Kevin Brady

You do not raise taxes in a recession, which is why we have not and why instead we have cut taxes.

America is the world's largest innovator, but we are falling behind our competitors.

I also appreciate the testimony of our committee colleague, Mr. Reichert, regarding the production tax credit, and I associate myself with his remarks.

We must ensure that America remains the center of innovation for years to come.

We are buying a car but we are only driving it one month installment at a time.

Our goal ought to be to ensure America remains the strongest economy in the world for the next 100 years.

This is not just rhetoric. In North Dakota, we have seen it work, and we have also seen what uncertainty can do to disrupt positive growth.

Right now, North Dakota's economy is on the right track, and our nation could learn a lot about North Dakota.

The best thing that Washington can do for small business is to provide certainty, and that means both tax and regulatory certainty.

Volunteer fire fighters are essential to our nation's safety and security.

I hope the Committee will look to that bill as a major priority as we continue forward with the extenders.

I would be surprised if many States, frankly, step up now, given the fact it is now top down rather than innovation up.

Are you ignoring the intent of Congress, or in this election year, are you playing politics with such an important issue?

I think you are substituting the administration's judgment for that of Congress.

The law we passed, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, clearly said the first 10 States to meet the criteria laid out in that new statute would receive the waivers.

That is why when Republicans and Democrats passed the payroll extension bill, it included important reforms to unemployment.

We have fewer Americans working today than 3 years ago.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Mulvaney), again, another key freshman member of the Joint Economic Committee and also a member of the Budget Committee who understands, again, what it takes to get…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to a key member of the Joint Economic Committee and of the Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the most knowledgeable on health care, a physician who has delivered more than 3,000 babies, the gentleman…

I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlelady from North Carolina (Mrs. Ellmers), who serves on an important Small Business Committee and who is a nurse and understands our health care challenges in America.

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Duffy), one of the key new members of the Joint Economic Committee who understands you can't tax your way back to a strong economy or to a balanced budget.

For hardworking taxpayers, a decline in the dollar's purchasing power is the same as a cut in pay.

Price stability reduces uncertainty and encourages entrepreneurs to make investments in new buildings, equipment, and software and hire more workers.

A sound dollar is a necessary prerequisite for maximizing economic growth and job opportunities for hardworking American taxpayers.

I thank the chairman. I will be very brief. This board has unlimited power to slash even more than that, and Congress is virtually powerless to stop it. This is America. We don't allow these bureaucrats to make these life- or-death…