"A Long Way Left to Go," Brady says of job numbers.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee today hailed last month’s increase in the number of newly created payroll jobs last month, but cautioned that the nation’s economic recovery is proceeding too slowly to give most people comfort. The Bureau of Labor Statistics re...
Brady Introduces Sound Dollar Act to Reform, Focus Federal Reserve
U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today introduced the Sound Dollar Act - legislation that would transform the mission and operations of the Federal Reserve to lay the foundation for strong economic growth for America in the future.
Brady Condemns Sterilized Quantitative Easing: Warns of Inflation
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) today voiced concern at a report in today's Wall Street Journal that the Federal Reserve is considering a "sterilized" quantitative easing of teh money supply as a means of shoring up faltering sectors of the economy.
White House Corporate Tax Plan "Disappointing", Says GOP Economic Leader
"It's disappointing. I was looking for a 21st century tax code but the President's proposal falls short in critical areas that leave America falling further behind our global competitors," says Brady. "BY failing to move to a territorial system our companies will be draggin gan outdated tax burden a...
‘Facts Are Stubborn Things’: Obama Record Dismal
“There is an old adage in Washington,” said Kevin Brady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee. “When you want to hide something, release it late in the afternoon on the eve of a holiday weekend. Today, President Obama has lived up to that tradition.”
Reagan Recovery Much Stronger Than Obama’s
“President Obama has a serious jobs gap as a result of his poor economic policies, especially the stimulus,” said Brady. “Comparing recoveries, America would have 10.8 million more payroll jobs than we do today if payroll employment had grown at the same rate from the end of the recession during th...
Brady Likens Obama Savings Claims to ‘Cheating’
White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew took to the airwaves this past weekend to tout the Obama 2013 budget, repeatedly claiming “that for every dollar of new revenue the budget includes $2.50 in spending cuts”. But the top Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), its Vic...
Representative Brady's Statement on World Bank President Zoellick Retirement at end of June
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, has issued the following statement following the announcement that World Bank President Bob Zoellick will retire at the end of June. “Bob Zoellick’s tenure as President at the World Bank has ushered in greater economic freed...
President's Unrealistic Political Budget Puts American Taxpayers Last
"This budget is simply not grounded in reality," said Brady. “Despite imposing job-killing tax hikes on Americans and even then still projecting a $6.6 trillion deficit over the next 10 years, the President apparently thinks money grows on trees because not once in this document is the word ‘austeri...
Opening Statement Vice Chairman Kevin Brady
There is a strong bipartisan consensus in Congress to extend both of these expiring provisions through the end of this year. However, serious differences remain over how we should pay for these expensive extensions and whether we should reform the Unemployment Insurance program. As popular as the p...
