Washington, DC — On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation reforming the nation’s central bank, including a new bipartisan national commission championed by Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas. Brady’s signature Centennial Monetary Commission establishes a bipartisan commission to evaluate the performance of the Federal Reserve over the first 100 years of its existence – specifically on the economy, inflation and financial stability – and to recommend to Congres...
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Washington, DC — Today Congressman Kevin Brady, (R-TX) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015, which places the most robust national-security vetting process in history for any refugee population. “My first priority is protecting this nation and those I represent. The SAFE Act, which passed by veto-proof majority in the U.S. House, vets, monitors and contains those looking to enter the United States. It’s tim...
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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, (R-TX), released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2016, which authorizes funding for the U.S. Department of Defense. “Today the House has spoken, again, that we will not allow the White House to hollow out our national defense. I will continue to stand with our armed forces to make sure they have the tools and support needed to defend our freedom and maintain security. The war on terr...
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Washington, DC — U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady today released the following statement on the passage of the Surface Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. The bill Provide $350 billion in contract authority over the 2015-2021 period for infrastructure projects. “As we look to turn this economy around and grow Main St. jobs it is essential that America’s infrastructure can effectively and efficiently move American goods. Texas, like America, was built for trade and to make sure that the 8th Distr...
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U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, (R-TX) released the following statement today after being selected chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee by the GOP steering committee. With approval of the full Republican conference Thursday, Brady will follow now-Speaker Paul Ryan as leader of the oldest committee of the United States Congress and the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives
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U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady invites all area veterans and their families to attend a Veterans Resource Fair on Wednesday, November 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Health Science Building Atrium at Lone Star College-Montgomery.
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Washington, DC — U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas, the top House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee issued the following statement on the today’s release by Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 1.5 percent during the 3rd-quarter of 2015. “The economy is slowing again which is the trademark signature of the disappointing Obama recovery as it fails struggling Americans,” Brady said. “Restoring growth and opportunity must be...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas, the top House Republicans on the Joint Economic Committee, made the following statement in reaction to today’s Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) statement that the committee had decided to leave its monetary policy unchanged. “The Fed needs to move forward with normalizing monetary policy sooner rather than later,” Brady said. “If the Fed does not believe that current economic conditions warrant an increase in its Fed Fund Target rat...
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Washington, DC — U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), today released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, a two-year budget bill: “It’s dangerous to hold America’s military hostage to politics, as President Obama repeatedly does. Our nation is at war and every opportunity I get to fully fund our military, especially for two years so they have predictability, I’ll take it. The President insisted on a blank check for more spending, and we denied h...
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