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 - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement in response to an Obama Administration request to increase the debt limit: “The Obama Administration request to increase the debt limit is a reminder of the responsibility that all of Congress has to work together so we can get our fiscal house in order.  Washington’s spending spree has gone on… 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

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

The unemployment rate in October, the latest data available, was 9.6 percent. That marked 15 consecutive months we were at or above 9.5 percent unemployment in this country – the longest period since the Great Depression.  All told, 48 out of 50 states have lost jobs since the so-called $1 trillion stimulus bill and nearly 15 million Americans remain unemployed. What is the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement with regard to the final proposal put forth by the Fiscal Commission co-chairs, Erskine Bowles and former Senator Alan Simpson. “Chairmen Bowles and Simpson deserve a great deal of credit for undertaking this monumental task and providing the… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following statement in reaction to the news that former Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) passed away. “Dan Rostenkowski was larger than life, a strong chairman and a legislator who was able to work across party lines to produce significant results for the American people – most notably… Read more

Washington, DC – House Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressing concern that the Treasury Department might impose a tax policy change benefiting trial lawyers nationwide, bypassing Congress and the IRS’ own precedent in doing so.   The issue arose after Assistant… Read more

Washington, DC – Hours before The Washington Post ran an editorial entitled “The public deserves a hearing for a Medicare appointee,” the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Sander Levin (D-MI), denied a request from the Committee’s Republican members for such a hearing with recently appointed CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick.  Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI)… Read more