COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

Press Releases

  • Camp Statement on October Jobs Report

    November 2, 2012 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the October jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 171,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for October increased to 7.9 percent. “Today’s lackluster j... More

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

    October 31, 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 U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement has entered into force. Chairman Camp stated:... More

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

    October 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 pr... More

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

    October 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 De... 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

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

    October 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) compromise... More

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

    October 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 o... More

  • House and Senate Republicans Request Overdue Reports on Multiemployer Pension System

    October 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 Hat... More

  • Camp Statement on Passing of Former Congressman Sam Gibbons

    October 10, 2012 - Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement upon the news that former Congressman Sam Gibbons (D-FL) had passed away. Gibbons served in Congress from 1962 until his retirement in 1996, and as acting Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in 19... More

  • 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