Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) wrote to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Commissioner  Steven Miller to find out how much taxpayer money will be used to implement the Democrats' health care law and how many IRS employees have been pulled away from the agency's core mission to work on it.  The IRS… Read more

Last week, in a meeting with House Republicans, President Obama again called for revenue neutral corporate tax reform. But that same day, the White House announced its support for the Senate Democrats’ budget proposal, which includes a $1 trillion tax hike.  House Democrats, meanwhile, have called for a $1.2 trillion tax increase.  If the President stands by both statements,… Read more

Good morning.  Fairness and consistency are essential to ensuring Americans’ confidence in Social Security’s disability insurance program.  Their importance has been consistently recognized since the disability program was created in 1956.   As we know, Social Security’s definition of who is disabled is a strict one.  Whether someone is disabled depends on medical… Read more

Good afternoon and thank you for joining us for the subcommittee’s first hearing of the 113th Congress.  I commend Chairman Camp for his continued efforts to overhaul the tax code and I look forward to working with him to enact comprehensive tax reform. Today we examine the financial products discussion draft released by Chairman Camp and the Ways & Means Committee in… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) issued the following statements after the President sent the formal notification letter to Congress of his intent to launch negotiations for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the European Union. Chairman Camp:  “A robust trade agenda means better… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany, Jr. M.D. (R-LA) called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to release a copy of a video parody produced in the IRS’s television studio in New Carrollton, MD – a studio that may have cost taxpayers more than $4 million last year according to a review of contracts.  … Read more

Hearing on the Challenges of Achieving Fair and Consistent Disability Decisions _____________________________________ HEARING … Read more

Hearing on Ways and Means Financial Products Tax Reform Discussion Draft _____________________________________ … Read more

Good morning and thank you for joining us today. As part of the Committee’s effort to strengthen the economy, create more jobs and increase wages for American families by making the tax code simpler and fairer, today’s hearing allows stakeholders and members of the public the opportunity to share their perspectives on tax reform and tax provisions affecting State and local… Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) delivered a statement on the House floor in support of the GOP’s balanced budget.  "I rise in support of a federal budget that balances so we can strengthen our economy, create more jobs and allow American workers to start seeing an increase in their paychecks again. "I know we can do it. … Read more