Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the March jobs report. “It is clear more must be done to strengthen this economy. Washington’s number one focus must be on jobs and enacting policies that will actually help create sustained economic growth in this country. That is why the Ways and Means Committee will start to move permanent tax relief in the coming weeks. Doing so will give employers the confidence to plan and invest, a... Read more

Today I rise in support of restoring Americans’ work hours, so they can see bigger paychecks and more opportunities. ObamaCare places an unprecedented government regulation on workers, changing the definition of full-time work from 40 hours per week to 30 hours. As a direct result, Americans across the country are having their hours cut at work and seeing smaller paychecks. At a time when the cost of groceries, gas and health care keep increasing, lower paychecks are simply unacceptable. The bil... Read more

Since Chairman Camp released the Tax Reform Act of 2014, four different analyses by independent economists have all shown that it will result in significantly stronger economic growth. Analysis by the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT, the official Congressional scorekeeper) found that the proposal would increase GDP growth by $3.4 trillion and result in an additional 1.8 million private sector jobs over the next ten years. Based on this data, the Committee estimates tax reform will... Read more

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced that the Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on the implications of the recently released final regulations implementing the employer mandate and employer information reporting requirement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. This hearing will allow the Subcommittee to hear directly from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) about how the Administration reached decisions to further delay the e... Read more

Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement: “Today, I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives. This decision was reached after much consideration and discussion with my family. “Serving in Congress is the great honor of my professional life. I am deeply grateful to the people of the 4th Congressional District for placing their trust in me. Over the years, their unwavering support has been a source ... Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling into question the Administration’s claims that they do not know how many individuals have paid their first month’s premium in the new health care Exchanges. New evidence obtained by the Committee strongly suggests that the Administration knows who has enrolled and paid their first month’s premium. In fact, the... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in advance of the fourth anniversary of President Obama signing ObamaCare into law on March 23, 2010. “This law has failed the American people. Instead of lower costs and greater options, Americans are left with broken promises and unanswered questions. Today, families and individuals are paying more for health care, seeing their hours and paychecks cut, and are losing the doctors and heal... Read more

Myth: Minority Leader Pelosi: “Pelosi also emphasized that health law’s name, the Affordable Care Act, is important because it describes what the law will do: lower costs” – Press Conference, March 20, 2014 Reality: Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius: “I think premiums are likely to go up” – Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the FY2015 Budget, March 12, 2014 Health industry officials: “ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country.” – The Hill, “O-Care premiums... Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sandy Levin (D-MI) along with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) released a discussion draft titled, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act of 2014). The IMPACT Act of 2014 takes a crucial step toward the modernization of Medicare payments to post-acute care (PAC) providers and a more accountable, quality-driven PA... Read more

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly support H.R. 4015, the “SGR Repeal and Provider Payment Modernization Act,” as amended. The Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Senate Finance Committees have worked in a bipartisan manner to develop permanent physician payment fix repeal. Years of hearings, discussion drafts and ongoing dialogues with stakeholders have resulted in H.R. 4015, a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on the SGR replacement policy. This bill has over 100 co-sponsors, has the supp... Read more