Dave Camp for Congress http://www.davecampforcongress.com/ A collection of the latest records posted to Dave Camp for Congress website. Dave Camp for Congress http://www.davecampforcongress.com/ http://www.davecampforcongress.com/_skins/default/images/rss_banner.jpg en_US Frontrunner || www.gslsolutions.com Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT Today, I filed my official papers to run for reelection Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 EST Still Waiting - Three Years Later Tue, 08 May 2012 09:30:00 EST US lawmaker urges investment treaty pact with China Steel Guru.com

Reuters reported that a top US Republican lawmaker called on the Obama administration to negotiate an investment treaty with China and to increase pressure on the world's second-largest economy to make trade and currency reforms.

Mr Dave Camp House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman said in a speech, referring to longstanding barriers to US exports and the widespread piracy and counterfeiting of US goods that "Plain and simple, we cannot allow China to continue its unacceptable trade practices."

He said that "The...]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:00 EST Editorial: Desperately seeking carp fix Detroit Free Press:

The Great Lakes congressional delegation continues to push for faster solutions for keeping Asian carp out of the lakes. Michigan's Debbie Stabenow and Dave Camp remain at the lead of the efforts in the U.S. Senate and House, respectively, focusing this month on trying to get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to come up with a solution for blocking Asian carp within 18 months.

While it may be unlikely that they can get action out of Congress, measures like this do serve to keep pressure on the groups working to find solutions before bighea...]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:30:00 EST Lawmakers urge administration to press China on adopting economic reforms The Hill:

As the U.S. economic relationship with China takes center stage this week, business groups and lawmakers are urging top officials to press China to move forward with economic reforms, including letting their currency rise, during meetings in Beijing. 

House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), along with the Republican members of the panel, sent a letter on Friday to the Obama administration pressing leaders to address long-standing and specific ...]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:30:00 EST Midland County GOP Breakfast We thought you might enjoy seeing these photos from the Midland County GOP Breakfast.Congressman Camp and Majority Leader Eric Cantor

Congressman Dave Camp and Majority Leader Eric Cantor at the Midland County GOP Breakfast

Congressman Camp and CantorMidland's H Hotel Monday morning.

Cantor, 48, is recognized as a "rising star" within the party, according to the Washington Post, and is visiting to assist Great Lakes Bay Region Republicans with fundraising.

Read more Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST House Approves Small-Business Tax-Cut Wall Street Journal:

WASHINGTON—The House passed on Thursday a Republican plan to cut taxes on small businesses by as much as 20%, a measure the party characterized as its answer to President Barack Obama's "Buffett Rule."

But the bill, approved on a mostly party-line 253-173 vote, is expected to stall in the Senate and has already drawn a White House veto threat.

House Republicans said the one-year tax cut for businesses with fewer than 500 workers would boost job creation. Only companies that pay wages would be eligible for the deduction of 2...]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST Taxes Take Center Stage Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:30:00 EST Bottom line on election-year taxes Politico:

Real tax reform is absolutely necessary, and elected officials like House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) are working tirelessly to try to bridge the gap and make it happen. Even they concede, however, that in a divisive election year, comprehensive tax reform is not likely.

Why is this important? At the end of this year, there will be a convergence of events akin to an economic tsunami. The current tax rates are set to go up, the temporary payroll tax cut will expire, “Obamacare” taxe...]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST Tax Breaks for U.S. Retirement Should Be Simpler, Camp Says Bloomberg:

U.S. tax incentives for retirement savings should be simpler and encourage more participation by low- and middle-income taxpayers, said Dave Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Camp, the top Republican tax writer, said today that he hasn’t drawn conclusions about what Congress should do on retirement savings as it overhauls the tax code by lowering rates and curtailing tax breaks.

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MIDLAND, MI — U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, R-Midland, is calling for reforming the tax code after the Senate's procedural vote on the so-called "Buffett Rule."

The "Buffett Rule," which would set a minimum 30 percent tax on the country's wealthiest, was proposed last year by President Barack Obama. According to the White House, the "Buffett Rule" is a simple principle that everyone should pay their fair share in taxes, meaning no household making more than a $1 million should pay a smaller share of their income in taxes than middle-class f...]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST EDITORIAL: Making Tax Day worse The Washington Times:

Democrats push to make system more expensive and complicated

Americans who thought Tax Day was bad this year could find it far worse next year. Tuesday happens to be Tax Freedom Day, the date by which taxpayers have earned enough to pay off Uncle Sam and start earning for themselves. This occasion will fall even later next year if President Obama succeeds in making the tax code more complicated and expensive.

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Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., and Oversight subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany, R-La., have asked IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman to provide a report on what the IRS expects to spend over the next decade, how many employees are working on the health care aspects and what aspects they are addressing.

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...]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST U.S. says Colombia trade deal kicks off in May Reuters:

The U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement will enter into force next month, far earlier than expected, as a result of what the Obama administration called "historic" progress for Colombian worker protections and human rights.

The announcement came during the Summit of the Americas in Colombia, where President Barack Obama has been meeting regional political and business leaders including Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to push for greater access for U.S. exports.

Republican Congressman Dave Camp, chairman of the powerful Ways and Means c...]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST Opinion Pulse Poll: About Those Gas Prices Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Wishing you and your family a very happy Easter. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:00:00 EST Skyrocketing Price of Gas - Survey Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST