Speaking at a White House Forum on Women and the Economy on April 6, President Obama said that earlier in his career Michelle Obama continued to work because "we didn't have the luxury for her not to work." That was FIVE DAYS BEFORE Hilary Rosen accused stay-at-home mom Ann Romney of "never working a day in her life" and tweeting that, "most young American women HAVE to BOTH earn a living AND raise children." Both President Obama and this leading Democrat strategist clearly believe stay-at-home ... Read more

Treasury Secretary Geithner David Gregory, Meet the Press : “In terms of the President’s stewardship of the economy – this is a success story?” Tim Geithner, Treasury Secretary : “…Absolutely. This President’s (economic) policies were remarkably successful.” Reality Source: Department of Labor unemployment rate data and Obama Administration projections. ### Read more

President Jobs at Start of Administration Jobs at End of Administration Net Change (All Figures in Millions) Hoover 31.3 (annual average for 1929) 23.6 (annual average for 1932) -7.7 Roosevelt 23.7 (annual average for 1933) 41.4 (April 1945) +17.7 Truman 41.4 (April 1945) 50.1 (January 1953) +8.7 Eisenhower 50.1 (January 1953) 53.7 (January 1961) +3.5 Kennedy 53.7 (January 1961) 57.3 (November 1963) +3.6 Johnson 57.3 (November 1963) 69.5 (January 1969) +12.2 Nixon 69.5 (January 1969) 78.6 (Augu... Read more

Joe Biden Quote Did Biden say it when the U.S. unemployment rate was…? Correct Answer “The latest reports from the job market show yet another disappointingly small increase in the number of Americans finding work, and the persistence of very troubling stagnation in wages. Something is wrong, this far into an economic recovery, when the job picture is this weak.” 4.6% or 8.3% Correct answer is 4.6%. Then-Senator Joe Biden gave this downbeat assessment of the U.S. economy on June 7, 2006, when t... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Committee on Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Member Congressman Berg (R-ND), Ranking Member Doggett (D-TX), along with Chairman Davis (R-KY) and all of the Members of the Human Resources Subcommittee introduced the “International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012.” The legislation, which incorporates recommendations offered at a recent Subcommittee hearing on child support enforcement, makes a number of no-cost improvements to the State-administer... Read more

Congressman Geoff Davis (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Ways and Means, announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on no-cost improvements to the child support enforcement (CSE) program. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in 1100 Longworth House Office Building, beginning at 2:00 P.M. In view of the limited time available to hear witnesses, oral testimony at this hearing will be from invited witnesses only. Witnesses... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement on the House Republican Budget Resolution introduced by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI). “A budget is a vision for America, and the President’s budget envisions more debt, more spending and will leave future generations buried under a government that is too big and that taxes employers and families too much. The House Republican Budget Proposal, however, offers a bold plan to get ... Read more

Today we will review several no-cost ways to improve the nation’s child support enforcement program so more children benefit from child support. These changes should have broad bipartisan support, and hopefully can proceed to the House floor in the coming weeks. The child support enforcement program was created in 1975 in order to reduce public expenditures on welfare. By obtaining support from noncustodial parents on an ongoing basis and helping non-welfare families get support, more families c... Read more

Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the February jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 227,000 jobs were created and the unemployment rate for February was unchanged at 8.3 percent. "While there is some good news in this report, it is hard to celebrate while so many Americans remain out of work and those who do have a job haven’t seen a raise in years. This economy remains far too weak and the ex... Read more

Washington, DC – New flexibility for states to run their unemployment programs has been on the books for barely a week and one state is already taking advantage of the reforms. On February 24, 2012, Texas became the first state to seek a federal waiver that would allow state unemployment funds to pay for reemployment programs. This waiver authority is being made available to states for the first time as part of the “The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act,” (H.R. 3630/P.L. 112-96), whic... Read more