Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House, in a bipartisan vote, passed H.R. 5, the "Protecting Access to Health Care Act,” which repeals the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB): “On the eve of the second anniversary of the Democrats’ health law, the House again took action to dismantle a dangerous Washington… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) issued the following statement: “Far too many provisions in the tax code are temporary, making it hard for employers to plan, invest and create new jobs for American families.  That is one reason why we are committed to comprehensive tax… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the second anniversary of the Democrats’ health care law tomorrow:   “After two years, instead of lower costs, which the President promised, health care costs are still going up and too many Americans are losing the health coverage they have and like because of the Democrats'… Read more

As one of their first acts of the 112th Congress, House Republicans voted unanimously (along with three House Democrats) to repeal the Democrats’ health care law in its entirety.  Although the Democrat-led Senate still refuses to take up legislation to fully repeal ObamaCare, House Republicans have not stopped looking for ways to defund it, resulting in more than $52 billion being… Read more

This week, the House of Representatives will vote to repeal the so-called Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Created by the Democrats’ health care law, IPAB is a powerful board of 15 unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats whose sole job will be to save money by restricting access to health care for Medicare beneficiaries. The desire to repeal IPAB is strong and bipartisan… Read more

Mr. Speaker, today I come to the floor to speak in support of H.R. 5, the Protecting Access to Health Care Act (PATH), which, among other things, will repeal yet another poorly designed provision from the Democrats’ health care law.    Specifically, this legislation would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.  IPAB, as it is commonly known, is a dangerous new… Read more

Good morning and welcome to the third hearing in our series on securing the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance program.  Today we will focus on how disability is decided.   For more than 50 years the Social Security Disability Insurance program has provided a vital safety net for workers who have worked long and recently enough and who meet the definition of… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House Republican Budget Resolution introduced by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI). “A budget is a vision for America, and the President’s budget envisions more debt, more spending and will leave future generations buried under a government that is too big and that… Read more

Today we will review several no-cost ways to improve the nation’s child support enforcement program so more children benefit from child support. These changes should have broad bipartisan support, and hopefully can proceed to the House floor in the coming weeks. The child support enforcement program was created in 1975 in order to reduce public expenditures on welfare.  By… Read more

   The U.S. Is Number One On April 1, Japan cedes the highest corporate tax rate to America. April 1 is a date that every politician and business executive in America should circle on the calendar. That's when Japan cuts its corporate tax rate to 36.8% from 39.5%. The United States will then hold the title of highest corporate tax rate, with average combined federal and… Read more