Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany (R-LA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner inquiring about a pilot program the Department of Treasury (Treasury) announced on January 13, which would deliver tax refunds to 600,000 individuals through the distribution of pre-paid debit cards. In the letter, 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 Fundamental Tax Reform.  Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. The Tax Code “Clearly, the tax code is too complex, too costly, and takes too much time to comply with.  All this adds more burdens on families and employers – making it more… Read more

Wednesday's vote to repeal the unpopular health care law was, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, the end of the beginning of our push to make quality health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans. Full repeal of the Democrats' partisan health care law is critical to advancing fiscally responsible, patient-centered reforms that actually lower health care costs. Repeal… Read more

Washington, D.C. - According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week, E-Verify, an electronic system employers may use to verify that new hires are authorized to work in the U.S., has made progress in improving accuracy and reducing document fraud.  However, the system remains vulnerable to identity theft and employer fraud.  According to GAO, in a December… Read more

Washington, DC – Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today convened the Committee on Ways and Means for its first hearing of the 112th Congress on Fundamental Tax Reform. In response to the hearing, Camp said: “The witnesses repeatedly hit on two important themes.  First, the tax code is onerous and burdensome because it is too complex, too costly and requires too much time to be spent on… Read more

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WRITTEN STATEMENT OF NINA E. OLSON NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE HEARING ON TAX REFORM BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 20, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS I.......... The Current Tax Code Imposes Excessive Compliance Burdens on Individuals and Businesses. 2 II......... The Tax Code Is Rife with Complexity and Special Tax… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that – pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 2(g)(3), and with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member – the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on the costs imposed on families, employers, and the economy at large by the current structure of the Federal income tax.  The hearing will take place on… Read more

In a letter highlighting their support for repeal of the Democrats’ health care law, a coalition representing the country's largest, oldest and most respected small business associations, including the Associated Builders and Contractors, the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Restaurant Association, the Printing Industries of America, National Association of… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today made the following statement in response to the release of the report, It’s Official: On Unemployment and Jobs, Democrats’ 2009 Stimulus Was a Huge Failure: “In January of 2009, President Obama’s chief economic advisors put together an analysis predicting that the Democrats’ stimulus package would 'save or create' at least 3… Read more