WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today joined Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other House Republican leaders to unveil "A Better Way to Fight Poverty." The report marks the first of six policy blueprints that House Republicans will release this month ...
Our plan to reduce poverty and expand opportunity Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) Washington Post June 7, 2016 Imagine if every resident in 24 states in America lived in poverty. Had for years. With no change in ...
Today, Ways and Means Members took more action to help more Americans escape poverty and climb the economic ladder by passing two bills to improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. These bills are part of a commonsense package of proposals to ensure TANF – one of the ...
The Ways and Means Committee today held a hearing on reforming our nation's welfare system to reduce poverty and expand opportunities for all Americans. The conversation marked the first full committee hearing on welfare reform in a decade and comes just weeks before the
As the House continues efforts to combat the growing opioid epidemic, Members of the Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee are looking at other drug epidemics — including the equally troubling heroin crisis — and their affect on children entering the foster care system. At a Subcommittee hearing yesterday, chaired by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R–FL), Members discussed the effectiveness of ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today announced a full committee hearing entitled “Moving America’s Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity” on Tuesday, May 24, at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. At the hearing, Members will examine one of our ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “The Heroin Epidemic and Parental Substance Abuse: Using Evidence and Data to Protect Kids from Harm” on Wednesday, May 18, at 2:00 PM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. At the hearing, ...
Ways and Means members today unanimously passed four pieces of legislation to reform the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, one of the nation's most important anti-poverty programs. This commonsense package of proposals will help ensure our welfare system is effectively spending taxpayer dollars, delivering results, and serving those most in need.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced a markup on a package of bills aimed at improving the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and reducing poverty in America. “These proposals are targeted, achievable actions about an issue we all care about – helping more American families get out of poverty ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s March 2016 jobs report: "I'm pleased that we added jobs last month – but too many Americans remain on the sidelines. The best thing Washington can do to help people get back to work is to ...