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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 1, 2016

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

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Feb 1, 2016

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.

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Feb 1, 2016

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.

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Feb 1, 2016

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.

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Feb 1, 2016

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

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Feb 1, 2016

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…

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Feb 1, 2016

The American people just aren't feeling love for this recovery that the President keeps trumpeting as some kind of grand success.

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Jan 13, 2016

On rollcall No. 44. We are at war. My top priority is to keep our families safe. We must hold Iran accountable for financing terrorism. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' personal explanation

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Jan 6, 2016

I am pleased to speak today in support of the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. Under the leadership of Committee on the Budget chairman, Dr. Price, and our Speaker, Paul Ryan, we will soon deliver an ObamaCare…

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Dec 17, 2015

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Brady of Texas moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029 with the amendments…

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Dec 17, 2015

As chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, I have asked that the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation make available to the public a technical explanation of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, which the House is…

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Dec 17, 2015

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), who has been a key proponent of tax relief for families and small businesses.

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Dec 17, 2015

After months of negotiations, I am honored today to talk to Americans about the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act, also known as the PATH Act. The most important thing for the American people to know is that this bill prevents their…

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Dec 11, 2015

Expanding trade and giving our American workers and companies more opportunities around the world creates jobs here in America: better paychecks, better opportunities, and a stronger economy for our country. Critical to that is to make…

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Dec 11, 2015

Free trade is enforceable trade. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), who has fought for enforceable trade laws.

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Dec 9, 2015

I would like to submit the following Tax Complexity Analysis statement on the conference report to H.R. 644: Section 4022(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (the `IRS Reform Act') requires the staff of…

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Dec 1, 2015

And I am prepared to close if the gentlewoman from New Hampshire is prepared to do so as well. The value of a country's currency is a complex issue. It is determined by a number of factors: how much a country saves, how much it invests…

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Dec 1, 2015

We need to go to conference and move the Customs bill forward. We will have a motion to instruct and a full hour of debate later this evening. I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the motion. The…

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Dec 1, 2015

People often ask: How do you end the gridlock in Washington? The answer is found in the Constitution. The House of Representatives passes its best idea on how to solve a problem, the Senate does the same, and then you go to a conference…

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Nov 2, 2015

The hard-earned tax dollars collected from working Americans sitting at Treasury right now are not venture capital.

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Nov 2, 2015

I think that is an interesting tactic, but I do not think it is particularly accurate.

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Nov 2, 2015

I think given the number of failures where we have seen it and the predictions going forward, it is pretty clear to me the history of the CO-OPs is one of the, I think, poor decision making and failed execution.

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Nov 2, 2015

I do not understand why CMS is allowing this. Why put a test in place if you are not going to follow it?

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Nov 2, 2015

This does not make sense. It does not give a true picture of the CO-OPs.

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