As the President heads back out on the road to talk about jobs, it is worth looking back at the “progress” that has been made since President Obama kicked off his first jobs road show in the summer of 2011.  Since then, Americans have continued to experience the slowest economic recovery in recorded history, including 2 million fewer jobs than promised, more part-time than… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel regarding the status of IRS employees who resigned or were placed on Administrative leave following their involvement in the targeting of… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel regarding the lack of production of documents related to their May 14, 2013 request of all documents related to the targeting of organizations by the IRS. On June 4, the IRS… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew seeking additional information about the decision to delay the employer mandate.  On July 17, the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Principal Deputy Commissioner Daniel Werfel regarding reports that the IRS accidently released thousands of Social Security numbers. The letter directs the IRS to verify the… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) announced that on Monday, July 29 they will visit two separate small businesses in the Philadelphia area.  The Philadelphia trip is the second stop in a series of trips across the nation so the Chairmen of the two tax-writing… Read more

Why did the Obama administration earlier this month delay enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate until 2015? The administration claims that it needed more time to get the mandate right. Some have suggested that politics—the concern that negative effects of the mandate might kick in before midterm elections in 2014—may have influenced the decision. My own hope is that… Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Another year, another round of exaggeration from President Barack Obama and his administration about health insurance rebates. In his speech defending his health care law Thursday, Obama said rebates averaging $100 are coming from insurance companies to 8.5 million Americans. In fact, most of the money is going straight to employers who provide health insurance,… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee released bipartisan proposals to reform Medicare.  This follows several hearings on Medicare reforms in the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee.  The draft legislative text can be found at www.waysandmeans.house.gov/entitlementreform. The proposal outlines three key policies to modernize cost-sharing within… Read more

I would like to thank WITA for hosting us tonight at what is known as the “Trade Prom.”  It’s a great pleasure to be here with you and an honor to receive this award from an organization that has done so much to expand the trade dialogue.   I’m especially pleased tonight to be recognized alongside my colleague Greg Meeks.  Greg has helped raise the profile of trade and his… Read more