Today, President Obama will gather with the titans of Wall Street to promote his $1.6 trillion tax hike plan to avert the fiscal cliff.  Main Street business owners across the country are speaking out too, warning that the President’s tax hikes, financed on the backs of Main Street, will turn the fiscal cliff into a jobs cliff.   A recent survey conducted by the National… Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today congratulating and welcoming the new Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee: “The Members joining our Committee will bring valuable experience, expertise and energy to the Committee – all of which are welcome as the Committee continues its mission of creating the best… Read more

While President Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania today and makes another pitch to raise taxes by $1.6 trillion, he has still failed to put forward a “balanced” plan that includes significant spending reductions to deal with the fiscal cliff.  The President’s continued focus on increasing tax rates is fast turning the fiscal cliff into a jobs cliff.  In fact, manufacturers across… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced the release of the 2012 version of the Ways and Means Green Book, which is officially titled "Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means."  This document, prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) under the… Read more

Do Democrats really believe Social Security doesn't contribute to federal deficits and the national debt? They're certainly saying it a lot: "Social Security does not add one penny to our debt, not a penny," Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, insisted Sunday on ABC'sThis Week. During Monday's… Read more

ObamaCare is due to land in a mere 10 months—about 300 days—and the Administration is not even close to ready, so naturally the political and media classes are attacking the Governors and state legislators who decline to help out. Mostly Republicans, they’re facing a torrent of abuse in Washington and pressure from health lobbies… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference ratified the GOP Steering Committee’s recommendation that he serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the 113th Congress.   “I am honored that my House Republican colleagues have chosen me to serve as Chairman of the… Read more

Yesterday, the White House joined a chorus of leading Democrats who refuse to reform Social Security and protect benefits for future generations, claiming that it is currently “not a driver of the deficit.”  Senate Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today echoed this position saying we ought to put entitlement reform off for another time and repeating his claim that Social Security… Read more

In a news story titled “Efforts to Curb Social Spending Face Resistance,” today’s New York Times reports that, “In talks with Congressional leaders, Mr. Obama is seeking $1.6 trillion in additional revenue over 10 years and $340 billion in health care savings.”  In noting that the “Administration was not considering changes” to Social Security, the article also suggests… Read more

Associations representing the nation’s leading small businesses today released a letter urging Congress to reject the President’s call for higher marginal tax rates on main street employers.  A total of 42 business organizations employing tens of millions of workers sent the letter to Capitol Hill urging Congress to avert job-killing tax hikes and instead… Read more