Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) introduced H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, blocking scheduled tax increases at the end of the year by extending current income tax rates for one year. Camp said: “This bill will stop the tax hike facing every American who pays income taxes at the end of the year and give small businesses and… Read more

President Obama’s Health and Human Services Department undermined the work requirement legislated in the 1996 welfare reform bill, but 83 percent of Americans disagree with the president on that position. “Most Americans think there are too many people on welfare who should not be getting it and believe overwhelmingly that those who… Read more

Washington, DC - This week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its report on Modernizing SSA Disability Programs: Progress Made, but Key Efforts Warrant More Management Focus.  The GAO found that six of the fourteen categories of medical conditions considered severe enough to qualify an applicant for benefits, known as medical listings, have not… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on business tax issues currently facing U.S. manufacturing companies, and will examine how comprehensive tax reform could improve the ability of manufacturers to contribute to job creation and economic growth, including U.S.-based public and closely held… Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) Good morning and thank you for joining us for another in a series of hearings examining how comprehensive tax reform can help spur economic growth.  Today’s hearing is an opportunity to look more closely at the manufacturing industry.  Specifically, we will examine how the current tax system affects U.S. manufacturers, including U.S.-based public… Read more

As described in Part I of this series, when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2012, the low-tax policies originally enacted in 2001 and 2003 – and extended, at Republicans’ urging, by a Democrat Congress and President Obama in 2010 – are again scheduled to expire.  This will result in higher taxes for every American who pays income taxes, as well as for small businesses,… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) along with Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) announced they will introduce legislation granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia.  While a review of the Senate Finance Committee’s actual… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) along with Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R. 6156, legislation granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Russia.  This legislation will ensure that U.S.… Read more

Dear Mr. President: Congress and the White House must begin now to resolve fundamental fiscal and tax issues confronting America. The current political paralysis hindering principled compromise has fueled needless economic uncertainty that impedes a more robust economic recovery.  Without effective action… Read more

  Determined to destroy Bill Clinton's signature achievement, President Barack Obama's Administration has opened a loophole in the 1996 Welfare Reform legislation big enough to make the law ineffective. Its work requirement -- the central feature of the legislation -- has been diluted beyond recognition by the bureaucrats at the Department of Health and Human… Read more