Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today responded to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s letter to him indicating the President intends to move the pending free trade agreement with South Korea, without any mention of our pending agreements with Colombia and Panama.  In Chairman Camp’s response to Ambassador Kirk, he reiterated his request that the… Read more

To build support for the Democrats’ health care law, the Obama Administration promised “much-needed financial relief for employers so retirees can get quality, affordable insurance.”  However, recently released data suggests that when Obama Administration says “employers” it actually means labor unions and state and local governments.   Here is how it works: The Democrats’ health care… Read more

“The jobs numbers, while encouraging, are a reminder that our economic recovery remains on thin ice.  After nearly two years of devastating job losses, the unemployment rate is still too high and we still have a long way to go.  We must be mindful of how policies developed in Washington can and are directly impacting the ability of employers to create jobs.  To create more robust growth,… Read more

Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the use of data matching to improve the administration of government benefit programs.  The hearing will take place on Friday, March 11, 2011, in Room B-318 Rayburn House Office Building, beginning at 10:00… Read more

I want to welcome our witnesses to this hearing to discuss the taxation of small businesses and pass-through entities as part of a broader discussion on tax reform. There is a window of opportunity to enact comprehensive tax reform, and we must take advantage of it. Last November, the American people sent a strong message to Washington.  They told Washington to stop putting off tough… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered a statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 4 - The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. 1099 Provisions Hinder Job Creation “This previously little-known provision quickly became an item of great concern to small employers across the… Read more

For all the partisan fighting about the House Republican proposal to pay for repealing 1099, the GOP proposal is very similar to the one Democrats supported and approved last year. In last year's healthcare law, Democrats themselves proposed a system that offers subsidies to people for buying healthcare, and then allows overpaid subsidies to be recaptured based on how much a family's… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement upon passage of H.R. 4 to repeal the 1099 IRS reporting provisions enacted in 2010. “Clearly there is strong, bipartisan support to repeal the 1099 provisions so that small businesses can focus on what they do best – creating jobs.  With more than 70 percent of the House, including 76… Read more

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 Mexican President Calderon announced new developments in the longstanding trucking dispute between the two countries.    Chairman Camp stated: “I am encouraged by today’s announcement that the United States and Mexico have made… Read more

Let’s make a bet. Imagine I gave you the task of coming up with a rational tax system. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, I bet that you would create a system nothing like our current one. In fact, you’d be foolish to take that bet, because there is such broad agreement on the need for fundamental tax reform. A recent Rasmussen Poll showed that only 9 percent of Americans think the… Read more