Fed Tapers
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today praised the decision by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to taper its large-scale asset purchase program. “It’s about time. The Fed has finally taken the first step toward restoring a normal m...
JEC Files Annual Joint Economic Report
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), upon filing the Committee’s annual Joint Economic Report for 2013, said the Obama recovery “remains disappointing and continues to shortchange Main Street and middle-class workers.”
“After More than Four Years of Recovery, Private Jobs Are Still Less Than When the Recession Began,” Brady Says
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report showing that 203,000 nonfarm payroll jobs and 196,000 private payroll jobs were added in November as further evidence that the economy has a long way to grow until private secto...
As the Dow Closes Above 16,000, Wall Street Celebrates while the Middle Class Struggles
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today released the following statement as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high of 16,010. “Wall Street is celebrating, but what about our middle-class families? In President Obama’s disappointing economic reco...
JEC Will Thoroughly Investigate Allegations Regarding the Bureau of the Census
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today released the following statement in regards to allegations concerning the Bureau of the Census: “I am troubled by allegations that one or more individuals at the Bureau of the Census may have falsified input data for the month...
150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
“Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Amid today’s political battles over Obamacare, federal regulations, entitlement reform, and tax reform, let us keep in mind the principles that President Abraham Lincoln so elegantly advanced,” Brady said.
