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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.

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Feb 15, 2017

Next Wednesday, February 22, will mark 5 years since the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act was signed into law. This 2012 law has made important reforms in the unemployment insurance system, improvements that were specifically…

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Feb 14, 2017

If you let Congress begin rummaging around for political purposes in the tax returns of the President, what stops them from doing it to every day Americans? If that would be an abuse of power.

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Jan 13, 2017

This bill is a critical first step in our effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and deliver relief to the millions of Americans who continue to be hurt by this failing law. The Affordable Care Act has helped some, but it's also…

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Dec 5, 2016

First, I really do applaud the work of Representative Rouzer in this area and the bipartisan work of Senators Boozman and Warner. This is an area that could have easily been just swept aside over the years and never really addressed. The…

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Nov 30, 2016

I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close if the gentleman would like to close. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McDERMOTT. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank my colleagues for their…

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Nov 30, 2016

America has always been a leader in developing cutting-edge medical treatments and technologies, breakthroughs that have saved countless lives; but due to outdated and burdensome Federal healthcare policies, medical innovation in our…

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Sep 27, 2016

The news about the Affordable Care Act gets worse every day. Premiums are going through the roof, choice and access are falling through the floor, and insurers are fleeing exchanges throughout the country. Just in the past few days, we…

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Sep 22, 2016

America's startup companies are a driving force behind our Nation's dynamic and prosperous free enterprise system. Over the past century, bold, innovative Americans have taken risks and started businesses of all sizes that deliver…

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Sep 13, 2016

Over the last few months, the American people have witnessed one ObamaCare failure after another. Major insurers are fleeing the exchanges, healthcare premiums are continuing to just skyrocket, and only 7 of ObamaCare's 23 public option…

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Jul 11, 2016

I know it is sort of common to just claim Republicans are fighting against Obamacare, but in our view, we are fighting for patients and local businesses who have been hurt by this law.

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Jul 11, 2016

Americans have had enough of the Obamacare experiment and government-run health care.

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Jul 11, 2016

Over 6 years have passed since President Obama and Democrats in Congress drafted the Affordable Care Act behind closed doors and forced it into our homes, our workplaces, and doctors' offices.

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Jul 11, 2016

Millions of Americans have seen the cost of health care increase to astonishing levels, while quality, choice, and access have hit new lows.

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Jul 11, 2016

The government doesn't pick up the tab on anything. The government collects money from hardworking American taxpayers.

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Jul 11, 2016

Since then, the law has been one broken promise after another, starting with the promise in its very title 'affordable.'

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Jul 11, 2016

I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel based upon current regulations, current legislation, current environments.

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Jul 11, 2016

the pain it has inflicted so far may be nothing compared to what lies ahead for millions of Americans and their families.

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Jul 11, 2016

the White House refuses to acknowledge that Obamacare is simply failing ahead of schedule.

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Jul 11, 2016

We are talking about sick Americans that need help. I want to make sure that we don't make it a thing about our parties, but about our people.

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Jul 6, 2016

This is stealing from the American people, plain and simple.

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Jul 6, 2016

This investigation will continue until it gets to the complete truth.

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Jul 6, 2016

In my view, the level of obstruction has been astonishing.

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Jul 6, 2016

This is about whether any White House, not just this one, any White House can ignore repeatedly the explicit directions of Congress that no dollars will be spent on a specified program.

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Jul 6, 2016

Our Democratic colleagues did recognize that when they led this Committee into oversight; and Republicans who, who lead this Committee today, recognize that constitutional power of the purse and oversight trumps litigation every day of the…

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