Taxpayers in 39 of 50 states would be subject to a top marginal tax rate of over 50 percent under the job-killing surtax in the House Democrats’ health care bill. The average top marginal rate in the United States would be higher than just three of the 30 most economically-developed countries. But given time, we are sure the majority will find a way to push every state to the top of the… Read more

Mr. Chairman, you and I have been here before, we were sitting in different chairs back in 1994, but we were both here attempting to improve the nation’s health care system.  And, while we are still here attempting to improve the nation’s health care system, much more than our seats on the dais have changed.  In 1994, as we debated health care reform, the full Ways and Means Committee… Read more

Mr. Chairman, nobody disputes that America's health care system needs reform. Rising health care costs are putting the squeeze on families, businesses, and government alike, while placing quality health coverage completely out of reach for too many Americans. Unfortunately, the bill before us fails to bring costs under control. Instead, it would raise taxes and force employers to cut jobs… Read more

  Concerned that the American Medical Association has taken too tepid a position on Democratic healthcare reform plans, a coalition of state medical associations and specialty organizations is breaking from the country's largest physicians' group to mount its own push against the inclusion of a public insurance option in any overhaul bill. Seventeen state medical associations and… Read more

Democrats Refuse to Let Americans Keep the Insurance They Have and Like 2 out of 3 will lose their health insurance Democrats voted against an amendment offered by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to strike the government-run plan. When speaking before the American Medical Association, President Obama stated that, “If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan,… Read more

By Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R-LA) Editor's note: Rep. Charles Boustany is a Republican who represents southwest Louisiana. Before being elected to Congress, Boustany practiced medicine as a cardiothoracic surgeon for 14 years.Rep. Charles Boustany says Democrats' health care plans don't focus on quality. (CNN) -- Americans deserve the best health care system in the world -- one that… Read more

Today, Republican Majority Leader John Boehner, Minority Whip Eric Cantor, and the Ranking Members of the Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means committees requested that the Speaker allow the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to analyze the Democrats’ health care bill before proceeding with committee and floor action. “An independent analysis has shown… Read more

When President Barack Obama arrives in Michigan today, he'll continue our national dialogue on giving Americans better access to affordable health care. The question is how we get there. House Republicans have a plan that will reduce costs, expand access and increase the quality of care in a way we can afford. Democrats, on the other hand, have responded with the same old formula of more… Read more

Washington, DC -- Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) offered an amendment to the Financial Services Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010 to cure the flaws of the Democrats’ misguided “Buy American” policies in the underlying bill.     “Credible reports are surfacing that the confusing Buy American expansion in the stimulus bill is causing project… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on today’s introduction of the House Democrats' proposed government takeover of health care: "Speaker Pelosi’s $1 trillion government-takeover of health care will force millions of Americans to lose their current health insurance, increase premiums and impose massive new taxes and mandates on… Read more