Conroe, TX - Today, Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to the sham impeachment inquiry lead by House Democrats. Clickhereor above towatch the remarks. Full remarks: "The impeachment and removal of the president is a serious matter. "At its heart, it lets a small, partisan group in Washington overturn the will of the American people. "Above all, Americans believe in fairness. "And when accused, the right to due process. "This sham impe...
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Conroe, TX - Today, Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08), along with Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), sent a letter to Acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor requesting FEMA’s swift approval of the City of Houston’s new San Jacinto river mouth bar dredging plan. While FEMA has already completed its initial debris removal mission, sediment brought by Hurricane Harvey still exists in the San Jacinto river mouth-bar. To protect Houston, Kingwood, and Humbl...
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Washington, D.C.–The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s October 2019 jobs report: “With 128,000 jobs added in October, this is a solid report that shows workers continue to be the driver in this strong economy. Despite some outside factors, including the GM auto strike, this economy continues to add jobs at a record pace under this new tax code – with upward revisions being added to the t...
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Conroe, TX - Today, Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) released the following statement after House Democrats refused to vote on the motion to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chair Representative Adam Schiff: “Instead of holding Representative Schiff accountable for his reprehensible actions, the Democrats are hiding behind procedural motions to protect him and condone his activities. “Adam Schiff has created a secretive impeachment process characterized by misinformation and decep...
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Conroe, TX -Today, Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) released the following statement on the White House’s letter to House Democrats in response to their sham impeachment process: “This is rigged. No president can allow themselves to be set up this way. "Democrats are arrogantly rushing through their partisan impeachment “process” in a desperate attempt to undue the 2016 election. “By shutting House Republicans out of the investigations and refusing to even hold a vote on the House floor, Democrat...
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Conroe, TX - Today, Congressman Kevin Brady released the following statement after sending a letter to President Trump requesting approval for Governor Greg Abbott’s disaster declaration in response to Tropical Storm Imelda: “I’m proud to join this bi-partisan group of Houston area Representatives in urging the President to promptly approve Governor Abbott’s request. Those in the Eighth Congressional District experienced first-hand the devastating effects of Imelda, and many of the same families...
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Washington, D.C. - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Continuing of Useful Resources to States (COURTS) Act to reauthorize the State Court Improvement Program (CIP), which provides formula grants to state courts to help them improve their handling of child welfare cases. The bill reauthorizes CIP for five years. “Children who have faced abuse and neglect need our help. We must do everything in our power t...
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Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Kevin Brady released the following statement after voting against partisan immigration legislation in the House of Representatives: "This week, I voted against two proposals from House democrats that exposed their unwillingness to address the root of the immigration problem: unsecure southern borders.Instead, they want to take American taxpayer money and use it to demoralize our law enforcement agents and prioritize illegal immigrants over US veterans –wastef...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the United States and Japan announced that the two countries have reached an agreement on a trade deal: "This announcement is great news and I applaud President Trump and his team for their diligent work as the Administration further opens the Asia-Pacific market for U.S. farmers and ranchers and removes barriers to digital trade. I look forward to intensif...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) released the following statement after Speaker Pelosi announced a controversial impeachment inquiry of President Trump opposed by most U.S. voters: “Democrats have a simple message for the American people: You don't matter. Our hatred for the President crushes your desire for Congress to work together to solve real problems. "Congressman Al Green of Houston sadly spilled the truth when he said, 'I’m concerned if we don’t impeach this pres...
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