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Brady Statement on March Jobs Report

April 1, 2016

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 ...

Brady Statement on February Jobs Report

March 4, 2016

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 February 2016 jobs report: "While it's good news that more Americans have joined the ...

Brady Statement on the January Jobs Report

February 5, 2016

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 January 2016 jobs report: “Every new job is important, but America is ...

Brady Discusses Economic Freedom at The Heritage Foundation

February 1, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) spoke at The Heritage Foundation at the launch of the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom. The United States ranked 11th on the global index. EXCERPTS: “For another year, America still does not rank in ...

Brady Statement on 4th Quarter GDP Report

January 29, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the fourth-quarter GDP report. "It's been almost seven years since the Obama 'recovery' began and our economy is barely out of neutral. Why does America have to settle for ...

HEARING: Schedule Change: Brady Announces First Committee Hearing of 2016

January 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced today that the Committee's first hearing of the year is postponed until Tuesday, February 2nd at 10:00 AM. The hearing will focus on reaching America’s potential through pro-growth policies that deliver opportunities for all ...

Obama Economy: Slower Growth and Rising Debt

January 19, 2016

Washington, DC — Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a summary of its annual budget and economic outlook. The report, issuing a forecast through 2026, projects slower economic growth and the return of growing deficits. CBO lowered their economic growth forecast for 2016 from 3.1 percent to 2.7 percent and estimates that the deficit will rise to ...

Brady Responds to the President’s State of the Union Address

January 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address. “In a world more dangerous, a country more divided and a people more disheartened than when he took office, the President’s speech was remarkably disconnected from the worries of everyday Americans. Instead of ...

Brady Statement on December Jobs Report

January 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding the Department of Labor’s jobs report for December 2015: “While this report is better than expected, we know that millions of more Americans would be working today if the ...