COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

News List

  • Camp Statement on September Jobs Report

    October 5, 2012 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the September jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 114,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for September decreased to 7.8 percent. “Today’s weak job... More

  • 10 Key Facts on Jobs and Unemployment

    October 5, 2012 - 1. 4.1 Million Fewer Jobs than Projected: In January 2009 the Obama Administration forecast there would be 137.6 million jobs in December 2010. Instead there were 130.3 million jobs in December 2010. Even 21 months later in September 2012, there are just 133.5 million jobs – 4.1 million fewer than t... More

  • HHS Gets Waivers Right – on Child Welfare, not TANF

    October 4, 2012 - Washington, DC - On Thursday, October 4, Michigan announced that the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved their application to operate a child welfare demonstration project to test ways to better prevent child maltreatment. Michigan is one of nine states approved to op... More

  • This Is a Recovery? Since August 2009 Average Drop in Labor Force Is 21,000 People a Month

    October 4, 2012 - If it wasn't bad enough that the Obama Administration has been unable to create a climate conducive to job creation, as the table below shows, their failed policies have resulted in massive numbers of Americans giving up their job search entirely and leaving the labor force. Since the “recovery” beg... More

  • Worst Recovery since Great Depression Continues

    September 28, 2012 - President Obama's economic adviser, Alan Krueger, noted on September 27, 2012 that "total employment likely grew by 386,000 more jobs than previously announced during the 12 months from March 2011 to March 2012." The changes were the result of a "preliminary estimate of the upcoming annual benchmark... More

  • Paulsen Releases GAO Report on Unemployment Insurance Information Technology Systems

    September 26, 2012 - Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Acting Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, released a report prepared at his request by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, titled “Information Technology: Department of Labor... More

  • The Truth About Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, and Welfare Reform

    September 25, 2012 - Earlier this year the Obama administration announced it would be issuing waivers that affect the work requirement included in the landmark reform of the nation's welfare system. As soon as they did, politicians on both sides of the aisle ran to the barricades, digging in for a protracted fight. The ... More

  • Camp, Hatch Demand Details from HHS on Welfare Waiver Scheme

    September 21, 2012 - Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a legal analysis detailing how the agency determined it had the unilater... More

  • House votes to disapprove waiving welfare work requirements

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  • Obama’s illegal scheme to end welfare work requirements

    September 20, 2012 - The Obama administration refuses to give up its backdoor and illegal pursuit to undermine the welfare work requirements. Not only is it claiming authority it doesn’t have and that prior administrations have explicitly stated does not exist, but the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO)... More