Hearing Announcement - Manufacturing in the USA: How U.S. Trade Policy Offshores Jobs
Announcement of hearing, JEC
Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, and ranking Senate Republican Jim DeMint (R-SC) today announced that the JEC will hold a hearing to examine the effects the mounting federal debt may have on the U.S. economy. The hearing will convene on Tuesday, Septe...
Vice Chairman Brady's Response to the President's Job Speech
“The President’s message was powerful and clear: ‘Government made America great and government can make it great again.’ This misguided view explains why two years after the recession ended Americans are still left suffering with a second-rate economy that’s held up to ridicule by the world as our...
No Job Growth in August is More Proof President's Economic Policies Failing America
Washington, DC – Heading into the Labor Day weekend, America's economic outlook remains grim. In August the unemployment rate stayed unchanged at 9.1% with no job growth. August’s payroll job growth rate of zero is shocking. The American economy needs to create at least 130,000 jobs each month jus...
Hearing Announcement - What is the Real Debt Limit?
A hearing before the Joint Economic Committee will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., in room 210 of the Cannon House Office Building.
JEC Vice Chairman Kevin Brady's opening statement during employment hearing
Kevin Brady (R-TX) Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee delivers his opening statement to the Committee and witnesses during the August employment hearing. The stimulus has failed to put people back to work and uncertainty surrounding multiple facets of the the country's future has continu...
Rep. Brady's first round of questioning during JEC employment hearing 8-8-11
Vice Chairman Brady questions Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Hall on the recent Employment Report for July, specifically focusing on labor force participation and unemployment rates.
Vice Chairman Brady's Second Round of Questions in JEC Employment Hearing 8-5-11
Mr. Brady's second round of questions during the August employment hearing on 8-8-11. Focusing on the lack of hiring in this so-called job less recovery, as hiring rates are far below pre-recession levels.
Disappointing Second Quarter Numbers Shows America's Economy Still Lackluster
Washington, DC -- U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas, the vice chairman and top Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement after a weak 1.3% growth rate in the Second Quarter.
Rep. Burgess' 2nd Round of Questions at JEC Hearing on Debt Solutions
Rep. Burgess questions witnesses on the workings and rules regarding the social security trust fund and its solvency
