Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the June jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.  A net total of 80,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for June was unchanged, remaining at 8.2 percent.   “Today’s lackluster jobs report is the latest in a string of economic data that… Read more

The Obama Administration seems to have amnesia.  Less than a week ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate is constitutional and noted that the basis for the ruling was an argument put forth by the Obama Administration: that the individual mandate is a tax.  However, at least twice over the last week, the Obama Administration has seemed to deny the “it’s a… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), a member of the joint U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate conference committee on the Highway Bill, issued the following statement regarding House action the legislation.  The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 373-52: This bill helps to provide the… Read more

Today, the Ways and Means Committee posted nearly 1,100 comments received from the public on the Miscellaneous Tariff Bills.  In a completely open and transparent manner, over 1,250 bills, their disclosure forms, and summaries were posted on the Ways and Means Committee website on May 24 for public comment.  This public review assists the Committee in determining whether any… Read more

*Hearing Postponed* Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, today announced that the Committees will hold a joint hearing to review the tax treatment of capital gains in the context of comprehensive tax reform.  The joint hearing will take place on Thursday, June… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), a member of the joint U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate conference committee on the Highway Bill, made the following statement after signing the conference agreement: “Ensuring that states, cities and towns have the resources and certainty necessary to meet their infrastructure needs is… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the Democrats' health care law: “While I respect the ruling of the Court, they have granted the federal government unlimited power to intrude on the private lives of American citizens.  I do not believe… Read more

The Supreme Court’s health care ruling leaves in place 21 tax increases enacted as part of that law.  A dozen of these, marked with an asterisk (*) below, target Americans earning less than $200,000 per year for singles and $250,000 per year for married couples.  This is a clear violation of the President’s pledge to avoid tax hikes on low- and middle-income taxpayers. … Read more

June 27, 2012 (Remarks as Prepared) Today’s joint hearing is on disincentives to work built into current welfare and tax credit programs in the U.S.   As we have already heard from Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the United Kingdom, other countries are wrestling with these same issues. Secretary Duncan Smith’s presentation, as well as the… Read more

June 27, 2012 (Remarks as Prepared) Thank you, Chairman Davis.  It’s a pleasure to have this opportunity to hold a joint hearing between our subcommittees. Providing an adequate safety net for Americans who have fallen on hard times is a non-partisan issue in Congress.  It’s something all of us agree on.  As is making sure government does not stand in the way of… Read more