Washington, DC-  Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the Committee approved Budget Reconciliation Legislative Recommendations of the Ways and Means Committee:   “It has long been acknowledged, including by the President’s own Deficit Commission, that our debt levels are crippling economic growth and preventing job creation. … Read more

(Remarks as prepared) I would like to thank the U.S. Business Coalition for TPP for holding this event today to build support for TPP. America’s future economic growth and prosperity depends on our ability to trade and invest more throughout the Asia-Pacific region.  This is why concluding the TPP negotiations is so crucial.  A successful TPP will deepen our economic… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on possible reforms to certain tax-favored retirement savings plans that might be considered as part of comprehensive tax reform.   This tax reform hearing – scheduled to occur on tax filing day – will examine one source of… Read more

Good morning.  We meet today to continue our dialogue about what I hope will result in a bipartisan path forward to reform our federal income tax system. In recent weeks, much of the discussion about tax reform has centered on the corporate side, especially after Japan lowered its corporate rate on April 1, leaving America with the dubious distinction of having the highest corporate… Read more

Speaking at a White House Forum on Women and the Economy on April 6, President Obama said that earlier in his career Michelle Obama continued to work because "we didn't have the luxury for her not to work."  That was FIVE DAYS BEFORE Hilary Rosen accused stay-at-home mom Ann Romney of "never working a day in her life" and tweeting that, "most young American women HAVE to BOTH earn a… Read more

Treasury Secretary Geithner David Gregory, Meet the Press : “In terms of the President’s stewardship of the economy – this is a success story?” Tim Geithner, Treasury Secretary : “…Absolutely.  This President’s (economic) policies were remarkably successful.” Reality   Source: Department… Read more

Washington, DC – On the eve of Tax Day and in anticipation of the Senate’s procedural vote on the so-called “Buffett Rule," Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement today.   “President John F. Kennedy once said that the soundest way to raise revenues in the long run is to cut the tax rates now.  Apparently, modern day Democrats just don’t see it… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements today after President Obama and Colombian President Santos announced that the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement would enter into force on May 15, 2012.  The presidents’ announcement today in Cartagena, Colombia, comes eight years after the… Read more

President Jobs at Start of Administration Jobs at End of Administration Net Change (All Figures in Millions) … Read more

A recent survey shows that physicians under the age of 40 are pessimistic about the future of the U.S. health care system, citing the Democrats’ health care law as the main reason why.  One respondent noted that the Democrats’ law could jeopardize patients’ access to care saying, “There will be an increased shortage of physicians to provide primary care and decreased access to… Read more