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 signed the three trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea: Chairman Camp stated:  "Today’s signing of three jobs bills passed by Congress last week shows America is getting back in the game. … Read more

Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements today after Mexico suspended all remaining tariffs that it had imposed against U.S. products in retaliation for our longstanding dispute over cross-border trucking.  The United States and Mexico negotiated a pilot program in April to allow entry of Mexican… Read more

Now “We know that it could add as many as 1.9 million jobs. We can put teachers back in the classroom. We can put construction workers back on the job rebuilding our roads, bridges and schools. We know that would work.” President Obama in ABC News Interview, describing the President’s 2011 “Jobs Plan,” October 18, 2011  Then “Over the next two years, this plan will save or… Read more

Washington, DC – Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Geoff Davis (R-KY) issued the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report titled, "TANF and Child Welfare Programs: Increased Data Sharing Could Improve Access to Benefits and Services."  The report details the nexus between Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), foster… Read more

Washington, DC – Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) today said he is dismayed and concerned by the lack of progress by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to prevent erroneous payments of education tax credits.  A new report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reveals that the IRS paid $3.2 billion in erroneous American Opportunity Tax… Read more

The President hits the road again today to promote his “jobs plan.”  The bus tour, which he boarded after arriving on Air Force One, comes only a week after a stinging bipartisan rejection of Obama’s jobs plan in the Senate.  On this leg of the tour, he will make stops in both Virginia and North Carolina, after hitting Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois in August.  While the… Read more

Now that one of ObamaCare's major new benefit programs has been scrapped, liberals are trying to make stone soup by claiming that the Obama Administration merely committed an act of "good government." They claim that when this long-term care insurance program proved to be unworkable, the Administration conceded as much, and now it's gone. So let's review the evidence, not least because it… Read more

“These free trade agreements will further open important markets for Chrysler, Ford and GM exports, and protect American jobs.  Our companies can make the best cars and trucks on the road and we are excited for the opportunities these agreements represent.” - American Automotive Policy Council “Congress and the administration have now given us the opportunity to improve our… Read more

Following the repeal of the health care law's 1099 reporting provision, the CLASS Act is now being jettisoned.  This latest development, which highlights a major budget gimmick the Democrats used to claim their health care overhaul was "paid-for," affirms what Americans have long-known:  America cannot afford the Democrats' health care law. THEN "CBO’s February 2011 analysis… Read more

Thank you, Chairman Camp. As someone who strongly opposed the 3% withholding tax ever since it was signed into law five years ago, I’m delighted that we are taking action to repeal it once and for all. I especially want to thank Mr. Blumenauer for his leadership on this issue, as well as our 26 other bipartisan cosponsors who serve on this Committee. Today we have the opportunity to… Read more