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 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT Camp Talks with David Gregory on "Meet the Press" ...]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 03:30:00 EST Camp on "Meet the Press" roundtable discussing the IRS and Tax Reform ...]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 03:30:00 EST Celebrating Armed Forces Day Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:00 EST Key lawmaker says IRS problems go beyond embattled chief CNN

Internal Revenue Service chief Steven Miller may have been among the first people to be blamed for a scandal now consuming the agency and buffeting the Obama administration, but at least one powerful House Republican is confident he won't be the last.

"This isn't just going to end up being just one person's responsibility," House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp told CNN on Thursday in an exclusive interview. "This is a group of people. Decisions are going to be made with lots of sign off."

...]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 EST Top House Republican: IRS Has‘Culture Of Discrimination’ House Ways & Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) said he wasn't satisfied with President Obama's forced resignation of Acting IRS chief Steven Miller because it "does nothing to change the culture of discrimination at the IRS."

His statement:

“The American people should be able to trust and have faith that, not only the IRS, but that the tax code will treat them fairly.  This resignation does nothing to change the culture of discrimination at the IRS.  And, it certainly does nothing to change the fact that the tax system is targeting honest, hardworking ta...]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 EST Obamacare - Why are Democrat Leaders demanding they be exempt from having to participate? Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 EST U.S. Rep. Camp takes aim at IRS for targeting conservative groups After two years of denials, a Friday admission by the IRS that it has targeted different conservative political groups, brought a sharp response Monday morning from Congressman Dave Camp, R-Midland, at the annual Midland County Republican Breakfast at Dow Diamond.

“Since June 2011 (the House and Ways Committee) has been investigating allegations whether the IRS has been targeting certain political groups because of their beliefs, particularly the conservative groups,” Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said. “In front of the comm...]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 08:30:00 EST Camp, Levin ask IRS for all IRS documents on targeting The Hill   

The top two lawmakers on the House's powerful tax-writing committee are requesting all documents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to the agency singling out groups based on their politics.

House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and panel ranking member Sander Levin (D-Mich.) sent a letter to the IRS on Tuesday calling on acting Commissioner Steve Miller to turn over any documents that details their targeting of Tea Party and any other groups they might have looked at more closely.

“I am astounded a...]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 08:30:00 EST Should the U.S. take military action against Syria Mon, 13 May 2013 02:00:00 EST IRS hearing set for Friday CBS News:

Amid ongoing controversy over allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) spent years explicitly targeting conservative groups that were applying for tax-exempt status, the House Ways and Means committee announced a Friday hearing on the agency's alleged "practice of discriminating" against organization due to their politics.

Steve Miller, acting commissioner of the IRS, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, will be the only witnesses at the hearing, according to a press release from the Ways and Means Committee an...]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 10:30:00 EST Ways and Means sets hearing on IRS The Hill: 

The House Ways and Means Committee will examine the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of Tea Party groups at a hearing Friday.

The panel announced the hearing Monday, which will occur exactly one week after IRS officials apologized for applying additional scrutiny to groups applying for tax-exempt status that had the words "Tea Party" or "patriot" in their names. Members of both parties vowed a thorough investigation into the matter.

"News that the agency admits it targeted American taxpayers based on politics is both astounding an...]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 10:30:00 EST IRS Hearing Set for Friday Amid Bipartisan Outrage The Wall Street Journal

The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing Friday to look into allegations the Internal Revenue Service staff had targeted groups based on their political leanings, capping a day as outraged lawmakers called the news “troubling” and “completely inappropriate.”

In a statement, Rep. Dave Camp (R., Mich.), chairman of the committee, and Rep.Sander Levin (D., Mich.), the ...]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 EST Happy Mother's Day Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 EST The Campaign to Fix the Debt Praises Baucus and Camp The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt:

"More Members of Congress are finally getting the message that fixing our fiscal mess requires bipartisanship and working together. Yesterday, Senator Max Baucus, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Congressman Dave Camp, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, who have demonstrated a bi-partisan partnership for some time, launched their joint initiative for tax reform. 'Max and Dave' have made it ...]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:00 EST Dave and Max Announce the Launch of TaxReform.gov and @simplertaxes ...]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 EST House Passes Debt Prioritization Bill Detroit Free Press 

The U.S. House voted along party lines, 221-207, to allow the U.S. Treasury to continue borrowing money to pay the interest on the debt and Social Security obligations if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling when it hits its limit later this year.

The House GOP-backed bill was partly a political exercise in an ongoing effort to shift blame towards Democrats if Washington can't reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. The legislation stands no chance in the Democratic Senate and President Obama opposes it.

Republicans say D...]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:00 EST Lawmakers Use Web To Request Help Simplifying Tax Code KUHF-FM

Steve Inskeep talks with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana and House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp of Michigan about their bipartisan efforts to rewrite the tax code. On Thursday, the lawmakers launched TaxReform.gov in an effort to solicit direct input from Americans on simplifying the tax code.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Okay. Republicans and Democrats disagree massively on federal taxes, but leaders in both parties insist they would like to simplify the tax code, and this morning we'll hear from two key lawmakers who are advo...]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:00 EST ‘Max and Dave’ Start Public Campaign for Simpler Tax Code BusinessWeek.com

Calling themselves “Max and Dave,” the top two tax writers in Congress are starting a public-relations campaign for a simpler U.S. tax code.

Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Dave Camp, his counterpart on the House Ways and Means Committee, set up a website -- www.taxreform.gov -- and a handle on Twitter -- @simplertaxes -- to gather public support and input as they try to revise the U.S. tax system.

“A simpler, fairer tax code will help families and it will help strengthen our economy,” Camp ...]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 10:30:00 EST Camp Endorses Plan for Pairing Tax Reform With Debt Limit Increase Bloomberg News

The notion of connecting tax reform to the debt limit received backing from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) May 7.

The endorsement comes amid speculation that the impetus to overhaul the tax code has slowed, though neither Camp nor Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) have said so. In contrast, both have continued to indicate they are pushing forward with their tax reform efforts, even though disagreements over raising revenue through reform and Baucus's recent retirement announcement have triggered skep...]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 10:30:00 EST