Demanding higher taxes on the “wealthy” and condemning Republican plans to reform entitlements, a crowd of protesting loudly gathered in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill this afternoon.   Protesters then streamed into Representative Dave Camp’s office.

As chants of “My Medicaid matters” echoed through the typically peaceful congressional halls, police officers warned the protesters such conduct fell outside the bounds of acceptable conduct and stood guard at the congressman’s door to prevent a security problem from developing.

Who organized this group of people to engage is such poor behavior?

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The only thing surprising in this report from The Hill is that two states actually have had positive job growth since early 2009:

House Ways and Means ranking member Dave Camp (R-Mich.) on Friday released data complied by his office that shows 48 out of 50 states have lost jobs since the February 2009 enactment of the economic stimulus bill.

“While Democrats promised their 2009 stimulus would create 3.7 million jobs, the reality is far different,” stated a release from Camp’s office. “To date, 2.6 million jobs, including 2.5 million private sector jobs, have been lost.”

According to the report, only Alaska and North Dakota have experienced positive job growth since early 2009. The District of Columbia also saw an increase in hiring during that period. (more…)

Ways and Means Ranking Republican Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) today released a new road map that shows America’s small businesses and their employees how to calculate the so-called small business health care tax credit.

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As the navigation tool shows, employers face a dizzying array of questions and formulas before determining if they are eligible for some, all or none of this credit.

“The health care law is going to drive up premiums even further and, as this road map shows, it provides virtually no help to small businesses,” said Camp.  “No wonder the nation’s leading small business organization is suing to overturn the law.  We need to repeal this law and replace it with health care reforms that lower costs for small businesses, families and taxpayers.”

Herger added, “Ronald Reagan once said that the most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’  It’s no surprise that the Democrats’ big-government health care law offers no real help for small businesses struggling with high health care costs.  In fact, at a time when our top priority should be to create jobs and get our economy back on track, this new law instead kills jobs and tells small business owners that it isn’t in their best interest to grow and prosper.  It’s time for Congress to get to work on repealing this destructive health overhaul and providing real tax relief and health care savings for America’s small businesses.”

The Ways and Means Republican document reaffirms concerns expressed by small business owners in an Associated Press article, FACT CHECK: Tax cut math doesn’t add up for some,  out this morning.

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IRS ACORN doc –