Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on President Obama's Trade Policy Agenda. Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks.
Administration’s Lack of Commitment on Trade
"Frankly, the lack of commitment on these critical, job-creating agreements is hindering the rest of our trade agenda…
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Colombia has made dramatic and sustained strides in restoring the rule of law and improving safety and quality of life for all Colombians – and, in particular, union members:
The murder of any Colombian is a tragedy to be avoided. Homicides against union members continue to decline dramatically – from 196 cases in 2002 to 33 in 2010, a decline of 83%.
Colombia has made…
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For the past two years, many of us have been wondering what role trade plays in the Obama Administration’s overall economic and foreign policy. While the Administration has been hesitant on the issue, American businesses, farmers, and ranchers are falling behind as other countries move forward without us, costing valuable customers – and jobs. American workers are the most productive in…
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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 2012. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 1:00 P.M.
In view of the limited time available to hear the witness, oral testimony at…
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What a new GAO report could mean for social program spending
The Government Accountability Office recently released a seemingly obscure report that could have important implications for the federal-state partnership on social programs in the years ahead.
The report has a title only a wonk could love: “Child Support Enforcement: Departures from Long-Term Trends in Sources of…
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According to news accounts, the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget will propose several changes to the Federal/State Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Chief among them will be increasing the taxable wage base from $7,000 to $15,000 in 2014. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Geoff Davis (R-KY) issued the following…
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“… [W]e finalized a trade agreement with South Korea that will support at least 70,000 American jobs – a deal that has unprecedented support from business and labor; Democrats and Republicans. That’s the kind of deal I’ll be looking for as we pursue trade agreements with Panama and Columbia [sic] and work to bring Russia into the international…
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Today, the Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate for January was 9.0 percent. The weak jobs report marked the 21st consecutive month that the unemployment rate was at or above 9.0 percent. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement:
“While some people might hail the 9 percent unemployment rate as a step in the right direction, let’s…
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THEN (April 4, 2010):
Administration officials say growing labor force is “a great sign.”
Behind the high unemployment rate, "there's just been a tremendous increase in the labor force," Christina Romer, chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, said on NBC's ‘Meet the Press.’ "Over the last three months, we've added more than a million people to the labor force. And…
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