Washington, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee released draft legislation to extend and improve the Adoption Incentives program.  The draft was developed with the goal of producing bipartisan legislation based on testimony received at a Human Resources Subcommittee hearing earlier this year.  A detailed summary of the draft legislation can also be found… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement after the Obama Administration issued guidance on the participation of Members of Congress and Congressional staff in the Federal health exchanges created under the President's health law.   “The proposed rule from the Obama Administration is the latest proof of what most… Read more

The headlines citing last week’s jobs report as the lowest unemployment rate in years may have been technically accurate, but they are also reminders that looks can be deceiving.  The reality, as you dig into the latest jobs data, reveals that few are finding the full-time work they want and need, and many are forced to accept part-time employment. As the chart below depicts, seven… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the July jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor.  A net total of 162,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for July decreased to 7.4 percent. "It is tough to find the bright spot in this report when the fact remains that the… Read more

(Remarks as Prepared) I come to the floor today in support of H.R. 2009, legislation that will prevent the IRS from getting involved in Americans’ health care.  The IRS is already out of control, abusing its power to tax and audit the activities of honest, hardworking Americans.  The IRS has betrayed the trust of the American people. Yet, ObamaCare granted the IRS 47… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced, H.R. 2925, The Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013. The legislation would grant the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) authority to exclude from the Medicare program… Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp says President Obama’s proposal to enact a business-only tax-reform bill that would plow more money into public-works projects isn’t going anywhere in this Congress. The powerful head of the tax-writing panel, who has been working on a comprehensive overhaul of the tax code, says Mr. Obama’s plan is bad economics that ignores… Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Ways and Means Committee released draft legislation of the President’s proposals to strengthen Medicare.  This follows several hearings in the Health Subcommittee on bipartisan proposals to secure the future of the program.  The draft legislative text can be found at www.waysandmeans.house.gov/entitlementreform.  The latest legislative… Read more

Just a few months ago, in testimony before this Committee, Secretary Sebelius repeatedly told Congress and the American people that the Obama Administration “was on track to meet the October 1 deadline” for the new healthcare law.  However, over the past two months, the evidence shows just the opposite is true: 1. In June, the Government Accountability Office released two… Read more

During a speech this week in Chattanooga, TN, President Obama unveiled a series of tax reform initiatives designed to spark jobs.  Just one problem: his proposal to lower the corporate rate to 28 percent won't actually ease the burden of high tax rates for the vast majority of the nation's job creators – small businesses.  Given that inequality, it is not surprising that… Read more