Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that the unemployment rate in March was 8.8 percent. “Make no mistake about it – though today’s unemployment numbers are encouraging, by no means does this mean we’re out of the woods.  While we have taken a good first step in restoring confidence to job creators, we must… 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 on duplication in welfare and related programs under the Subcommittee’s jurisdiction.  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 2:00… Read more

Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Member and past Chairman Jim McDermott (D-WA) and current Chairman Geoff Davis (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation today to allow states to test alternative ways for achieving child welfare policy goals.   In the past States have used this waiver authority to test improved policies involving subsidized guardianship, flexible funding,… Read more

Today's hearing is about how the government can use data and information technology to better prevent fraud and abuse, increase the efficiency of benefit programs, and produce savings for U.S. taxpayers. That’s an ambitious set of goals.    We will start by asking about how current efforts to use data and technology are working to improve program administration and benefit accuracy. … Read more

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“The jobs numbers, while encouraging, are a reminder that our economic recovery remains on thin ice.  After nearly two years of devastating job losses, the unemployment rate is still too high and we still have a long way to go.  We must be mindful of how policies developed in Washington can and are directly impacting the ability of employers to create jobs.  To create more robust growth,… 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 on the use of data matching to improve the administration of government benefit programs.  The hearing will take place on Friday, March 11, 2011, in Room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 10:00… Read more

February 17, 2011, marks the second anniversary of President Obama’s signing into law the Democrats’ failed stimulus plan. At the time, the President predicted that “it will create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.”  One year later, he said it, “is on track to save and create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010.”  As the law marks its second birthday, Americans looking for… Read more

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a union-funded organization, has estimated that the cuts contained in the CR would result in a loss of 994,000 jobs. This analysis is based on a highly simplified economic analysis that has repeatedly been demonstrated to be wildly inaccurate. EPI’s Jobs Analysis – Even the White House Thinks It Is Wrong EPI’s track record on forecasting the… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following statement in reaction to the release of the Administration’s budget:   “It is time to say ‘enough is enough’ and put a stop to the government’s deficit spending spree.  It is time for Washington to learn to live within its means. We need a serious plan to address our out of control spending… Read more