Most Job Growth during the “Recovery” in Lower-Wage Occupations. The mid- and high-wage jobs lost during the recession were replaced by lower-wage jobs. Source: National Employment Law Project, The Low-Wage Recovery and Growing Inequality. ________________ As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Camp is listing 40 reasons for the Senate to pass the 40 jobs bills the House has already approved. The reasons define the distress Americans continue to feel in the “new normal” of high... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) made the following statements on the failure to adopt the Trade Facilitation Agreement protocol in Geneva: Rep. Camp: "India’s actions last night to bring down implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement are completely unacceptable and put into doubt its credibility as a responsible trading partner. As we determine next steps, I am committed to the WTO as an instit... Read more

Washington, DC – Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding the Railroad Retirement Board’s (RRB) total and permanent (T&P) disability program, financed in part by Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) revenues, lacks safeguards to prevent fraud. “With reports like these it’s no wonder that Americans are losing confidence in Social Security and the federal government as a whole. It’s time for... Read more

Near Record Numbers of Poor Children. The number of children living in poverty is near record levels, which were first set when the measure was created in 1959. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau. ________________ As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Camp is listing 40 reasons for the Senate to pass the 40 jobs bills the House has already approved. The reasons define the distress Americans continue to feel in the “new normal” of high unemployment and weak job c... Read more

Many of us in the room today know the joys and responsibilities of being a parent. Part of that responsibility is working every day to ensure that our kids can have a good education and live safe and healthy lives. We spend years ensuring they have the necessary skills so they can gain independence that allows them to reach their full potential as adults. Being a parent is challenging, and many of the everyday responsibilities parents face can increase tremendously when they have a child with a... Read more

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a report showing how the successful Part D program has harnessed competition and private sector innovation to save billions for taxpayers and seniors. The report highlighted that spending in fiscal year 2013 was $50 billion less than CBO's originally projected in that year. That is nearly HALF of what they had previously estimated. Additionally, CBO confirmed that having more Part D sponsors leads to more competition. This report shows that c... Read more

Evidence of IRS hostility toward the GOP CBS Evening News, 7/30/2014 Former IRS official Lois Lerner calls GOP "crazies" in email NBC Nightly News, 7/30/2014 ### Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) sent additional evidence to the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the April 9, 2014 criminal referral letter which laid out evidence of possible criminal wrongdoing by former IRS employee Lois Lerner uncovered through the Committee’s investigation. In releasing the letter, Camp stated, “Despite the serious investigation and evidence this Committee has undertaken into the IRS’s targeting of individuals for their belief... Read more

Record Numbers Living in Poverty. In 2012 (the most recent data), a record 46.5 million Americans were living in poverty. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau. ________________ As introduced on June 17, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Camp is listing 40 reasons for the Senate to pass the 40 jobs bills the House has already approved. The reasons define the distress Americans continue to feel in the “new normal” of high unemployment and weak job creation resulting from Obama Administra... Read more

Good morning and thank you for joining us for our subcommittee hearing on dynamic analysis of Chairman Camp’s tax reform discussion draft, the Tax Reform Act of 2014. Today we examine the discussion draft of the Tax Reform Act of 2014, released by Chairman Camp in February. The draft attempts to overhaul the tax code to create one that is simpler, fairer, and more pro-growth. I applaud Chairman Camp for his work on the draft and for working to fix our broken tax code to strengthen the economy, ... Read more