Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), a member of the joint U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate conference committee on the Highway Bill, issued the following statement regarding House action the legislation.  The bill passed the U.S. House of ...

I come to the floor today in support of H.R. 436, The Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012.   This bill would repeal two of the harmful tax hikes contained in the Democrats’ health care law – the medical device tax and the restrictions on using health-related savings accounts for over-the-counter (OTC) medication.  The legislation also includes a provision that will increase ...

I rise today in support of H.R. 9, “The Small Business Tax Cut Act.”  This legislation will allow small businesses with fewer than 500 employees to take a 20 percent tax deduction.Small businesses are the engine of job creation.  And, while we pursue comprehensive tax reform that will give all businesses certainty to invest and hire, this bill will help small businesses to ...

Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation to ensure that we can continue to fight unfair subsidies from countries like China that violate the WTO, injure our industries and cost U.S. jobs.  This legislation reaffirms that our anti-subsidy or countervailing duty laws apply to subsidies from China and other non-market countries and overturns an erroneous decision by the Federal Circuit ...

I come to the floor today to speak in strong support of this conference report.  As a result of a lot of long hours, hard work and determination on both sides of the aisle, and both sides of the Capitol, this agreement shows the American people that Congress can govern and Washington can work. First ...

The differences between the bipartisan, House-passed “Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act” and what the Senate did so it could go on vacation could not be clearer.The House bill put the American people first.  It provided certainty for middle-class families struggling to make ends meet by extending the payroll tax holiday; It provided certainty for ...

There are four important facts everyone should know about The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act: It will strengthen our economy and help get Americans back to work by lowering that tax burden for middle class families and job providers alike. It prevents massive cuts to doctors working in the Medicare ...

I come to the floor today in support of permanently repealing the onerous, job-killing 3 percent withholding law.  During House action last month, this legislation garnered more than 400 votes for repeal and passed, as amended, with an overwhelming 95 votes in the Senate last week.     The legislation, which has been championed by Ways and Means Health Subcommittee ...

I come to the floor today in strong support of H.R. 674 to repeal the onerous, job-killing 3 percent withholding law.  While this legislation has 269 cosponsors, I’d like to acknowledge the leaders on the bill – Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Wally Herger and our Democrat Ways and Means colleague Congressman Earl Blumenauer.  In addition to these advocates, we also have ...

I am pleased to come to the floor today and share my time with one of our committee’s newest members – Representative Diane Black.  In taking the lead on this legislation, Ms. Black has identified an area of poor stewardship of taxpayer dollars and she has taken steps to save taxpayers $13 billion.  I am happy to support her and this legislation.H.R. 2576 modifies the ...