Today, Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), former Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, released a report prepared at their request from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).  The… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Tuesday evening in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “Although the President hit some positive notes in his speech, I was disappointed he didn’t go further.  While reaching out to Republicans on taxes, trade and health care, we needed more than a few token gestures… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement in response to the release of the report, It’s Official: On Unemployment and Jobs, Democrats’ 2009 Stimulus Was a Huge Failure: “In January of 2009, President Obama’s chief economic advisors put together an analysis predicting that the Democrats’ stimulus package would 'save or create' at least 3… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate for December was 9.4 percent.  As the chart below shows, Democrats promised in their January 2009 “Romer-Bernstein Report” that the unemployment rate would be 7 percent at the end of 2010 if their stimulus passed.  Instead, the actual unemployment rate after the Democrats’ failed $1 trillion stimulus law is… Read more

Washington, DC- Moving quickly to get the Ways and Means Committee up and running, Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced the Chairman and the Republican members of the subcommittees for the 112th Congress. "I congratulate the new members on each of the subcommittees, " said Camp. "We have big challenges ahead of us to reinvigorate the economy and create jobs, pursue fundamental tax… Read more

Washington, DC – Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement today upon announcement of being formally elected by the United States House of Representatives to serve as the Ways and Means Committee Chairman for the 112th Congress. "It is a great honor and even greater responsibility to be selected today by my colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee for the… Read more

As displayed in the chart below, Democrats’ 2009 stimulus bill has failed to create jobs, as 47 out of 50 states lost jobs between February 2009 (when the law was signed) and November 2010 (the most recent data).  It is telling that the only place in America that has exceeded the White House’s expectations for job creation is Washington, D.C.  Meanwhile 13 States (CA, CO, DE, GA, IL, KS,… Read more

Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement following House passage of HR 4853 - The Tax Prevention Agreement: “While this bill is not perfect, Congress made the right decision today to prevent a job-killing tax hike on Americans and small businesses.  While I would prefer these provisions be extended permanently, this bill will give us some… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman-elect Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today congratulating the new Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee: “Our new members bring a wealth of expertise, knowledge and enthusiasm to the Committee – all of which we will need to tackle the important issues facing the Committee and the nation.  I am confident the talent… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement today upon announcement of being selected by the Republican Conference to serve as the Ways and Means Committee Chairman. "It is a great honor and even greater responsibility to be selected today by my colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee for the 112th Congress.  Our… Read more