In the 112th and 113th Congresses, the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, led by Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) has held 11 hearings exploring the challenges facing the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program.  The… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the National Organization of Marriage lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.  “The unauthorized release of confidential information is a crime and those affected deserve answers, not the runaround.  What makes the situation even worse is that the… Read more

Less than 24 hours before the ObamaCare Exchanges are scheduled to open, today’s headlines across the country are anything but optimistic.  As the New York Times reports, “officials are issuing warnings that despite fevered efforts, their new insurance exchanges — online markets where people can shop for health plans and see if they qualify for federal subsidies — will not be fully… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI), Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA), and Human Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) introduced the Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act.   The Promoting Adoption and Legal… Read more

Then – September 26, 2013, 11:22 am "But most of the stories you'll hear about how ObamaCare just can't work is just not based on facts…. We’re only five days away from finishing the job." –President Obama delivering remarks on the Affordable Care Act Now – September 26, 2013, 11:45am – Politico ###… Read more

  Washington, DC -  Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement regarding the Health and Human Services release of its estimated 2014 premiums for the 36 states with ObamaCare Exchanges.   “Today, the Administration confirmed that the President will not keep his promise that Americans will see a $2,500 decrease in… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding that the agency determine whether individuals whose names were included on donor lists improperly obtained by the IRS were then subject to audit. “The agency testified that donor lists were destroyed, when in fact those lists are still… Read more

Over the weekend, Minority Leader Pelosi (D-CA) made the false claim that there is not a single area where Congress can find savings to reduce the deficit, "Because the cupboard is bare. There's no more cuts to make," Pelosi said on CNN's "State of the Union."   She added, "It's really important that people understand that.” Really?  Not a single area of spending… Read more

In the debate over entitlement reform, few subjects are more fiercely debated than the cause of the explosive recent growth of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Defenders of the program, which cost a record $135 billion in fiscal 2012, argue that the rolls are increasing mainly because of technical and… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement after the House passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government through December 15, 2013 that defunds ObamaCare.  Since 2011, Camp and House Republicans have repealed key provisions of the health care law and secured $55 billion in cuts to ObamaCare, which… Read more