Dave Camp: “This bill will strengthen our economy and help get Americans back to work by lowering the tax burden for middle class…”

“This bill will strengthen our economy and help get Americans back to work by lowering the tax burden for middle class families and job providers. It prevents massive cuts to doctors working in the Medicare program to protect American seniors and those with disabilities, providing more stability in the doctor payment schedule than there has been in a decade. It adopts 12 of the President's legislative initiatives, which represents the bipartisan cooperation Americans are demanding, and includes an increase in Medicare premiums for the wealthy, as the President requested. It will extend Federal unemployment programs to 5 million Americans, those still struggling after the President's failed stimulus program. I'm still waiting for the 3.5 million jobs that were promised and the 6 percent unemployment rate. But we ensure in this bill that they get the assistance they need. And under this bill, more than 1 year of benefits will be available. It's fully paid for with spending reductions, spending cuts, not job- killing tax hikes. Commonsense reforms and savings in this bill include things like actually requiring those who receive an unemployment check to look for work and get a GED if they don't have a high school diploma, require undocumented workers who are seeking refundable--that's cash--tax credits to actually have a valid Social Security number, just like is required in the earned income tax credit.…”