We are grateful for U.S. representatives Michael McCaul and Kevin Brady for petitioning FEMA to allow us to operate the self-help storm debris drop-off site.
Kevin Brady
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Kevin Brady is a Republican politician from Texas, best known for his role as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from 1997 to 2021. During his tenure, he held significant positions, including Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, where he played a key role in shaping tax policy and economic legislation. Brady was instrumental in the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which aimed to reduce taxes for individuals and businesses. He has also been an advocate for various initiatives related to trade, healthcare, and education.
The House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625, showing the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, before the House for debate today includes tax provisions, including technical corrections to tax legislation enacted…
If these exclusions aren't provided in a workable and timely way, this could cost us U.S. jobs.
Congress takes our constitutionally-mandated oversight role over trade policy very seriously.
We are committed to working closely with you and the President to make sure we hit the target.
We applaud the President for his leadership in insisting that we address this problem.
We have a deficit with China which can't go on. It's $375 billion. We are going to do things differently, absolutely.
Entrepreneurism is alive and well in the United States, and it is alive and well in the United Kingdom.
Clearly, there is strong bipartisan support that the best way to lower our trade deficits are not to buy less but to sell more.
Congress explicitly set out this requirement in TPA knowing it is the only way to hold trading partners accountable.
I am deeply concerned about reports Mexico and Canada have begun negotiating bilateral ISDS provisions without us.
We want your strong new trade agreement for America to be accountable and to be supported here in Congress.
It is not about backing down, it is about hitting the target, which is China and its bad practices, not our allies or other U.S. sectors.
I believe strong enforcement is needed, and I appreciate President Trump's leadership on holding China accountable.
The message I received is the need for certainty that NAFTA benefits, which have allowed Kansas exports to surge, remain in place.
We are confident in your ability in renegotiating NAFTA and other agreements to create a level playing field for American farmers and workers and businesses because when you do, we win.
I think that there is a balance, sir, that must be maintained when we are renegotiating with our strategic allies
She was truly an institution within this body, and her candor, intelligence, her humor, and her passion will be deeply missed.
I think anything that improves the status quo for these farmers, which have been decimated, quite frankly, would be something that we would welcome.
The Constitution vests Congress with the authority of the U.S. trade policy agenda.





