Dave Camp

first let me say, we are certainly not going to pay for it by raising taxes as our friends in the Senate did by including AMT in reconciliation. And let me just say that we have seen since we reduced investment taxes in 2003, we have seen…

I would just say briefly that the threat of these expiring will have an effect on business and individuals from investment decisions well before midnight on December 31, 2008. So it is important that we act now while we can, because that…

I yield myself 2 minutes. Actually, in a few minutes we will have a vote on two tax bills, and we have heard a lot of debate this afternoon about the two approaches the bill takes, and I certainly appreciate my friends on the other side…

and the $40 billion in taxes in the Democrat substitute certainly will not give many Americans a break. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reynolds), a distinguished member of the Ways and Means Committee…

the current rate structure of the AMT was created by the Democrats in 1993 with no Republicans supporting the bill. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling).

I want to thank Chairman Shaw for leading this important effort to highlight the problems facing the current Social Security system. Since the creation of the Social Security program, older Americans continue to count on guaranteed…

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. So it gives me great joy to stand here along with all my colleagues today to celebrate the thousands…

Mr. Speaker, just a couple of additional comments, and I want to thank the gentleman from North Dakota for his perspective. And just for those of my colleagues who have budget concerns, as has already been mentioned, this bill fits into…

I would just say that what we are debating here today, though, is whether we are going to extend the child tax credit permanently and whether we are going to do that in a way to help more low-income families, more middle-class families and…

I rise in support of H.R. 1. In the last five days, I've heard a lot about what this bill doesn't do. Let me be frank: life is not about what we don't do; it's about what we accomplish. And, if I had a friend in need who asked me for $100…

I also want to note that the majority leader did have an impact on this bill and required that there be penalties on the Health and Human Services Agency if they do not submit timely and complete adoption and foster care data. This will…

Mr. Speaker, Medicare, of course, with regard to hospitals and providers, reimburses, particularly hospitals, based on a system that on average allows them to make a profit under Medicare. We are advised in Congress by a nonpartisan group…

I rise in support of H.R. 1416, the Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act of 2003. This bipartisan bill makes grammatical and technical changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Department of Homeland Security, the product of…

my question concerns the treatment of variable annuity contracts under the bill. Sellers of variable annuity contracts have expressed concerns about the effect of the dividend and capital gain tax rate reductions on the market for variable…

Today, I rise to salute the seven astronauts who lost their lives aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia: Commander Rick Husband; Pilot William McCool; Mission Specialists Michael P. Anderson, David M. Brown, Kalpana Chawla, and Laurel Clark…

Mr. Speaker, the Iraqi regime has posed a threat to peace, to the United States, and to the world for too long. In order to protect America against this very real and growing threat, I support giving the President the authority to use…

I rise in support of the Hayworth amendment in this bipartisan effort to remove the Wolf language creating a Commission on Native American Policy from the interior appropriations bill. I have great personal respect for the gentleman from…

I support the Retirement Savings Security Act, which has been introduced by my colleagues on the Committee on Ways and Means, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman). The pension measures…

the 1996 welfare law, which many of us here helped write, really brought us unparalleled success by almost any measure. If we look at the fact that more parents are working, child poverty has declined sharply, dependence has declined…

Mr. Speaker, this resolution will bring awareness to National Child Passenger Safety Week. A recent survey, as my colleague from Michigan said, found that almost every driver believes that they have installed their child's safety seat…

But this bill is not only a vehicle to create jobs and help the unemployed, but, unlike my friend from Michigan characterizes, this bill, it is an agent of compassion. The victims of the terrorist attacks in New York and anthrax and…

This makes a technical change in existing law to allow the Traverse City area school district to transfer a parcel of property to the local YMCA, for recreational purposes. This is going to be a big benefit, as I mentioned, because this…

Michigan ranks fourth in exports. Our family farmers export 40 percent of what they produce. I will vote yes on TPA, because fair and free trade means a secure economy and better jobs. It's official. Our country is in a recession, but…

Mr. Speaker, even before September 11, our economy was hurting. The stock market was weak, investments were declining and exports had begun to fall. And, very importantly, there had been a decrease in consumer spending. Since then, we have…

Sugar is an essential and even strategic ingredient in our Nation's food supply, yet we are the fourth largest importer of sugar in the world. The United States sugar industry is in trouble. I know firsthand because I represent thousands…