COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

News List

  • Camp Opening Statement: Markup of H.R. 807, the “Full Faith and Credit Act”

    April 24, 2013 - Good morning. We are meeting today to consider H.R. 807, the “Full Faith and Credit Act,” introduced by Congressman McClintock earlier this year. I will be offering an amendment in the nature of a substitute to ensure that the United States never defaults on a debt payment. In February of this year... More

  • ObamaCare Resulting in Fewer Hours, Less Work for Americans

    April 22, 2013 - As our economy continues to struggle, ObamaCare is resulting in an alarming trend of both fewer jobs and shifting workers from full-time to part-time. That number is about to climb even higher as the employer mandate in the Democrats’ health care law takes effect. Beginning in 2014, any employer wit... More

  • WSJ: Roofer Union Calls for Repeal of Obama Health Law

    April 17, 2013 - A labor union representing roofers is reversing course and calling for repeal of the federal health law, citing concerns the law will raise its cost for insuring members. Organized labor was instrumental in getting the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, but more recently has voiced concerns that th... More

  • Brady Opening Statement: Hearing on President’s FY2014 Budget with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

    April 12, 2013 - Secretary Sebelius, thank you for joining us today for a discussion of the President’s 2014 Budget. One of the top priorities for this Committee is to act now to save Medicare so that every generation of seniors can count on it. So, I welcome the inclusion of some conceptual reforms to Medicare – i... More

  • Camp Statement on the President’s Budget

    April 10, 2013 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to the President’s FY2014 Budget. “Our country faces great challenges, and meeting those challenges requires that we work together. I welcome the President’s inclusion of reforms to Medicare an... More

  • Camp Announces Hearing Series on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reforms

    April 3, 2013 - Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that the Committee will convene a series of hearings on entitlement reforms to protect and preserve Medicare and Social Security that have been identified by the President – either in his budget or in other recomme... More

  • Committees Advance Medicare Physician Payment Reform Effort, Circulate Additional SGR Reform Proposals for Feedback

    April 3, 2013 - WASHINGTON, DC – Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee today outlined additional details of a proposal to repeal the current Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system and replace it with a fair and stable system of physician payment in the Medicare program. On F... More

  • White House Weighing Entitlement Limits

    April 2, 2013 - By Damian Paletta WASHINGTON—The White House is strongly considering including limits on entitlement benefits in its fiscal 2014 budget—a proposal it first offered Republicans in December. The move would be aimed in part at keeping alive bipartisan talks on a major budget deal. Such a proposal coul... More

  • Health law could boost use of temp workers

    March 26, 2013 - The health-care law could prove to be a boon for temporary-staffing companies as employers outsource jobs to sidestep complex requirements for medical insurance. But some experts say the Affordable Care Act’s exceptions for temporary employees could undercut the goal of expanding coverage to more Am... More

  • Boustany Questions Why ObamaCare Exchange Application Is Collecting Voter Information

    March 25, 2013 - Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding the inclusion of a voter registration application form in HHS's application for federal Exchange subsidies under Ob... More