COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Press Release

Camp, Paulsen and Doggett Statements on Senate Passage of the Protect our Kids Act of 2012

Jan 2, 2013-- Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Subcommittee on Human Resources Acting Chairman Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Human Resources Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statements after the Senate passed the “Protect our Kids Act of 2012,” H.R. 6655, by unanimous consent. The legislation establishes a commission to study data on child fatalities ... more

Press Release

Ways and Means Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Tariff Relief Legislation

Jan 1, 2013-- Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) announced the introduction of the “U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013” (H.R. 6727). The bipartisan legislation provides temporary tax relief to help U.S. manufact... more

Floor Statements

Camp Floor Statement on Senate Amendment to H.R. 8 the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012

Jan 1, 2013-- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge what a colleague from Georgia called a “legacy vote” – making permanent the tax cuts Republicans enacted back in 2001 and 2003. I couldn’t agree more and let me say why – because we are making PERMANENT tax policies REPUBLICANS originally crafted. Now, back then, despite having a majority in the House, a majority in the Senate and a Republican in the White House, ... more

Press Release

Camp Votes to Permanently Extend Middle-Class Tax Relief

Jan 1, 2013-- Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today released the following statement after voting to permanently extend Republican tax cuts originally enacted in 2001. “Over a decade ago, Republicans acted to provide working Americans with substantial tax relief. That tax relief included lower tax rates, an enhanced child tax credit and relief from the marriage penalty, just ... more

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Johnson, Doggett Statements on Medicare ID Theft Prevention Act

Dec 21, 2012-- Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and Subcommittee Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) issued the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1509, the “Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2012.” Their legislation, which passed late last evening, directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish cost-effective proce... more

The Prescription Pad

Analyst Predicts ObamaCare Will Result in Unprecedented Premium Hikes

Dec 20, 2012-- According to a recent BNA story, at the 17th Annual “Wall Street Comes to Washington,” a non-political event in which experts discuss future health care trends, a managed care analyst for Citi Investment Research and Analysis predicted that health insurance premiums could increase by more than 100 percent because of ObamaCare. Specifically, Carl McDonald, Director and Senior Analyst for the group ... more

Floor Statements

Camp Floor Statement: H.R. 6655, the Protect our Kids Act of 2012

Dec 19, 2012-- I rise today in support of H.R. 6655, the Protect our Kids Act of 2012. As we are too painfully reminded this week by the horrific tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, for all the good this nation has done to lift up children, we still have much, much more work to do. So before I get into my remarks about the bill, I first want to extend my heartfelt condolences to the victims and their loved ones str... more