Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the Committee reported out legislation to repeal the ObamaCare 30-hour rule and legislation to protect volunteer firefighters and emergency responders from the burdens of the employer mandate.
“ObamaCare is putting full-time work and the opportunity to earn more wages…
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) wrote to Treasury Department Secretary Jacob Lew and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen requesting all documents pertaining to 501(c)(4) rulemaking.
Upon sending the letter, the Chairman said “Before having all the facts in hand, Treasury rushed forward with new rules that seriously limit…
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House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., (R-LA) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen. The hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building.
The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue…
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Good Morning. Less than 7 months ago, the Administration announced that they would delay the employer mandate for one year. They acknowledged then what many had been saying since the law passed – the employer mandate is bad for business and, in turn, bad for American workers. While the Administration offered a brief reprieve from the employer mandate, the pain ObamaCare…
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As the President prepares to deliver his State of the Union speech tonight he will discuss issues facing millions of Americans such as unemployment, education and economic opportunity. However, what will be missing is the admission that the President’s signature policy achievement is forcing Americans to lose their jobs, work fewer hours and have their wages cut. At a Ways…
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Washington, DC – Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following response to the President’s State of the Union address.
“We must focus on strengthening the economy. Unfortunately, the President’s address offered little in the way of substantive policies that will lead to the kind of strong job creation you see when employers…
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House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate, which defines full-time employment as 30 hours per week for the purposes of applying the employer mandate. The Committee will hear testimony from a broad cross section of industries affected by the…
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Let me begin by saying to all my colleagues on the Subcommittee that it is with deep regret that I had to call this hearing today.
Last week we were greeted with shocking headlines. The New York Times led with, “Charges for 106 in Huge Fraud Over Disability,” and ABC News led with “New York Cops, Firefighters in Massive 9/11 Fraud, Indictment Says.”
I am outraged, but…
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I rise today in support of H.R. 3362, the Exchange Information Disclosure Act. There is widespread agreement that the ObamaCare rollout was a failure. Most of us believe the Administration’s lack of transparency and truthfulness with Congress and the American people caused many of the problems.
Since the beginning of the rollout, I have pressed the Administration to…
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