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October 11, 2011
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(Remarks as Prepared) Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in strongly supporting passage of this legislation, which renews the Generalized System of Preferences program and also reauthorizes a smaller Trade Adjustment Assistance program. This bill is a key piece of the bipartisan trade package before ...
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September 21, 2011
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I rise today in support of H.R. 2943, legislation to temporarily extend the authorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and related programs. Since it replaced the New Deal-era welfare program in 1996, TANF has been successful at cutting welfare dependence by 57 percent through the end ...
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September 21, 2011
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I rise today in support of H.R. 2883, the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act, a bill that continues a tradition of bipartisanship in crafting child welfare legislation. The bill we are considering today reauthorizes two important child welfare programs, incorporating a series o...
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September 7, 2011
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Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan legislation, which renews the nearly 40-year-old Generalized System of Preferences, is a vital part of a robust trade agenda – an agenda that makes American companies more competitive and increases American exports. GSP is an important tool for boosting economic growth a...
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August 1, 2011
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Mr. Speaker, if Congress does not act – and act now – America will default. That would wreak havoc on our economy and make it harder for Americans to find and keep a job in an already weak economy. Default cannot be an option, and I am pleased that the bill before us ensures that will not occur. Jus...
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July 28, 2011
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I come to the floor today in strong support of the Budget Control Act, a legislative approach that cuts out-of-control Washington spending and is a responsible and necessary plan to avoid a default on our nation’s debt. As we all know, under President Obama we are experiencing our third straight yea...
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May 31, 2011
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Last December, the President’s own Fiscal Commission offered a plan to reign in our budget deficits and debt. While I did not support the final package – especially the tax increases it proposed – it did contain several meaningful suggestions for ways to get federal spending under control. Yet last ...
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March 3, 2011
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Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered a statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 4 - The Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. Below are excerpts, followed by the full remarks. 1099 Provisions Hinder Job Creation “This previously little-...
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January 19, 2011
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered a statement on the House floor in support of repealing the job-destroying health care bill. Below are excerpts, followed by the full statement. The Fundamental Flaw With The Healthcare Bill “The problem with this law – among i...
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December 16, 2010
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Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered a statement on the House floor in support of the Tax Hike Prevention Agreement. Below are excerpts, followed by the full statement. The choice lawmakers face: “This House – the people’s House – has a simple choice to mak...
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