Kevin Brady

We are not fans of this budget, because either President Obama didn't take the budget process seriously this year, or he is completely out of touch with the American people.

I feel confident that I can speak for the 24 Republican Members on our committee when I say this tax proposal is dead, and dead on arrival.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It doesn't seem like we have a functioning system when costs continue to go up.

I've worked on a bill, HR1270, the Restoring Access to Medication Act.

One particular provision of Obamacare that's especially cumbersome and drives up healthcare costs.

I've hosted almost 20 town halls throughout Kansas.

I, along with my colleagues here, continue to work to replace Obamacare, repeal it.

One of the main things I hear from my constituents is that Obamacare isn't working.

2016 premiums are expected to increase by 15 to 25 percent in my home state of Kansas.

The President's health care law has continued to fail so many Americans.

Exchange enrollment for 2016 will be significantly lower than the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected.

The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund that our seniors rely on will be exhausted in 2026, four years earlier than projected.

This budget is a missed opportunity, especially for the programs at your department that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

The President has chosen to completely ignore the very real fiscal challenges our country faces in the immediate future.

This Congress, this Committee will continue to work toward repealing it and replacing it with more patient-centered care.

Let's show some leadership. We have got to get together and fix this.

And the American people are sick of it. Hence, Donald Trump. I am sick of it too.

We need to get them to start spending and hiring again.

If we ever decide that we want to be competitive, we will make America great again.

I would favor just cutting the corporate rate right now to 15 percent. And, look, if we have to borrow to do it, do it, because that is going to bring jobs back to the United States.

So it is really critical, it is really important that we use every tool at our disposal--fixing a broken Tax Code, expanding markets overseas--to make sure that we are helping everyone achieve the American Dream and getting our economy…

If we believe--and I am very much with you on this, Representative Neal--that part of dealing with our slow productivity growth problem is greater investment in public infrastructure.

Raising revenue in a fair and efficient fashion should be a standard that is applied to taxes in healthcare as well as taxes elsewhere.

If you don't take action on this, Mr. Chairman, in the next couple of years, I guarantee you we are going to lose more American companies.