Democrats Quick to Politicize Health Care in StimulusBy: Rep. Charles BoustanyAs liberal Democrats clamor to achieve the hopes of eight lost yearswith a new administration, many Americans simply look for jobs,economic security and lower health care costs. Their desire for changefalls far short of the current direction ...
(REMARKS AS PREPARED)Mr. Chairman, while it is clear we must act, we must ensure theaction we take actually stimulates the economy and lays the foundationfor real, sustained job creation in the private sector. Much of thenegotiations and deals I have heard and read about, which took placebehind closed doors and before this conference even convened, seem ...
After this evening’s conference committee meeting on the stimulus bill, at which Chairman Obey indicated the Congressional Budget Office was scoring bill text, yet no bill text was provided to conferees, no amendments were allowed, and only opening statements were made, Ranking Members Camp, Lewis, and Grassley sent the following letter to Senate Appropriations and Stimulus Conference ...
Washington D.C. - Ranking Members Camp (R-MI) and Lewis (R-CA) delivered the following letter to Chairmen Rangel and Obey requesting that any and all conference meetings and negotiations include representation from Republican Members. The Honorable David Obey The Honorable Charlie Rangel ...
WASHINGTON, DC -- Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) stated today that the nation’s miserable job report should serve as an extreme warning to Members of Congress to get the stimulus package refocused on immediate job creation instead of spending billions on pet ...
The attached table lists the number of jobs that could be created in each state under the House Republican substitute to H.R. 1. These estimates are derived from the results of applying Dr. Christina Romer’s economic analysis to the House Republican substitute which shows that the substitute could create 6.2 million jobs over the next ...
The bipartisan, bicameral Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 – reflecting agreement among Senators Baucus and Grassley and Congressmen Rangel and Camp – significantly expands existing TAA programs. Among other things, it extends TAA to trade-affected services sector workers and workers affected by offshoring or outsourcing to ...
Washington, DC - Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement today after passage of children’s healthcare legislation that is woefully flawed. The legislation is a thinly-veiled attempt to push individuals onto government-run healthcare with a stealth funding mechanism that requires the program to be ...
Ways & Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement on this morning’s GDP data:Washington D.C. - “This morning’s data simply reaffirm what Americans already know – our economy is hurting. Congress can and should act to help American families and our economy through these difficult times. Republicans have offered a plan ...
Immediate Tax Relief and Assistance for Working Families:• Rate Reductions and AMT Relief: Lowers, for 2009 and 2010, the bottom two income tax brackets from 10% to 5% and from 15% to 10%, respectively. This will reduce the income taxes of every American who pays income taxes and will provide a maximum family benefit of almost $3,400 each year. The substitute also ...