Today, CMS outlined the ObamaCare cuts to Medicare Advantage (MA) as part of its 2015 rate notice.  While CMS relented on several administrative changes that would have layered on top of the ObamaCare cuts scheduled to hit, it remains clear that these cuts will negatively impact seniors who will feel the harsh realities of the MA cuts.  However, as the Wall Street Journal… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the March jobs report. “It is clear more must be done to strengthen this economy.  Washington’s number one focus must be on jobs and enacting policies that will actually help create sustained economic growth in this country.  That is why the Ways and Means Committee… Read more

Good morning.  I want to welcome Ambassador Mike Froman back to the Committee.  We are very aware and appreciative of how hard you and your dedicated staff work to advance U.S. trade policy. A trade policy that opens markets for American exports, enforces international rules and ensures a level playing field for American workers is proven to promote broad economic growth and… Read more

  Hearing on President Obama’s Trade Policy Agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman _________________________________ HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS … Read more

Thank you for coming to today’s hearing on the new Federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.  Someone apparently thought naming a program M-I-E-C-H-V made sense.  But fortunately, at least the pronunciation of this acronym is the relatively simple “McVee” program, so I am going to stick with that.   At its core, this program is designed to… Read more

Today I rise in support of restoring Americans’ work hours, so they can see bigger paychecks and more opportunities.   ObamaCare places an unprecedented government regulation on workers, changing the definition of full-time work from 40 hours per week to 30 hours.  As a direct result, Americans across the country are having their hours cut at work and seeing smaller… Read more

Since Chairman Camp released the Tax Reform Act of 2014, four different analyses by independent economists have all shown that it will result in significantly stronger economic growth.  Analysis by the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT, the official Congressional scorekeeper) found that the proposal would increase GDP growth by $3.4 trillion and result in an… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on the second anniversary of the U.S. having the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. "Our current tax code is a joke.  Our high corporate tax rate is a wet blanket on the economy, preventing businesses from growing and hiring here in the U.S.  We can… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on those expired business tax provisions that would be extended by the tax reform discussion draft released on February 26, 2014, with a particular emphasis on how permanent tax policy can promote certainty for American businesses and generate additional… Read more

According to data from the Department of Labor, the U.S. has spent an estimated $26.0 billion in error on Federal extended Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits since the temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program was created in July 2008.  Given the record scale of the EUC program, this is in all likelihood the largest amount of misspending under any such temporary… Read more