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The American people have a right to expect that the economic statistics produced by federal statistical agencies accurately reflect the actual state of the our economy–especially the number of Americans in the labor force, the number working, and the number seeking work, but unable to find it. They need to know that BLS statistics are true representations, not numbers "doctored" to further the immediate political objectives of one political party. Read more

Too many Americans, including recent college graduates, are struggling to find good jobs in this disappointing economic recovery. Why can't we get Washington out of the way so we can produce more American-made energy and more American-made jobs? Read more

Taxpayers shouldn't have to continue to float the bill for this failed program. Advanced ethanol has been five years away from commercial success for the last twenty years. Enough is enough, says Brady. Read more

At this late date I'm not convinced there's a magic wand the White House or Congress can wave to make the old coverage reappear. Families have no one to blame but those who support President Obama's painful new law. Read more

Jesus said that there is no greater love than being willing to lay down your own life for your friend. What better way to describe a Veteran's heart? Read more

Four years after the recovery began why has the economy not yet picked up steam? There is a deep-seated lack of confidence by Main Street businesses in an Obama-led recovery built on the foundation of tax increases, red tape and Federal Reserve stimulus.

Economy should be growing by 4% or more by now

Washington, D.C.– Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, responded to today’s report by the Bureau of Analysis (BEA) that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 2.8% during the third quarter. 

Brady noted, “Growth was slightly more than expected primarily because of higher state and local government consumption and investment spending and a buildup of private inventory.”

Brady continued, “Four years after the recovery began why has the economy not yet picked up steam? There is a deep-seated lack of confidence by Main Street businesses in an Obama-led recovery built on the foundation of tax increases, red tape and Federal Reserve stimulus. America's economy should be growing at a much faster pace. But as long as the White House stubbornly 'stays the course,' I anticipate we'll continue to see a blasé recovery.”

“Over the 4¼ years since the recession ended the economy has grown at an annual rate of 2.3% —slightly more than half the average rate of growth during prior recoveries following 1960. The real growth gap compared to other post-1960 recoveries stands at $1.3 trillion.  Until we close the growth gap with free market-oriented policies, job creation will continue at an anemic pace, and millions of Americans will continue to suffer unnecessarily.”

Brady concluded, “Today’s report does not include the effects of the Federal government shutdown because it began on October 1, 2013, after the third quarter had ended.”

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Our veterans deserve to receive a response to their claims in a timely manner, instead of getting the run around from the government they fought to protect, said Congressman Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican whose brother is an Iraq War veteran and a comm Read more

I'm disappointed in the court's ruling because Texas carefully crafted a law that protects the life and health of both the mother and the unborn. Both are important. Read more

The economy is still producing 100,000 fewer private jobs every month than are needed to make up ground on other recoveries. The private sector jobs gap compared to other post-1960 recoveries is still over 4 million jobs – and that's using the

“This employment report is like a flat can of soda,” Brady says.

Washington, D.C.– Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report that the economy added 148,000 nonfarm payroll jobs and 126,000 private sector jobs in September as “another flat can of soda that lacks carbonation.”

“While I’m glad to see some Americans getting paying jobs, this recovery continues to let the American people down.  A smaller percentage of adult Americans are employed now than when the Obama recovery began more than four years ago,” Brady observed.  

“The unemployment rate has fallen primarily because many workers have given up.  That’s not what Americans want.  We must restore confidence in the private sector to spur the investment that drives job creation.  That’s the only way Main Street is going to get back on its feet, not through more ‘feel good’ federal spending and monetary morphine.”

“The economy is still producing 100,000 fewer private jobs every month than are needed to make up ground on other recoveries.  The private sector jobs gap compared to other post-1960 recoveries is still over 4 million jobs – and that’s using the White House’s own metric of measuring off the low point for private sector payroll jobs.”

“Now that we have moved past the threat of default, it’s time to get serious about putting together a budget that the government can live within and pro-growth tax reforms that encourage small businesses to invest and hire.”

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It's time for lawmakers to stop "ignoring the 800-pound gorilla in the room" and do something about entitlements, U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady said Monday. Read more