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GOP Debt Ceiling Proposal Grows U.S. Economy to Reduce Deficits

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the congressional Joint Economic Committee, released a Republican staff analysis that confirms a House Republican debt-ceiling proposal focusing on growing the struggling U.S. economy will play a large role in returning the federal government to a balanced budget...

Senator Coats speaks during JEC hearing on Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship

Brady Disappointed in FOMC Decision

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the congressional Joint Economic Committee, commented on today’s decision by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to not begin scaling back its large-scale asset purchase program.

Congressman Kevin Brady presents opening statement at JEC hearing on 9-18-13

Congressman Kevin Brady questions witnesses at JEC hearing on Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship

Congressman Duffy at JEC Hearing on Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship

JEC Hearing: The Economic Costs of Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship

JEC HEARING: The Economic Costs of Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship

Brady Calls on Obama to Join Debt Ceiling Negotiations

With the U.S. government expected to hit its borrowing limit in early October, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today called upon President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats to the “come to the negotiating table” and “find a bi-partisan solution that puts Was...

JEC Hearing Announcement: "The Economic Costs of Debt-Ceiling Brinkmanship"

A hearing before the Joint Economic Committee will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

Labor Force Participation Rate Drops To A 35-Year Low

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report that the economy added 169,000 nonfarm payroll jobs and 152,000 private sector jobs in August as “just one more disappointment in a string of disappointments.”