Press Releases

  • Camp, Brady Statement on Signing of U.S.- Panama Tax Agreement
    Nov 30, 2010  - Washington, DC – Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) gave the following statements in reaction to the signing of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the U.S. and Panama. Camp: “Action on the job-creating U.S.-Panama t... More
  • Baucus, Levin, Camp statement on Korea FTA negotiations
    Nov 30, 2010  - MEMORANDUM   To:     Reporters and Editors From: Scott Mulhauser for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus, Matthew Beck for House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Levin and Sage Eastman for House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Camp Re:     Baucus, Levin, Camp statement on Korea FT... More
  • Camp: Democrats Push Forward with Tax Hike on Small Businesses
    Nov 19, 2010  - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in response to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s announcement that Democrats have decided to increase taxes on small businesses. “It was irresponsible for Democrats to allow the economic uncertainty caused by looming tax hi... More
  • Democrats Refuse to Pay for Important Unemployment Benefit Legislation
    Nov 18, 2010  - Today, Democrats attempted to add another $12 billion to our nation’s debt by refusing to provide a fiscally sound way to extend Federal unemployment benefits.  Republicans have long supported aiding the unemployed, but Democrats remain adamant that the cost of these benefits be added to the country... More
  • Camp Remarks at The Tax Council
    Nov 16, 2010  - Washington, DC - Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) today delivered a speech before the Tax Council. Below are key excerpts, the full remarks can be found here.   On the election results: "Washington has turned into its own Little Shop of Horrors with Congresses past and present s... More
  • Chairman Levin and Ranking Member Camp Joint Statement on U.S. - South Korea FTA Negotiations
    Nov 11, 2010  - Washington, D.C. – 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 ... More
  • Brady Statement on U.S.- South Korea Trade Negotiations
    Nov 11, 2010  - Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, the top House Republican on the Trade Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement related to the U.S.-South Korea trade agreement negotiations: "I am disappointed that the outstanding auto and beef issues surroun... More
  • Camp, Ryan, Hensarling Joint Statement on Bowles-Simpson Proposal
    Nov 10, 2010  - Fiscal Commission members Dave Camp (R-MI), 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 and Erskine Bowles ... More
  • Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Kevin Brady Travels to Japan for Annual APEC Meetings
    Nov 9, 2010  - Washington, DC – Tomorrow U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, the top House Republican on the Trade Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means, arrives in Japan for two days of meetings with foreign and U.S. government officials and private sector representatives at the ministerial meetings of the As... More
  • Camp Statement on Tax Rates
    Nov 4, 2010  - Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement with regard to looming tax hikes and the President’s signal that he might be willing to compromise with Republicans on tax policy. “We simply cannot raise taxes wi... More