Kevin Brady

What ObamaCare does is force people to pay for healthcare plans they don't want, can't afford, and, for some, this meant losing the coverage they already had.

The Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the individual and employer mandates and associated penalties in the President's health care law.

I know Mr. Levin has additional speakers, so I will reserve the balance of my time.

I am proud to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Curbelo), a new Member of Congress who is passionate about health care, reforming Medicare, and helping seniors. {time} 1130

I am proud to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Black), who has spent more than 40 years in health care as a nurse and as a small-business owner. She is a member of the Doctors Caucus here and is a key leader in…

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meehan), who is a champion in health care and whose district has a large number of seniors.

Did I hear the Chair say that all time has expired on the Democrat side of the aisle? The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman from New York has expired.

This difference, the 'Growth Gap,' means our economy is missing $1.5 trillion in real GDP at this point in the recovery.

Whatever the White House may do, this Congress is determined to lead.

Conditions have improved, but the Obama recovery remains the weakest, or near the bottom, in terms of every major measurement of economic performance.

The can has been kicked down the road both by Republican and by Democrat presidents and the clock is ticking

Unless the United States makes tough spending choices in the near term, eventually we are going to face a debt-induced crisis at some point in the future.

Although the recovery from the financially-triggered recession began five and one-half year ago, the U.S. economy regrettably remains stuck in second gear.

To do that under this President we will need more than 400,000 new jobs net every month for the rest of President Obama's term.

This is one of the worst economic recoveries in half a century.

We are missing 5.5 million jobs, enough to put everyone looking for work in 45 states back to work today.

It is their spouse and children that have to sell the business, or parts of it, just to pay Uncle Sam.

This is the number-one reason family-owned farms and businesses aren't passed down to the next generation.

This tax is not about reducing income inequality. The super-rich have a legion of lawyers and all the resources in the world.

Like many of you, I have been fighting to permanently repeal the death tax since my constituents first sent me here to Congress.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Brat) to speak about health care and the Affordable Care Act.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho), a veterinarian involved deeply in health care issues.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Pittenger), a small business person and a dynamic Member of our House of Representatives.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), a businessowner who has provided health care to his workers and is a leader on the Ways and Means Committee.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), a new member of the Ways and Means Committee, who has quickly become a leader on health care issues.