Dear Colleague, On March 30, we announced the commencement of the 112th Congress Ways and Means Committee Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process and invited Members to introduce temporary miscellaneous tariff bills by Monday, April 30, 2012, for consideration for inclusion in the MTB legislation.  Due to the overwhelming Member interest in participating in our process, we would… Read more

1 million stay-at-home moms who would rather have been working in 2009-2011   Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Data on Families and Living Arrangements   1.6 million stay-at-home dads who would rather have been working in 2009-2011   Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Data on Families and Living… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger (R-CA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) made the following statement after the release of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports.  “Today's reports make it clearer than ever that doing nothing is not an option.  Republicans have been… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the State Department released on Friday a revised model for U.S. bilateral investment treaties (BITs).  This ends the Administration’s long-paralyzed review of the prior model, which President Obama ordered three years ago.  Since… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) made the following statement today in support of the letter initiated by Ways and Means Member Tom Reed (R-NY) and signed by 65 House freshmen Members in support of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process: "The letter championed by Congressman Reed and signed by these 65… Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 65 Republican freshmen members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Cong. Tom Reed (R-NY), sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) supporting the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process initiated by the Committee on Ways and Means.  A copy of the freshman letter can be found at… Read more

Welcome to the most recent installment in this subcommittee’s ongoing efforts to promote the standardization of program data within and across public benefit programs. One of the key purposes for today’s hearing will be to review the progress that has already been made with relevant agencies and outside experts, as well as consider next steps. It was just thirteen months ago that this… Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 9, “The Small Business Tax Cut Act.”  This legislation will allow small businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a 20 percent tax deduction. Small businesses are the engine of job creation.  And, while we pursue comprehensive tax reform that will give all businesses certainty to invest and hire, this bill will help small businesses to… Read more

Good morning.  Today, we will separately consider three measures to meet our reconciliation instructions in the House-passed budget, which asks committees such as this to find a smarter way to reduce our debt and deficits, which are costing us jobs.   The gentleman from California, Mr. Becerra, will remember that during the Bowles-Simpson commission, we heard non-partisan… Read more

Yesterday, Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) sent a letter to Congress voicing support for the bipartisan Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) process initiated by trade leaders in the Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees.  Specifically ATR noted that "By reducing or eliminating duties on imports, the MTB lowers input costs for domestic manufactures.  This increases the… Read more