Washington, DC – Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today convened the Committee on Ways and Means for its first hearing of the 112th Congress on health care.  The hearing included testimony of the small employer businesses and economists. In response to the hearing, Camp said: “Today’s testimony from our job creators echo the data we’ve been seeing from leading economists: a health care law that… Read more

WASHINGTON – Two of the central promises of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are unlikely to be fulfilled, Medicare's independent economic expert told Congress on Wednesday. The landmark legislation probably won't hold costs down, and it won't let everybody keep their current health insurance if they like it, Chief Actuary Richard Foster told the House Budget… Read more

“The creation of new jobs may be further hindered by businesses’ continued lack of confidence in the recovery’s sustainability and by remaining limitations on access to credit. Businesses may also be unsure and concerned about how they will be affected by the implementation of recently enacted financial and health care legislation and by… Read more

Good morning Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today about the implications of the health reform law for the economy and jobs. The Affordable Care Act was designed to make sure that health insurance coverage is affordable for individuals, families, and businesses.  While millions of people are benefiting now,… Read more

    HEARING ON THE HEALTH CARE LAW'S IMPACT ON JOBS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE ECONOMY     HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF… Read more

United States House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the Health Care Law’s Impact on Jobs, Employers January 26, 2011 The Campaign to End Obesity Action Fund is dedicated to reversing one of America’s costliest diseases. Today, two-thirds of U.S. adults and nearly one in three children struggle with overweight or obesity. Taxpayers, governments and businesses spend billions on… Read more

It appears that the 500 billion taken from medicare to fund medicade is wrong  and to take away our paid for benefits is wrong . Please exempt medicare from obamacare and repeal it and start all over Thanks JAMES T. LETTE Read more

The National Business Group on Health Statement for the Record House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the impact the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” and “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010” will have on the U.S. economy and employers’ ability to hire new workers and retain existing employees Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin and members of the… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered opening remarks at the Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Pending Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea and the Creation of U.S. Jobs.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. Free Trade Agreements as Job Creators “This deadline [consider all three agreements in the next six… Read more

There has been a lot of speculation that trade may be one area where bipartisanship can carry the day.  I think that is right:  this is an area in which Republicans and Democrats should be able to work together to create thousands of good-paying American jobs.  I hope that the President is serious about moving a more ambitious trade agenda forward, because, as I’ve been saying for several… Read more