stimulus law that yielded two results – a failure to deliver the jobs promised and two of the largest budget deficits in U.S. history.  After leaving the Obama Administration for Wall Street, he now admits the U.S. labor market remains “extremely weak,” even after trillions of dollars in stimulus and… Read more

Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing to review State spending requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and their interaction with TANF work requirements. The hearing will take place on Thursday, May… Read more

Our hearing today reviews a key provision of welfare reform: State spending requirements and their impact on work requirements. As part of welfare reform in 1996, States were given a Federal block grant for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (or TANF) program which maintained record Federal spending on welfare.  At the same time, States were allowed to reduce State… Read more

324,000 women dropped out of the nation’s civilian labor force in March and April 895,000 married women have dropped out of the labor force since January 2009 The number of women not in the labor force hit an all-time high of 53,321,000 in April While Mother’s Day is a day that many honor all the women in their lives, it appears this will be an unhappy Mother’s Day for… Read more