Kevin Brady

Congressman Canseco, thank you for your leadership on this important jobs and trade issue. Our next speaker is laser focused on jobs in Arkansas. He's made a big impact coming in as a freshman lawmaker, understands the need to find new…

I appreciate the gentlelady from Illinois, both for her long leadership role in trade and her remarks tonight. San Antonio and southTexas, these communities understand a strong economy depends on strong trade. They are fortunate to have a…

I appreciate the gentleman from Minnesota quickly leaping into this issue, recognizing the jobs potential, and his hard work in moving these trade agreements forward. We have another speaker from Illinois, a key trade State. Judy Biggert…

I appreciate the gentleman from Illinois, who comes from a State that understands trade means jobs. And I appreciate his leadership and effort in this area. Minnesota is also a State that is growing and recovering from this economy because…

I appreciate the gentleman from Nebraska talking about the lost opportunities of delayed trade and the job opportunities of passing these three agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, all of whom are dynamic economies we ought to…

Well, Chairman Herger, thank you for your leadership in trade throughout the years. I know especially in California, but for all the country, trade means jobs. These new customers mean jobs. The longer we delay, the more other countries…

I appreciate the gentleman from Louisiana making the key point of how America is falling behind and how it's hurting our local economies, our local ranchers, our local service technologies, and our local ports as well. I would like to…

I appreciate the gentleman from Washington making the point that Korea is such an important growing market in the Asia Pacific region. If America hopes to continue economic growth and to have the strongest economy in the world, we must…

Mr. Davis, thank you for your leadership and for making the point tonight that these agreements, as important as they are for jobs and new customers, they are also important to enhance our security relationships in the growing Asia Pacific…

I thank the gentlelady from Kansas for making the point that agriculture has paid a steep price as a result of the delays of these agreements, yet with the potential of signing these agreements has the ability to sell, win, and compete in…

Ominous clouds are gathering. Economic growth is nearly stagnant.

I agree. This week, the Senate has the opportunity to take action in response to China's unfair trade practices when we vote on bipartisan legislation to crack down on China's currency manipulation.

I disagree. With so many Americans out of work and GDP growth having slowed to a less than 1 percent annual rate in the first half of this year, additional actions are needed to strengthen the economy.

If the interest rates today were at the historical average... we would be having a lot longer, more serious conversations about what to do about this debt.

There is a moral hazard as it applies to this institution as well.

I can assure you that we will do it.

I am very concerned about the effects of contagion from the euro crisis on American financial institutions and markets.

We are critical of the President's expensive economic policies because not only have they failed to spur job growth and restore business and consumer confidence.

Economic growth is nearly stagnant. We have 6.8 million fewer payroll jobs today than when the recession began in December 2007.

This ought to be working. After 15 years, it isn't.

My frustration is that after 15 years, we don't know if this works.

It is no secret that I am not a big fan of the stimulus. A lot of money. A lot of debt. Few jobs.

I share Chairman Casey's concerns about the long-term unemployed.

Clearly the longer they are without a job, the bigger the challenge it is getting them back to work.

We cannot do that until we pry Washington's hands off the throats of America's job creators.