A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties. But the decision didn't go as far as a lower court that had invalidated the entire overhaul as unconstitutional. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in reaction to the 11th Circuit Court ruling rejecting the Democrats’ health care law’s requirement that nearly every American purchase government-sanctioned health insurance, even if they can’t afford it.  The court held that the individual mandate is unconstitutional as it is not a… Read more

Washington, DC - Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in response to the announcement that he has been selected by Speaker Boehner to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: "I thank the Speaker for his confidence and trust in selecting me to serve as a member of the Joint Committee.  Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed, and the… Read more

“While any private sector job growth is preferred to job loss, today’s small increase demonstrates that the economic recovery has not taken hold.  For too long, too many in Washington have professed that the best way to boost confidence and job creation is to spend money that we don’t have. An unemployment rate above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months and a national debt that… Read more

Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), with House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) urged the IRS, in a letter yesterday, to appropriately use its discretion and authority as it administers the reinstatement of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) taxes, now that… Read more

Sen. Chuck Schumer said this week that the Democrats will "get back to" job creation, which is the Democrats’ “strong suit”: “Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters minutes after the debt-ceiling deal passed: ‘It is now time for Congress to get back to our regularly scheduled program, and that means jobs. … The jobs issue won’t have to play second fiddle to the deficit issue… Read more

Today U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging HHS to provide 340,000 consumers in Michigan’s individual health insurance market a waiver from the onerous medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements enacted… Read more

This morning, a Washington Post article suggested that Democrats ought to use the upcoming Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction as a way to raise taxes.  It’s an interesting approach to write about, but Americans - and even a few Democrats - have rejected raising taxes as a way to reduce our debt and deficits.       … Read more

The last three days have seen three economic reports that are about as refreshing as Washington on a hot and humid summer day.  These reports are yet another sign that the Democrats' policies of tax, borrow and spend are a drag on the economy.  For three straight days the economic data point to too little – too little growth, too little certainty and too little confidence that… Read more

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements in reaction to the announcement that the leadership in the U.S. Senate has agreed to a process forward on the pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea:    Chairman Camp:  "Today's agreement on a path forward in… Read more