Good afternoon.  I want to begin this hearing by welcoming our guests, who are here to join a very important discussion about health care fraud.  For our first panel, we welcome Dr. Peter Budetti, who serves as a Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and is Director of its Center for Program Integrity.  We also welcome Lewis Morris.  Mr. Morris serves as… Read more

Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after former Republican and Democratic senior government officials issued a joint letter calling for passage of the pending free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama within the first half of 2011. The letter included signatures from six former United States Trade Representatives, two former White House… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following comments today in response to the release of President Obama’s 2011 Trade Policy Agenda: Chairman Camp: “While I commend the President’s commitment to enforcement as laid out in his Trade Policy Agenda, I am disappointed that the Administration has… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement today in support of the letter 67 House freshman Members sent to the President encouraging passage of the three pending trade agreements: Chairman Camp said, "The letter from the freshmen Members shows their commitment to a pro-growth agenda.  The letter underscores the importance of passing the three… Read more

Summary Some senior Democrats are claiming that Social Security does not contribute "one penny" to the federal deficit. That’s not true. The fact is, the federal government had to borrow $37 billion last year to finance Social Security, and will need to borrow more this year. The red ink is projected to total well over half a trillion dollars in the coming decade. President Barack Obama… Read more

February 17, 2011, marks the second anniversary of President Obama’s signing into law the Democrats’ failed stimulus plan. At the time, the President predicted that “it will create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.”  One year later, he said it, “is on track to save and create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010.”  As the law marks its second birthday, Americans looking for… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Markup of H.R. 4  and H.R. 705.  Below is an excerpt, followed by the full remarks. 1099 Repeal is a Win for Small Businesses, Individuals and Families "In my judgment, this is a win-win-win for taxpayers – it is a win for small businesses who won’t suffer under… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, the Committee on Ways and Means approved two separate pieces of legislation to repeal the onerous 1099 reporting provisions enacted in 2010.  At the conclusion of the markup and approval of both H.R. 4, the “Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011,” and H.R. 705, the “Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy… Read more

Today, Ways and Means Democrats decided to dance to the Washington two-step. Only Washington Democrats could call recovering improper, excessive and possibly fraudulent taxpayer-funded subsidies in their health care law, a tax increase.  A look back shows that in 2010, Democrats voted to require full repayment of subsidies for those making more than 400 percent of poverty ($93,800 in… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the President’s 2012 Budget.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. The Democrats’ Law is a Mess “Some in the Administration have said that the 1099 reporting provision is too… Read more