Economic Recovery

Hello Woodlands THE WOODLANDS, TX – The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2019 Economic Outlook Conference on Friday, February 8, 2019 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. The conference, which The Chamber will be hosting for the 33rd consecutive year, provided insights into the projected growth of the economy in Montgomery County and Texas. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Pathway to Sustainable Growth” with numerous speakers at the event. View... Read more

USA Business Radio Today’s jobs report from the Department of Labor continues to point to a growing and robust economy: “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 304,000 in January, compared with an average monthly gain of 223,000 in 2018. In January, employment grew in several industries, including leisure and hospitality, construction, health care, and transportation and warehousing. There were no discernible impacts of the partial federal government shutdown on the estimates of employme... Read more

Conroe, TX - U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX08) has been recognized as a “Hero of Main Street” by the National Retail Federation for consistently supporting public policy priorities important to the retail industry and its millions of small businesses. The awards were presented as small retailers across the country gathered in Washington for NRF’s Retail Advocates Summit. "I hear great news from retail businesses across my district - their sales are up, they're expanding operations, they're ... Read more

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) called the report "troubling news." "With job growth slowing, involuntary part-time work rising, and the labor force shrinking, this proves that our economy isn’t creating opportunity for all Americans,” Brady said. Read more

In this week’s Monday Morning Memo podcast, the People's House is hard at work protecting your email privacy and solutions for our dismal economic recovery including help for American manufacturers. Read more

U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady joins former Reagan Budget guru Larry Kudlow on the radio to talk tax reform and economic freedom. Read more

He’s only been in his chair since November, and already Rep. Kevin Brady sees three reasons America is ripe for reform. Read more

Myth: The omnibus gives Obama everything he wants. Fact: Don’t let Democrat and media spin distract you from Republican victories. I was one of the leaders to remove the decades-long ban on exporting crude oil, which is estimated to create more than 300,000 jobs in Texas. I voted to gut the job-killing, over regulating EPA, setting the agency back more than 25 years. With recent terrorist attacks, the bill also puts increased security clearance processes in place to prevent foreign terrorists fr... Read more

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... Read more

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady, (R-TX), released the following statement on the President’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2016, which authorizes funding for the U.S. S. Department of Defense. “The world is in chaos, with terrorism knocking on America’s door, and President Obama rejects Congress’s bipartisan call to fully fund our troops and national defense? This is dangerous and reckless. There is no worst possible time than now to hold America’... Read more