Welcome to our hearing today.   Before being elected to Congress, I spent over 32 years working in law enforcement in King County, Washington, becoming Sheriff in 1997. I saw firsthand the many tragedies children face when they’re not cared for by loving parents. It was in the Sheriff’s office where I first witnessed the horrors of child sex trafficking, and it convinced me we… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel questioning the agency’s decision to delay the start of tax filing season.  Camp said it appears the agency is putting a higher priority on implementing ObamaCare than tending to its core mission – processing nearly 150 million… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the September jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.  A net total of 148,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for September decreased to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent in August.  “When nearly half of the Federal Reserve… Read more

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on the problems Americans are experiencing with the Obama Administration’s launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  The Committee will hear testimony from Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S. Department… Read more

I want thank the Chairman of the Human Resources Subcommittee for  yielding and for his support of this very important issue.  I rise in support of this legislation, which is designed to encourage the adoption of more children from foster care, among other purposes.   I have spent much of my professional career promoting adoption of children by loving parents, because… Read more

In the midst of the failed launch of healthcare.gov, the online portion of ObamaCare, the Federal Reserve’s release last week of the October Beige Book reminded everyone that the problems of ObamaCare go far beyond malfunctioning websites and premium increases.  More important than computer glitches, the report shows the law is hurting job creation:  “Employers in… Read more

Washington, DC – Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House voted to reopen the government and extend the debt ceiling.   “I voted for the bill because it will reopen the government and prevent the country from defaulting on its debt, but this is a missed opportunity to address the underlying problems – a weak economy… Read more

Healthcare.gov has been described as “glitchy” and “problem-plagued,” or as USA Today called it, an “inexcusable mess.”  Now, media reports reveal that the site cost an estimated $634 million in taxpayer dollars to build, raising the question, was it worth the investment?  Compare for yourself. … Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirming that action must be taken by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to remove the Social Security number (SSN) on seniors’ Medicare cards to… Read more

“Economists say there is absolutely no evidence that part time work is going up.  In fact, it’s going down.  The height was in the recession.  It’s going down.”  (Secretary Sebelius, The Daily Show, October 7, 2013) The Facts: Part Time Workers Are Up, Not Down June 2009 (the last month and highest level of the… Read more