Kevin Brady

I think we all understand that this White House's spending is not free.

This budget more than triples the tax on dividends.

Who is going to pay off the debt? Who is going to balance the budget after you tax all of these other people?

It seems to me that in America, no matter how much money you make, the Federal Government should not be able to take nearly half of your income.

It looks like we will see a unicorn before we see this administration put out a comprehensive tax reform plan.

I understand the President's claim that everyone must pay their fair share, but what I don't understand is how raising taxes on investors and small businesses accomplishes that objective.

This dubious distinction makes it that much more challenging to attract businesses to hire and invest here at home where we need the jobs.

Mr. Chairman, today I want to take a moment to honor one of our heroes amongst us.

So my goal at the end of the day, I want the lowest possible tax rate, but I want the strongest possible pro-growth Tax Code.

I think the draft proposal on territorial and lower rates, the way it was laid out, has been a very positive and helpful movement toward fundamental tax reform.

If you can make that happen, that would be terrific.

Clearly, we know what we can do to get to 28 percent.

As for unemployment, clearly the economic policies of the Obama Administration did not produce the vigorous recovery, for which hardworking taxpayers hoped.

As for unemployment, clearly economic policies of the Obama Administration did not produce the vigorous recovery, for which hardworking taxpayers had hoped.

Congress must fill this sinkhole to ensure that we will be able to pay promised Social Security benefits.

It is important we extend these benefits, that we do it now; that we not have another two-month extension.

There is a strong bipartisan consensus in Congress to extend both of these expiring provisions through the end of this year.

It is high time that they stopped interfering with that.

Let's let the private sector do what it does best.

The President is out even as we speak barnstorming around the country, talking about how he is creating jobs.

Whatever claims that President Obama makes about how much worse the recession could have been, his policies have not 'stimulated' the economy.

People are so uncertain about what they are going to have to be providing in terms of employee benefits they are genuinely frightened to add that employee.

I think there is bipartisan agreement--Republicans and Democrats--on extending unemployment benefits for a full year. Clearly, we're in tough economic times. But here we are 2\1/2\ years after the recession officially ended, and yet we…

Look, if you think what's working is fine, we don't need to change anything. You think 27 million people trying to find a full-time job, many of them who have been out of work for 6 months or more, if you think that's great, the status quo…

In those cases that we present to the U.S. Attorney's Office for prosecution, it could range from anywhere to probation to some time in prison, depending on what the loss is to the government.