Washington, DC – Late Friday night, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis of the national energy taxes imposed on American families under the Waxman-Markey “cap-and-trade” scheme. This analysis shows average American households would pay $770 more per year, with costs reaching as high as $1,380 per year.
While CBO also attempted to estimate the impact of the…
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Health coverage today is out of reach for too many Americanfamilies. Approximately 182 million Americans currently receive some form ofemployer-sponsored health coverage. With so many people's health care at stake,Congress should ensure that any changes to our health care system do not jeopardizecoverage for those who already have medical coverage. If you like your coverage, you should be…
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As House Democrats prepare to release their health care plan today – a plan that no Republican member has seen or been invited to be a part of – Democrat Congressman Jim Cooper dispels the myth of President Obama bringing "change" to Washington, DC, and his promise to make health care reform a bipartisan effort.
“In the House of Representatives, meanwhile, we are explicitly told not to…
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Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the limited portions of the health care plan unveiled by House Democrats today:
“The Democrats are refusing to reveal the price tag of this bill or how they will pay for it, but it is obvious it will cost well over a trillion dollars. We will certainly need to examine the details, but I fear this…
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The healthcare system is undoubtedly in peril. I hear daily concern from my constituents about the rising costs of healthcare coverage, the ability to keep good coverage and the fear of hurting our country’s rich tradition of medical innovation. Simply put, Congress owes it to the American people to come together and produce meaningful bipartisan healthcare reform. Moving forward,…
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Despite the rhetoric by Senate Democrats about the need to give taxpayer health subsidies to the “poor,” two current U.S. Governors may qualify for taxpayer-funded health care if the bill being considered by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is enacted.
The so-called “Affordable Health Choices Act,” as outlined by Senator Chris Dodd, makes Americans earning…
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(Remarks as Prepared)
Thank you, Chairman Neal for yielding. I’d also like to welcome Chairman Watt and Ranking Member Paul to the hearing room of the Ways and Means Committee.
As we all know, the New Markets Tax Credit, created by Congress is 2000, is intended to encourage investment in impoverished areas. Since then, Congress has extended the credit and created additional…
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Today, Democrats voted against an amendment that would have directed the Department of Commerce to study the impact on American jobs of not passing the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Dave Camp responded, “If Democrats really think that this agreement will cost us American jobs, then they should embrace an analysis conducted by the Obama…
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Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after outlining the House GOP plan for health care reform to ensure all Americans have access to affordable, high-quality care at a price our country can afford:
"Americans want, deserve, and demand health care reform. The GOP plan presented today addresses this by focusing on…
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