COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

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Camp Statement on CMS’ Announcement on Medicare Part D Rule Changes

Mar 10, 2014-- Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to CMS’ announcement that it would not finalize certain rules related to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. "I appreciate that CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner will not finalize controversial provisions of the proposed Part D rule. It was clear from the overwhelming number... more

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Camp Statement on February Unemployment Numbers

Mar 7, 2014-- Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its unemployment report for February 2014. “This jobs report still isn't good enough. We have essentially lost a decade of opportunity due to a continually weak economy, and it is clear that at this rate we are drifting toward losing a generation. Washin... more

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IRS Agrees to Turn Over Lerner Documents to Camp

Mar 7, 2014-- Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) announced that after months of discussions with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding producing documents pertaining to the Committee’s investigation of the IRS targeting of conservative groups and subsequent issuance of 501(c)(4) rulemaking, the IRS will turn over Lois Lerner emails and documents to the Chairman. “The IRS has... more

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Ways & Means GOP to CMS: Halt Proposed Medicare Part D Rule Changes

Mar 7, 2014-- Washington, DC - Ways and Means Committee Republican Members sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner asking CMS to halt the proposed rule changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. The proposed rule uses a false interpretation as to the non-interference clause between the... more

Opening Statements

Camp Opening Statement: Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal with U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew

Mar 6, 2014-- Mr. Secretary, welcome back to the Committee and congratulations on your one-year anniversary as Treasury Secretary, I am sure this has been quite a year for you. As you know, over the past three years, this Committee has been working on comprehensive tax reform so we can make the code simpler and fairer for all taxpayers. And, last week we released a draft that achieved that goal – lowering rates... more

Floor Statements

Camp Floor Statement: H.R. 4118, the "Simple Fairness Act"

Mar 5, 2014-- I rise today in support of H.R. 4118, the Simple Fairness Act, which would give Americans some much-needed relief from the added costs of ObamaCare. I don’t need to remind the American people about the failed launch of the health care law. But, a failed website is the least of Americans’ health care concerns. Millions of Americans, including over 200,000 in my home state of Michigan, went out to t... more

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Camp Statement on President Obama's FY2015 Budget

Mar 4, 2014-- Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY2015 Budget. “Last week, I offered a tax reform plan that would make our broken tax code simpler and fairer for businesses and hardworking taxpayers. Our plan to close loopholes and lower rates for all Americans would add $3.4 trillion to the economy, create ne... more