Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the May jobs report. “Anyone who is happy with this report clearly has very low expectations. This is not good enough for America. We need a stronger economy in which we encourage greater innovation, investment, and growth. Only then will we see the strong job creation that families need to thrive. This week, the House will again act on permanent tax relief to strengthen our economy. Thes... Read more

Washington, DC – Today Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released the following statement on the 2014 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) taking place this week in Washington, DC. “In 2013, the OECD launched its BEPS project. However, we are concerned that the BEPS project is now being used as a way for other countries to simply increase taxes on A... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the United States Trade Representative announced that the United States won a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Beijing's treatment of U.S. auto shipments into China. “This announcement is a major victory for U.S. automakers. We must continue to enforce our trade rights in the WTO to ensure that countries like China do not unfairly discriminate and retaliate against U.S. products.” #... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the IRS announced that it would scrap the proposed 501(c)(4) rules it released last fall. “During this Committee’s investigation, we exposed the true intent of this rule – to silence the voice of conservative non-profit groups. We also uncovered the fact that this rule was purposefully kept out of the public’s view and developed offline. This proposed rule was wrong from the start. The American p... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Republican Members of the Committee wrote to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew demanding Treasury halt all unverified subsidy payments to health insurers until the Administration is able to protect taxpayer dollars by ensuring an income and subsidy verification system is up and running. According to a recent Washington Post article, there are now as many as 1.5 million cases of significantly inaccurate subsidy payments du... Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 4058, the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act. Chairman Camp: “It is unacceptable that foster care is leaving youth vulnerable to becoming victims of sex trafficking. We can do better. We must ensure that foster care creates a stable, supportive envir... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, after a strong bipartisan House vote to pass a permanent research and development tax credit – a credit that has existed on a “temporary” basis since 1981 – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement. “Short-term tax policies aren’t helping businesses hire new workers or grow the economy. It is time for some permanency and stability in the tax code. Let’s be honest with the American people and the businesses and workers who rely on t... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that one year into the investigation of the IRS targeting and abusing conservative groups, the agency has agreed to turn over all Lois Lerner emails to the Committee. Lerner is a central figure in the investigation and served as Director of Exempt Organizations at the IRS. “While it is good that we are finally getting these emails, it should never have taken this long. The agency is finally doing what is right and hopeful... Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the April jobs report. “The increase in jobs is certainly welcome news after the very troubling GDP numbers earlier this week. However, when we look at all the data, it is clear we need to be making much bigger gains both in terms of jobs and economic growth. That is why the Ways and Means Committee continues to focus on permanent tax reforms that can help American employers create more ... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the news that Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company, will be retiring from the company July 1, 2014. “The reinvention and turnaround of Ford Motor Company is due in large part to the leadership and dedication of Alan Mulally. His tenure in Detroit will be remembered by his efforts to reinvigorate the U.S. automotive industry that Michigan prides itself on, bo... Read more