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Thursday, December 02, 2010
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  • Camp Applauds Passage of Bill Preventing Shipping or Importing of Asian Carp in the U.S.
    Dec 1, 2010  - U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI, applauded today’s unanimous House passage of S. 1421 as another step forward in the fight against Asian Carp. S. 1421 prohibits a species of Asian carp, bighead carp, from being shipped or imported in the U.S. by adding the invasive species to the list of injurious spe... More
  • BSA Names Rep. Dave Camp 2010 “Cyber Champion”
    Dec 1, 2010  - Annual award honors policy-makers for leadership on high-tech issues The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today announced Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) as a 2010 recipient of its annual US Cyber Champion Award. Established in 1998, the award recognizes policy-makers for their leadership in promoting ... More
  • Camp Applauds Resolution Highlighting Importance of Adoption, Foster Care Improvement
    Nov 19, 2010  - In advance of National Adoption Day this Saturday, November 20, U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI, applauded passage of a resolution highlighting the need to encourage adoption and work to find solutions to the issues facing the nearly 114,000 children in foster care. H.Res. 1648, which Camp co-sponsored... More
  • Camp: Democrats Push Forward with Tax Hike on Small Businesses
    Nov 19, 2010  - In response to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s announcement that Democrats have decided to increase taxes on small businesses, Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement: “It was irresponsible for Democrats to allow the economic uncertainty caused by looming tax h... More
  • Camp Statement on Acquittal of Ghailani on All But One of 285 Counts In African Embassy Bombings
    Nov 17, 2010  - After a jury acquitted African embassy bomber Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on 284 of the 285 charges brought against him, including 224 counts of murder, and found him guilty on just one count - conspiracy to destroy government buildings - U.S. Rep. Dave Camp , R-MI, issued the following statement: “Th... More
  • Camp Offers Official Nomination of U.S. Rep. John Boehner as Speaker of the House
    Nov 17, 2010  - U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI, today offered the formal nomination of U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-OH, as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and his fellow Republicans unanimously elected him their leader. In his nominating speech (full text below) Camp said, “Today, America is at a crossroa... More
  • Camp Lays Out Views on Tax Policy and Reform in First Tax Speech After the Election
    Nov 16, 2010  - U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI, today outlined his priorities for tax policy and reform in a tax speech to the Tax Council. Camp is in line to become the next Chairman of Ways and Means, the House’s tax-writing committee. Today’s speech is Camp’s first after the election that lays out his views on tax po... More
  • Chairman Levin and Ranking Member Camp Joint Statement on U.S. - South Korea FTA Negotiations
    Nov 11, 2010  -  Ways and Means Committee Chairman Sander M. Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following joint statement on trade negotiations between the U.S. and South Korea: “Further negotiations will succeed only if South Korea adopts concrete steps to open its market to U.S. e... More
  • Counting the “Invisible Unemployed,” the U.S. Unemployment Rate Now Above 11 Percent
    Nov 10, 2010  - In case anyone needs another reason for extending all of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, look no further than the continued difficulties in the U.S. job market. October 2010 marked the 18th consecutive month the official U.S. unemployment rate was stuck above 9 percent. Meanwhile, 48 out of 50 states ... More
  • Camp, Ryan, Hensarling Joint Statement on Debt Commission Chairs' Preliminary Proposal
    Nov 10, 2010  - Fiscal Commission member Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), along with Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), issued the following joint statement in reaction to the preliminary proposal made by Fiscal Commission chairmen Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles: “We appreciate the leadership of Alan Simpson a... More