COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

Press Releases

  • Tax Revenues to More Than Double by 2023, While Top Tax Rates Hit Highest Level Since 1986

    February 13, 2013 - On January 1, 2013, taxes went up by $4.2 trillion, as Clinton-era policies snapped back into place. On January 2, however, Congress cut taxes by $3.6 trillion, permanently cementing into law the vast majority of the temporary tax cuts first enacted in 2001 and 2003. So, where does this leave Americ... More
  • Camp, Nunes Statements on U.S. - EU Trade and Investment Negotiations

    February 13, 2013 - 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 release of the U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth’s report this morning and the President’s announcement last night in the S... More
  • Camp Statement Recognizing Congressman Sam Johnson on the 40th Anniversary of Operation Homecoming

    February 12, 2013 - Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement commemorating the 40th anniversary of Operation Homecoming. The date marks the return of 591 American prisoners of war including Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (... More
  • Camp Response on State of the Union

    February 12, 2013 - Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Tuesday evening in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “Tonight the President laid out a vision for America that was formulated on the same failed policies that have left millio... More
  • Energy and Commerce & Ways and Means Outline Collaborative Medicare Physician Payment Reform Effort

    February 7, 2013 - WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Health Subcommittee Vice Chairm... More
  • Committees Launch ObamaCare Burden Tracker

    February 6, 2013 - Washington, DC – The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today unveiled the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden). The Burden Tracker is a real-time online resource to help the public keep track of all of the new government mandates, rules, and red t... More
  • Camp, Nunes Statements on New U.S. Case Against India’s Local Content Requirements on Solar Products

    February 6, 2013 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) released the following statements in response to the U.S. action to request consultations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding India’s local content requirements on certain... More
  • Camp Statement on Sequestration

    February 5, 2013 - Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the upcoming sequestration cuts: “Tax reform should be about making the code simpler and fairer for American families and helping employers create more jobs. The President’s proposal is nothing... More
  • Camp, Hatch Demand Answers from HHS on Welfare Waiver Scheme

    February 4, 2013 - Washington, DC – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch (R-UT) again called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to explain how the agency determined it had the unilateral authority to waive welf... More
  • Camp Statement on January Jobs Report

    February 1, 2013 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the January jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 157,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for January increased to 7.9 percent. “This report and the ... More