Kevin Brady

How can you create over 100 new agencies, commissions, and boards, massively increase the regulatory side of this, and somehow reduce costs, while raising taxes on businesses and cutting the direct access to benefits?

But the head of Blue Shield writes, 'These rates reflect trends that were building long before health reform.'

That's the problem with the health care law that puts Washington, D.C., the Federal Government, at the center, instead of patients and doctors.

The health care law will increase premiums for millions of families by up to $2,100 on average by 2016.

As many as 7 out of 10 employers will have to change the coverage they offer to their employees because of the law.

There are well over $500 billion in new taxes, many of which will hit middle-class families and small businesses.

Every doctor that I know calls this a denial of care bill, when they look at the economic aspects of this.

To those middle class Americans listening to the debate today, let me speak to you. This is your life. This is your health. You deserve the right to make your own decisions about your health care rather than being forced into some…

We gather here today to honor the victims and the heroes of the tragic shooting that took place in Arizona this past weekend. Gabby Giffords is one of the best this institution has to offer. I have had the honor of working with her on NASA…

I too support the goal of ensuring that the brave men and women that acted as first responders at the World Trade Center attack are fairly treated and compensated. But I rise today to oppose the troubling provisions the majority has…

We are writing to urge you to remove from the proposed amended version of H.R. 847 the Title III revenue raisers related to international government procurement. First, its purported revenue raising benefits are highly questionable…

A gun is pointed at the head of our taxpayers, and it will go off January 1 unless Congress acts. If we let that gun go off, it is going to hurt families who are struggling to make ends meet, it is going to hurt small businesses trying to…

I would point out, our Democrat friends have run the first and second highest deficits in American history the last 2 years. They have raised taxes this session $625 billion, and guess how much went to reduce the deficit? Not one dime. In…

Here we are, playing political games.

I want to join others in thanking Chairman Tanner, chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, for his leadership and service to our country and our economy through the years. He will be missed. Mr. Speaker, our economy is struggling, and this…

Energy jobs are not expendable in America, especially with so many people out of work.

In the last two years, if you look at the seven, technically eight bills, that have gone to the White House and been signed by the President that raised taxes, $625 billion, almost as much as this tax increase they voted to do yesterday…

Why are we playing these political games? We have 15 million people out of work, we have families, small businesses, seniors and job creators facing a nearly $4 trillion tax bomb that will go off on January 1, and here we are playing…

I think obviously construction and manufacturing are major parts of our economy.

The government cannot take up positions against business, investment, wealth creation, domestic oil, gas, and coal production, and free trade and then expect the economy to grow.

It's hard to believe that either hammering consumers who can help pull us out, or the small businesses that can create jobs, is a very good economic move.

Final point: These dollars won't be used for deficit reduction. Democrats and the President have signed seven bills, $625 billion of tax increases, in the last 2 years. Guess how much went to deficit reduction? Not a dime. It all went to…

Congressional Democrats and the Administration have not been attending to their responsibilities.

Yesterday's House vote on a bill that is dead on arrival in the Senate was a terrible waste of time.

On November 2, 2010, the American people will judge the economic policies of President Obama and Congressional Democrats and may direct a midcourse correction, much as professors do with their students at midterm.