Good morning.  I want to welcome everyone and extend a special welcome to United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Mike Froman.  First of all, let me congratulate you on your confirmation.  You are now leading one of the most professional and productive agencies in the U.S. government. You take the helm of USTR at a critical juncture.  We are in the midst of… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, Committee on Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2720, the Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013.  Named after a deceased child victim of identity fraud, the legislation would end the required publication of the Social Security… Read more

Hearing on President Obama’s Trade Policy Agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman … Read more

Washington, DC – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ways and Means Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr. M.D. (R-LA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) today in a letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, requested new documents related to IRS… Read more

This is our second hearing on the controversial decision by the Treasury Department to delay for one year President Obama’s Affordable Care Act mandate forcing local businesses to offer government-approved health care or pay a tax.  Today, at last, we will hear directly from the Treasury Department.     What families and workers in my district are asking is this:… Read more

I rise today in support of H.R. 2667, a bill that delays the employer mandate.  While it is encouraging to see that the Administration has finally acknowledged the burdens ObamaCare is placing on employers, we must be a nation of laws, not blog posts, which is how the Administration announced the delay. While this bill provides employers with some temporary relief from the health… Read more

This is the second in our series of three hearings on welfare reform. In our first hearing, we learned that programs designed to help low-income families often don’t do enough to help recipients go to work and get ahead. Today, we will explore what we know about the effectiveness of such programs, how we can hold more programs accountable for their performance, and how we can ensure… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Charles Rangel (D-NY) announced the re-introduction of H.R. 2708, the U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013.  The bipartisan legislation provides temporary tax… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced legislation to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through September 2015.  The current GSP program is set to expire July 31,… Read more

The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, has lived its relatively short life shielded like a Chinese emperor by its unprecedented collection of mandates, subsidies and tax credits intended to extend government-subsidized health insurance to ever more Americans. Since it was signed into law in 2010, controversies surrounding the law have grown more complex rather than… Read more