Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today issued the following statement in reaction to the release of the Administration’s budget: “It is time to say ‘enough is enough’ and put a stop to the government’s deficit spending spree. It is time for Washington to learn to live within its means. We need a serious plan to address our out of control spending and our anemic economy – this is neither. “In the face of record-high deficits and continued high levels of unemploy... Read more

Welcome to the first hearing of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security in the 112th Congress. I especially want to welcome the new Members of the Subcommittee and our colleagues from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, especially their new Chairman Jeff Denham. I also want to say how much I look forward to working with our new Subcommittee Ranking Member, and my good friend, Xavier Becerr... Read more

JOINT OVERSIGHT HEARING ON MANAGING COSTS AND MITIGATING DELAYS IN THE BUILDING OF SOCIAL SECURITY'S NEW NATIONAL COMPUTER CENTER JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AND SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION February 11, 2011 SERIAL 112-SS1 Printed for the use of the Committee on Ways a... Read more

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, and U.S. Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, announced today that the Subcommittees will hold a joint oversight hearing on managing costs and mitigating delays in the building of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) new Natio... Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson issued the following reaction to the President’s State of the Union: “We must secure Social Security’s future for its own sake, on a bipartisan basis with the full support of the President. I am committed to protecting benefits for today’s seniors, those nearing retirement, and those who count on Social Security the most, without raising taxes. It’s time to move past talk to action. The Subcommittee on Social Secur... Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on Tuesday evening in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “Although the President hit some positive notes in his speech, I was disappointed he didn’t go further. While reaching out to Republicans on taxes, trade and health care, we needed more than a few token gestures here and there. More concrete plans for getting America back to work were needed in these tough economic times.... Read more

Washington, D.C. - According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week, E-Verify, an electronic system employers may use to verify that new hires are authorized to work in the U.S., has made progress in improving accuracy and reducing document fraud. However, the system remains vulnerable to identity theft and employer fraud. According to GAO, in a December 2009 evaluation report, the Westat Corporation stated, “that E-Verify could not detect identity fraud in the maj... Read more

Washington, DC- Moving quickly to get the Ways and Means Committee up and running, Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today announced the Chairman and the Republican members of the subcommittees for the 112th Congress. "I congratulate the new members on each of the subcommittees, " said Camp. "We have big challenges ahead of us to reinvigorate the economy and create jobs, pursue fundamental tax reform, repeal the job-killing health care law, expand our trade opportunities and improve our entitlement prog... Read more

Washington, DC – Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement today upon announcement of being formally elected by the United States House of Representatives to serve as the Ways and Means Committee Chairman for the 112th Congress. "It is a great honor and even greater responsibility to be selected today by my colleagues to serve as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee for the 112th Congress. The number one priority of the Ways and Means Committee this Congress will be restoring sustai... Read more

Many parents have heard FICA Screams. Indignant children, holding in trembling hands their first paychecks, demand to know what FICA is and why it is feasting on their pay. FICA (the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax) is government compassion, expressed numerically: It is the welfare state; it funds Social Security and Medicare. Sometimes it makes young people into conservatives. Dave Camp was 14, working for his father's garage in central Michigan, when he made the acquaintance of FICA. N... Read more