COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

News List

  • Camp Congratulates New Republicans on Ways & Means Committee

    November 30, 2012 - Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today congratulating and welcoming the new Republican Members of the Ways and Means Committee: “The Members joining our Committee will bring valuable experience, expertise and energy to the Committee – all of w... More

  • President’s Plan: Unbalanced & Leads to More Unemployed

    November 30, 2012 - While President Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania today and makes another pitch to raise taxes by $1.6 trillion, he has still failed to put forward a “balanced” plan that includes significant spending reductions to deal with the fiscal cliff. The President’s continued focus on increasing tax rates is ... More

  • Camp Selected as Ways and Means Chairman

    November 28, 2012 - Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House Republican Conference ratified the GOP Steering Committee’s recommendation that he serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the 113th Congress. “I am honored that my Hou... More

  • Balanced Approach?

    November 27, 2012 - In a news story titled “Efforts to Curb Social Spending Face Resistance,” today’s New York Times reports that, “In talks with Congressional leaders, Mr. Obama is seeking $1.6 trillion in additional revenue over 10 years and $340 billion in health care savings.” In noting that the “Administration wa... More

  • Nation’s Leading Small Businesses: Tax Reform, Not Tax Hikes

    November 27, 2012 - Associations representing the nation’s leading small businesses today released a letter urging Congress to reject the President’s call for higher marginal tax rates on main street employers. A total of 42 business organizations employing tens of millions of workers sent the letter to Capitol Hill u... More

  • Camp Remarks at the Tax Foundation's 75th Anniversary Dinner

    November 15, 2012 - Good evening and thank you for that warm welcome. Thanks to Chairman Bill Archer for that wonderful introduction. Bill and I have known each other for many years, and I value both his friendship and the insight he provides from his time as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Bill was not my f... More

  • Camp Statement on Fiscal Cliff

    November 14, 2012 - Washington, DC – Today, Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement on the looming fiscal cliff. “After the election, we only had 55 days to steer clear of the fiscal cliff. The President has now finished at least his third press conference on the matter but is still two days away fr... More

  • Congressional Democrats Say Loss of Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs is Only a “Miniscule Effect” of Tax Hikes

    November 9, 2012 - On November 8, Congressional Democrats suggested that allowing taxes to rise on small businesses would “have only a miniscule effect on economic growth.” However, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, their call for tax hikes would destroy 200,000 jobs. While that level of jo... More

  • Camp Statement on Fiscal Cliff

    November 7, 2012 - Midland, MI – Today, following the statement from Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement on the looming fiscal cliff. “Many pundits in Washington believe the number one problem facing the country is the deficit, but my consti... More

  • Camp to Administration: Comply with Delphi Document Request

    October 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 c... More