Kevin Brady

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

We have fewer Americans working today than 3 years ago.

I want to first thank Leader Cantor for his leadership on economic issues, especially those along Main Street. That's what this is about. This isn't about Paris Hilton, Larry Flynt, or even Hilary Rosen, the President's top adviser, who…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. At the end of the day, the Republican budget developed by our Budget chairman, Paul Ryan, is a jobs bill. We know America faces an unemployment crisis today greater than at any time during the…

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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…

Many Members of Congress didn't have the time or the choice to read this new health care law before it became law. After it was passed, I asked our economists of the Joint Economic Committee--they spent 4 months going through every page…

The President or at least the White House views LIFO as some type of accounting gimmick, some type of subsidy loophole that businesses apply to.

I strongly support the passage of this bill. When China repeatedly undermines the free market by subsidizing its exports to the United States, we can't just give them a pass, especially when the businesses China subsidizes are often…

In fact, in the corporate tax reform framework, the President recently proposes to double tax the income of certain unspecified large pass-throughs.

We would not have been able to pass the trade agreements with Korea, Panama, and Colombia without it.

Trade is jobs. It is the economic freedom to buy and sell and compete around the world with as little government interference as possible.

We need an aggressive agenda that finds new customers for our businesses and our farmers, that tears down trade barriers and fights protectionism anywhere in the world.

the first step is passing these agreements, but to get the benefits, we need to get them entered into force.

Clearly, with the passage of the three trade agreements, America is back on the trading field in a big way, but it is important that we not return to the sidelines.

America is at its best when we're not hypocritical and when we don't shoot ourselves in the foot. This Markey amendment does both. We insist that China play by the rules. In fact, they've been hoarding their raw materials and holding them…

This amendment has been defeated so many times on the House floor, it's like one of those bad ``American Idol'' tryouts. And there is good reason for it. It is as Chairman Hastings said. In the 1990s, we wanted to encourage more…

I just want to reiterate the point we've been making. The goal of this amendment is not simply to break America's contract, it's really to stop American companies from investing here in America, and creating jobs from clean natural gas…

Rather than protecting the middle class, I would suggest this budget will saddle the middle class.