Then: Hard Drives Unrecoverable When asked earlier this week if there were any data or hardware crashes similar to Lois Lerner’s with other IRS employees pertinent to the investigation, IRS Deputy CIO informed the Committee that there were, and listed six other IRS employees, including Nikole Flax, former Chief of Staff to the Acting IRS Commissioner, whose hard drives had crashed and… Read more

Good morning.  Thanks for that warm introduction, Sarah.  I want to thank Judge Morris and the Global Business Dialogue for having me to discuss the future of the U.S. trade agenda.  GBD has done so much to advance trade policy through its informative programs and analysis, and I’m pleased to participate today.   Since I have been Ways and Means Chairman, we have… Read more

Worst “Recovery” Ever for Long-Term Unemployed.  In no other recession were there this many long-term unemployed. Source: Calculated Risk Blog. ________________ As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Camp is listing 40 reasons for the Senate to pass the 40 jobs bills the House has already… Read more

I would like to welcome back the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee.  Neither MedPAC nor its witness here today, Executive Director, Mark Miller, is a stranger to the Committee.  MedPAC is a key, non-partisan advisor with a lot of analytical firepower.  There is bi-partisan interest in its work.     MedPAC issues two reports annually to the Congress.  Its… Read more

At the Current Pace, the Jobs Gap Won’t Close until 2018.  The jobs gap includes both jobs lost during the recession as well as new jobs needed to keep pace with population growth. Source: Hamilton Project, Closing the Jobs Gap As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Camp is listing 40… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) requested Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Koskinen provide necessary information regarding the “lost” Lerner emails and the allegation that IRS cannot recover all emails from Lois Lerner and those of six other personnel involved with… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) revealed that the Committee’s early work into “lost” IRS emails show the problem is much bigger than the IRS initially admitted to.   In addition to Lois Lerner’s emails, the IRS cannot produce records from six other IRS employees… Read more

On June 17, 2010, the Obama Administration announced the start of “Recovery Summer.”  As one Administration official put it back then, “This summer is sure to be a Summer of Economic Recovery.”  That boast added to promise after promise by the Administration and Congressional Democrats that their policies would turn the economy around and “lay a new foundation for growth and… Read more

Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen to discuss recent developments in the Committee’s investigation of the use of inappropriate criteria to process applications of tax-exempt organizations. The hearing will take place on Friday,… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) released the following statements on the 80th anniversary of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Chairman Camp stated, "This month marks the 80th anniversary of the enactment of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act.  Since its passage, every President, until… Read more