Myth: “[T]he suggestion that the ACA is reducing full time employment is belied by the facts.”  White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, July 16, 2013 "Obamacare has been wonderful for America." Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), July 14, 2013 Fact: Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Q2 Small Business survey reinforced how out of touch this Administration is with… Read more

  By delaying the employer mandate for a year, the Obama administration has given Republicans an opportunity to advance the day that Obamacare is repealed. House Republicans should, as they are considering, call two successive votes, the first to put the employer-mandate delay into law and the second to delay the individual mandate as well. Democrats… Read more

Friday, July 12, 2013 marks one year since the Obama Administration first declared that it had the authority to waive the work requirements for welfare recipients. Work requirements were created in the 1996 welfare reform law, and they have been key to the success of welfare reform in increasing work and earnings and reducing poverty and welfare dependence. No prior Administration has… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee on Ways and Means will hold a hearing on President Obama’s trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.  The hearing will take place on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 9:00 A.M. In view of the limited time… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that the Committee is accepting public comments on bipartisan proposals to reform Medicare and Social Security.  The announcement follows several hearings held by the Ways and Means Subcommittees on Health and Social Security as part of the Committee’s entitlement reform hearing… Read more

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Senate immigration bill being in clear violation of the U.S. Constitution.  “The Senate bill is unconstitutional, as it includes a number of revenue-related measures such as fees, penalties, surcharges and the non-payment of taxes.  As such, any consideration of the… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Members Todd Young (R-IN) and Tim Griffin (R-AR) introduced two pieces of legislation to delay the individual mandate and the employer mandate contained within ObamaCare to provide relief to American families and businesses. Commenting on the legislation, Chairman Camp stated, "The opposition to the law is growing across… Read more

Today we are examining the Treasury Department’s strangely-timed announcement that it is delaying the enforcement of ObamaCare’s employer mandate for one year. For the last several months we’ve heard the White House repeatedly pledge to Congress and the American people that the President’s Affordable Care Act will be ready on schedule.  Absolutely.  Take it to the… Read more

Washington, D.C. –  Republican committee leaders asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to analyze the budgetary effects of delaying ObamaCare's employer mandate and reporting requirements.   Last week, the Obama administration decided to ignore specific requirements in the health care law as mandated by Congress, conceding their signature legislative achievement… Read more

A one-year delay does nothing to ease the burden of the employer mandate.  As small business owners, health care experts, and employer groups have said - the mandate increases costs, shifts workers from full-time to part-time, reduces hiring and puts in jeopardy the health care that over 150 million Americans receive from their employer.  On top of that, while some businesses… Read more