Washington, DC – Following the release of the October jobs report this morning, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement. “The policies of higher taxes, more deficit spending and greater regulation coming out of Washington have failed to produce the jobs Americans need.  Today’s unemployment rate is another sign… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement with regard to looming tax hikes and the President’s signal that he might be willing to compromise with Republicans on tax policy. “We simply cannot raise taxes with unemployment stuck at nearly 10 percent.  I take any signal that the President may be… Read more

Washington, DC – Upon release of the third quarter GDP data this morning, Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement: “The so-called stimulus bill has failed to create the economic growth and jobs the Administration promised.  Given the Administration’s expansion of government, funded by a massive run-up in deficit spending and with a looming $3.8… Read more

The Democrats’ health care overhaul tasked the non-partisan experts at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) with developing important regulations that will influence how every private insurance plan operates.  This week, the NAIC sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) warning that “we continue to have concerns about the potential for unintended… Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) - The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations. But last week a leading manufacturer told workers their costs will jump partly because of the law. Also, a Democratic governor laid out a scheme for employers to get out of health care by shifting workers into taxpayer-subsidized… Read more

The Department of Labor today released its latest state-by-state job report, showing state jobs and unemployment data for September 2010.  This latest data, when compared with the level of jobs in February 2009, when President Obama signed Democrats’ trillion-dollar stimulus plan into law, reveals that 48 out of 50 States have lost jobs since then.  In total, over 2 million jobs have been… Read more

 Well, well. In the clearest evidence so far that ObamaCare is harmful in practice and an election-year liability, the Obama Administration has decided not to enforce some of the law's "consumer protections." At least when the results are politically embarrassing. Over the last several weeks the Health and Human Services Department has granted dozens of temporary waivers to certain… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today questioned if politics is driving a new round of Medicare television advertisements featuring Andy Griffith by the Obama Administration and sought details of the ad campaign from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.  Camp and Herger noted… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following reaction to the announcement by the Social Security Administration that there would be no annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) next year: “It will be difficult for many seniors to deal with the lack of a COLA for a second year in a row, but that will pale in comparison to the actual hardships… Read more

Administration Claim  “The rate of unemployment has stayed high because more people are coming into the job market again,” said Solis. “Those that are discouraged are also looking for jobs again, so that’s what keeps the unemployment rate high.”  Hilda Solis, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, October 12, 2010 Reality Official U.S. Department of Labor data show that the… Read more