Conroe, Tex. - The federal government will cancel the health insurance plans of more than 600,000 workers and seniors in my 8th Congressional District of Texas if the dangerous Medicare for All proposal becomes law. Last week at an emotional congressional hearing led by the House Ways and Means Committee Democrats, it was revealed the socialized medicine scheme known as Medicare for All will dangerously cancel good, quality health care plans for millions of workers, children and the elderly. For...
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The Times USA Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Taxpayer First Act, bipartisan legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service for the first time in over two decades: “After years of good-faith, bipartisan work, our IRS reforms are finally going to become law. In this historic legislation, we focused on putting taxpayers f...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Taxpayer First Act, bipartisan legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service for the first time in over two decades: “After years of good-faith, bipartisan work, our IRS reforms are finally going to become law. In this historic legislation, we focused on putting taxpay...
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USA Business Radio This week, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) spoke to USA Business Radio and other media about… The costs and concerns of Medicare-for-all discussed in the Ways & Means Committee hearing – “Do you really trust Washington to make your life and death healthcare decisions?” – “[democrats] lost this majority over their insistence on Obamacare and jamming that through. I think they understand that they are running that play again, and it’s very risky for them.” The progress of the Uni...
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The Times USA Today, the leading Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement after it was reported that Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) proposed a tax extender package that contains numerous unrelated provisions to raise taxes that would hurt the American economy and kill American jobs: “If press reports are true, this proposal is a non-starter. Raising taxes on Ame...
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USA Daily Chronicles The new trade deal — waiting for approval from trading partners Canada and Mexico — is getting growing bi-partisan support in the US, according to Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX). President Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer recently updated and modernized the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA is a trilateral agreement that was negotiated in the early 1990s between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which has increased American jobs, grown wag...
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USA Business Radio Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3151, the Taxpayer First Act: “These historic reforms will transform the IRS into an agency truly focused on taxpayer service. For the first time in twenty years, we are overhauling the agency’s enforcement tools while increasing taxpayers’ protection from identity theft and fraud. I want to applaud Reps. John Lewis and Mike Kelly for ...
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USA Business Radio The New York Times headline is ominous: “A Weak Jobs Report Poses a New Challenge to Trump: A Slowing Economy.” The article goes on with a very disconcerting message: “The increase was a far cry from what economists had expected and a fraction of the number of jobs created in April. The weakness was most evident in sectors that depend on exports, and analysts were quick to blame Mr. Trump’s tariffs on China and other countries.” It goes on: “Nor was the news all bad. Unemploym...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6, The American Dream and Promise Act: "After abandoning Dreamers multiple times, House Democrats continue to politicize immigration reform rather than work on bipartisan solutions to address the border crisis. “H.R. 6 is a bill that fails to live up to its optimistic title. Instead of addressing the multi-faceted immigration problem that we’re facing, H.R. 6 offers unregulated ac...
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Conroe, Tex. - The ‘Mueller Deniers” are at it again. Special Counsel Robert Mueller made a definitive statement about his report’s conclusion – no collusion, none, between Russia and the Trump campaign. When Mueller first released his report, I hoped Democrats would finally drop their obsessive rush to impeachment and instead try working with Republicans on solving issues important to the American people. However, their reaction to Mueller’s recent comments show they would seemingly chase a str...
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