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Wednesday's Senate vote to negotiate a tax bill with the House started the clock on an ambitious plan by Republicans to finalize a sweeping tax overhaul in just a matter of weeks, in the hopes of putting the once-in-a-generation bill on President Trump's desk by Christmas. Even before the Senate vote, Republican leaders were talking behind the scenes to mull some of the major revisions needed to bring the bills into alignment. Some of the biggest changes to the Senate bill were added just before... Read more

Senators voted Wednesday afternoon to go to conference with House lawmakers to try and hammer out a final tax reform bill, a move that means Republicans are only one step away from overhauling the U.S. tax code. Senators voted 51-47 Wednesday afternoon to start negotiations with the House over their respective tax reform bills passed in the last few weeks. House lawmakers voted 222-192 Monday evening to go to conference with senators on tax reform. Seven Republican House members gave a thumbs do... Read more

by Kevin Diaz, Texas Republican Kevin Brady was appointed Monday to chair to a key panel to hash out differences between House and Senate versions of the GOP tax bill likely headed for President Donald Trump's signature by the end of the year. Although both the House and Senate have now passed major bills focused on reducing the tax burden on corporations and wealthy individuals, the two versions differ on important details, including how long promised middle-class and individual tax breaks woul... Read more

The holiday season is well underway at Interfaith of The Woodlands. Each year, nearly 5,000 individuals and families are in need of support to make their holiday season memorable. Interfaith Family Services provides holiday gifts to families in need through the Adopt-A- Family, Adopt-A- Senior and Holiday Toy Drive programs. Holiday preparation begins in October when families are interviewed then available for adoption in November and December. In addition to the Adopt-A- Family program, thousan... Read more

By U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, R - The Woodlands The U.S. Senate took a major step forward for tax reform and the American people early Saturday morning. For the first time in 31 years, the House and the Senate have each passed legislation that will deliver real tax relief to families and job creators and revitalize our nation's economy after years of sluggish growth. I applaud Senate Republicans for completing this crucial step in the process. Now it's time to take the best of both the House ... Read more

Rep. Kevin Brady expects the final Republican tax bill to scrap Obamacare's individual mandate. The House Ways and Means Committee chairman also criticizes the corporate alternative minimum tax and says he wants a 20 percent corporate tax rate in the final GOP bill. Brady is set to lead an expected conference committee, where the House and Senate will hash out differences in their bills. Jacob Pramuk | @jacobpramuk The top House tax writer said Tuesday that House and Senate Republicans will lik... Read more

The head of the U.S. House of Representatives’ tax-writing panel on Tuesday said he would push to make tax rate cuts for individuals more permanent as the House and Senate reconcile their two versions of a sweeping tax overhaul. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, enters a meeting of the House Republican conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, speaking t... Read more

On Dec. 1, members of the Texas and Florida delegation met to discuss the inadequate disaster supplemental request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The group sent a letter to Speaker Ryan, Leader Pelosi, Chairman Frelinghuysen, and Ranking Member Lowey to underscore the need to significantly improve the disaster supplemental appropriations bill. Congressman Brady (TX-08), Congressman Cuellar (TX-28), and Congressman Culberson (TX-07), along with Florida representatives released t... Read more

The holiday season is well underway at Interfaith of The Woodlands. Each year, nearly 5,000 individuals and families are in need of support to make their holiday season memorable. Interfaith Family Services provides holiday gifts to families in need through the Adopt-A-Family, Adopt-A-Senior and Holiday Toy Drive programs. Holiday preparation begins in October when families are interviewed then available for adoption in November and December. In addition to the Adopt-A-Family program, thousands ... Read more

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of moving the House and Senate’s tax reform legislation to a conference committee. Remarks as prepared for delivery: “Today, we are moving to the crucial final stage in delivering once-in-a-generation tax reform to the American people. “The choice we face now is clear. “Do we want to stick with this complex, costly, unfair system that caters to special interests and drives America... Read more