Kevin Brady

At the end of the day, this is a bipartisan jobs bill, and in this economy it is not simply buy American, we have to sell American all throughout the world.

Compulsory participation in the American Community Survey is the number one objection that I hear over and over from my constituents.

My hope is that this hearing causes the Congress to reconsider its impulsive decision, and that we act quickly to fully restore funding to these programs and give the job creators the tools we promised them.

If the Census Bureau were to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary rather than compulsory, most public opposition would disappear.

I urge my colleagues in the House to pass legislation, such as the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act already passed by the Senate, to crack down on countries that manipulate their currencies to promote their own exports.

Four and a half years after the recession began Americans are enduring the 40th straight month of an official unemployment rate at or above 8%--a post-World War II record.

I wish you would look the market in the eye and say: The Fed has done all it can, perhaps too much.

This recovery ranks, regrettably, tenth. And dead last is unacceptable by any standard.

When China cheats, we lose jobs.

Four-and-a-half years after the recession began, Americans are enduring the 40th straight month of an official unemployment rate at or above 8 percent.

Thank you, Doctor. I want to thank all of the witnesses.

Trade is vital to our economic engine, creating jobs and lifting wages here at home.

Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on Supporting Economic Growth and Job Creation through Customs Trade Modernization, Facilitation, and Enforcement

Under President Obama, the average real GDP growth rate has been 2.4% over the 11 quarters following the recession.

Sadly, however, economic growth and job creation are lagging under President Obama.

A sustainable fiscal policy requires economic growth.

If President Obama had the same growth rate of private sector jobs as President Reagan enjoyed, we would have over 6½ million more jobs today.

Sadly, however, economic growth and job creation is lagging under President Obama.

My goal, as Vice Chairman of this Committee, is to ensure that America has the strongest economy in the world throughout the 21st Century.

I think the legislation to change the dual mandate and focus on price stability, which is in Congressman Brady's bill, and also in Congressman Pence's bill, would help in this regard.

Congress holds the constitutional responsibility for monetary policy.

Unfortunately, both Republican and Democrat Administrations related to the Fed have used that, in effect, to circumvent the power of Congress.

The answer is yes, and your question, in some regards, addresses Mrs. Maloney's question, which is under a single mandate, focused on the purchase power of the dollar, could the Fed intervene in times of emergency?

Some of the actions they took during the financial crisis truly did calm those waters, but stop there and look at the economic recovery since.

In my view, we are not at the job levels we should be, in part, because it is Congress' role to set the fiscal policy to create the business climate so recovery can occur.