“The House approved a $1.1 billion agreement but Senate Democrats refuse to approve the funding. Why? Because there is no earmarks for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The Obama White House has also failed to quickly distribute available funding to fight the virus. This is outrageous.”
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"Americans want a fighter and they want real change. Tonight, Donald Trump made it clear he's going to fight to make our communities safe again and our nation strong again.
As chairman of the Ways & Means Committee, I look forward to working with him and Vice President Mike Pence in the first 100 days of the new presidency to fix this broken tax code and repeal and replace ObamaCare. House Republicans already have detailed, proven "Better Way" solutions teed up and we are ready."
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This afternoon the Surface Transportation Board (STB) officially declined to get involved in the Texas Central Railway (TCR) proposed Dallas-to-Houston High-Speed Rail project.
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“My constituents are tired of unelected federal bureaucrats writing laws that affect their lives and livelihood under the guise of regulation. This behavior is a threat to our freedom. This bill restores the constitutional checks and balances by reining in federal agencies and restoring Congress’s preeminent role in writing our nation’s laws."
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That anyone would take a moment where Americans joined together in peace to savagely attack those who have sworn to protect and serve is just sickening. Our prayers are with the officers, their families and all Texans who believe in the sanctity of life and who are grieving today with our men and women in blue.
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U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady issued the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Investigation laid out a detailed and convincing case against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, then declined to pursue federal charges.
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Local financial experts are concerned a new regulation from the Department of Labor will raise costs on American families and small businesses while limiting their access to sound financial advice to grow their retirement accounts. The group met with U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady whose committee, Ways & Means, is helping lead the fight against the so-called ‘fiduciary rule” regulation.
Republicans in Congress acted to overturn the vast, complicated new regulation, but a vote to override President Obama’s veto of a bill blocking the new rule recently fell short.
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“Today’s report confirms then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Obama White House failed to understand Libyan extremism and our diplomats’ security needs before, during and after the attack. Americans should be outraged at the failure to send military help to Benghazi, at this White House’s continuous obstruction of the investigations and that only one --of the many terrorists-- involved has been brought to justice.”
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“This decision was driven not by the Constitution, but by the left-leaning ideological bias of the supreme court. Why else would they reject higher medical standards and women's safety for lower, less safe health care for women? This is a sad day for Texas and for those who fight to protect the sanctity of life."
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