Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), who chaired the House-Senate payroll conference committee, issued the following statement after the House passed the conference report for H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act by a vote of 293-132:  “The idea of a conference committee dates back to our Founding Fathers.  In their wisdom, they… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Obama's budget proposals for fiscal year 2013.  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 10:00 A.M. In view of the limited time available to hear the witness, oral… Read more

BOTTOM LINE – TAX HIKES DON’T ADD UP TO THE JOBS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED  (Click above for more information)     ### Read more

Good Morning.  I want to thank everyone for being here this morning, especially our honored guest, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.  Before we get started with our discussion of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, I’d like to take a moment to recognize Reginald B. Greene, or as he has been known to all of us who enter this room, Reggie.   Today marks Reggie’s 30th year with… Read more

President Obama’s FY 2013 Budget Proposal is a clear indication that he is not serious about reducing the nation’s burdensome, job-killing deficits and debt.  Failing to fulfill his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his term, Obama instead proposed a fourth consecutive year of deficits greater than $1 trillion:  Deficits Under President Obama … Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statements in response to President Obama's 2013 budget proposal. On Taxes & the Economy “The President’s budget includes the biggest tax increase in history and the biggest budget deficit ever proposed.  The President’s $2 trillion tax increase will destroy jobs and further weaken our… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), who is leading the conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate on the payroll tax holiday, unemployment benefits and the Medicare “doc-fix,” issued the following statement:   “I have spoken with my fellow House Republican conferees and we are committed to resolving the differences between… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold the first of two hearings on how accounting rules affect how businesses evaluate tax policy.  This hearing will focus on the interaction of tax policy and financial accounting rules (such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or “GAAP”), and how this… Read more

Good morning.  Today we are continuing our series of hearings on comprehensive tax reform.  This morning’s hearing will focus on the interaction of tax policy and financial accounting rules (such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or “GAAP”), and we will examine how this interaction affects the way in which publicly-traded companies respond to tax policy.   A… Read more

We are meeting today to hear from individuals who have experience to share that will inform us as we continue our effort to reform Medicare payments to physicians.  At our last hearing on this topic, we heard about different payment model options and efforts to test them in the private sector.  Today’s hearing, our second, focuses on more incremental, private sector-driven… Read more