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Despite Promises of Transparency, Obama Administration Suppresses Report That Would Detail Rise in Welfare Dependence

Oct 25, 2012-- Washington, DC - A day after his inauguration, President Obama promised his Administration would be defined by its openness and transparency, proudly declaring, "I will also hold myself, as president, to a new standard of openness….Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency." Sadly, the Obama Administration has failed to live up to the President’s lofty rhetoric, ... more

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Camp, Boustany Want Answers on Obama Administration’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars on PR Campaigns

Oct 24, 2012-- Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide information by October 31, 2012, on the use of taxpayer dollars on contracts promoting the Democrats’ health care law through public relations campaigns, advertisements, polling, message testin... more

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Camp to Administration: Comply with Delphi Document Request

Oct 23, 2012-- Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the White House Counsel signaling a willingness to subpoena all records associated with the termination of Delphi pensions if they decline to fully comply with a congressional request for documents. “Despite repeated assertions that the Obama Administration would... more

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HHS Inspector General Report Highlights Failure of CMS to Protect Medicare Beneficiaries from Identity Theft

Oct 22, 2012-- Washington, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report detailing repeated occasions when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) failed to protect beneficiaries who had their Social Security Number (SSN) compromised. The findings also indicate that CMS has not taken adequate steps to protect beneficiaries when an... more

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The hidden indicator pointing to bad news for jobs

Oct 22, 2012-- Temps are telling us something, and it isn’t good. Temporary employment is one of the better predictors of what the job market will do in the months ahead. And recent trends point toward even slower job creation in the final months of the year than the sluggish hiring that has been evident throughout 2012. Temp employment counts for less than 2 percent of jobs, but it makes intuitive sense that i... more

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Camp, Brady Statements on U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Entry Into Force

Oct 22, 2012-- Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statements upon the announcement by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the United States and Panama have taken measures necessary to comply with provisions of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement and that the agreement will enter into force on October ... more

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House and Senate Republicans Request Overdue Reports on Multiemployer Pension System

Oct 19, 2012-- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today sent a letter to members of the Obama administration requesting two overdue reports ... more