By Emily Maltby During her two-plus years in business, Elizabeth Turley has steadily recruited new employees for her apparel company, Meesh & Mia Corp., to keep pace with its rapid growth. But this year could be different. Instead of increasing her staff, she plans to hire independent contractors for tasks that can be outsourced, such as marketing… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the Chairmen of the subcommittees for the 113th Congress. “I congratulate the new and returning Chairmen of each of the subcommittees,” said Camp.  “The Committee faces a very busy Congress as we work to make our economy stronger and healthier.  Achieving that goal includes making the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the President signed into law the “Protect our Kids Act of 2012,” H.R. 6655.  The legislation, coauthored by Chairman Camp, establishes a commission to study data on child fatalities from abuse and neglect, to review current prevention methods and best practices, and… Read more

Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) issued the following statements today after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative notified Congress that the Administration intends in 90 days to initiate negotiation of an International Services Agreement (ISA), which will be open to any member of the World Trade… Read more

A new survey out today from the Job Creators Alliance echoes the call for comprehensive tax reform made by the House, the Senate and the White House.  Amongst the findings, the survey reveals that small businesses identified taxes as “the single most important issue facing small businesses,” with respondents voluntarily citing taxes twice as often as any other issue.… Read more

Fiction   “Building on the $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction he has already signed, President Obama is committed to continuing to cut our deficit….” (“White House Deficit Reduction Fact Sheet,” January 14, 2013)   Fact   Debt Held by the Public   January… Read more

Today, the National Taxpayer Advocate issued its 2012 Annual Report to Congress.  Key findings include: It takes U.S. taxpayers (both individuals and businesses) more than 6.1 billion hours to complete tax filings. For 2010, the Taxpayer Advocate estimated that it cost individual and corporate taxpayers $168 billion to comply with the code. Today’s tax code… Read more

The release of a report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) detailing national health care expenditures confirms that nearly three years since ObamaCare became the law of the land, President Obama’s often-repeated promise to reduce the cost of health care remains unfulfilled.  Perhaps what is most disturbing, is that the lesser-read analysis accompanying the… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the December jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.  A net total of 155,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for December rose to 7.8 percent from the 7.7 percent rate previously reported for November. "It is clear there is still a… Read more

Many businesses plan to bring on more part-time workers next year, trim the hours of full-time employees or curtail hiring because of the new health care law, human resource firms say. Their actions could further dampen job growth, which already is threatened by possible federal budget cutbacks resulting from the tax increases and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff. "It will… Read more