Kevin Brady

The Democrats claim there's 68 million acres of energy-rich lands that companies are refusing to explore. Sixty-eight million acres. Really. So name one. Name an acre of land where vast reserves of oil are underground and a company refuses…

I would say these sky-high jet fuel prices are caused in part because America is doing less, not more, to take responsibility for our own energy needs. We're blessed in this country with more than a 200-year supply of coal. It is…

this bill offers a false choice between helping our physicians and our pharmacists, who need fair reimbursement, and helping our seniors, especially those in minority communities and those in rural communities from being able to see a…

This bill is an appropriate one. It is important in the airline infrastructure to find the right solutions. As America continues to grow, the aviation infrastructure needs to grow and upgrade as well. I appreciate the gentleman from…

economically, our Nation is a Nation of thirds. One-third of our States face steep economic challenges, one-third are chugging along with their traditional economies, and one-third are enjoying strong job growth and, in fact, record low…

one of the reasons this Congress has the lowest approval ratings in poll history is it keeps playing political games instead of solving real problems like energy prices or supporting our troops in Iraq. Today we are doing the same, playing…

back home in Texas I visited with families whose cost is so high that one woman in Bridge City told me she doesn't even go to Wednesday night church. She can't afford to drive to it. Just on Sunday. I talked to small businesses that now…

I appreciate Mr. McCrery's leadership on veterans issues. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill on the floor today that will provide additional tax relief to our Nation's veterans, especially those who are seeking to purchase homes…

But to those who not only took in those of Katrina, to those communities that opened their hearts, their churches and their homes and have their own community destroyed, this government and this Congress is saying, ``Forget it. We are…

Thank you, Mr. Reynolds, for your leadership on our economic issues here in Congress. Mr. Speaker, a principle that is before us today is that Congress should not be bailing out speculators, lenders, or investors who have behaved…

For 30 years, picking up on what you just said, the public doesn't have to take my word for how inefficient we are, even your words, Mr. Garrett, about how inefficient it is. Recently, the Office of Management and Budget assessed over a…

Well, if I may just follow up. You made, sir, I think a key component of why we need this. Right now in Washington today, if you try to abolish an agency that has outlived its usefulness or you question programs that duplicate themselves…

Well, again, I would praise the gentleman from New Jersey for being a leader and the gentleman from Utah on trying to reinvent government, take it back to the features, take it back to its roots and make it work for us. I was intrigued by…

Yes. And he told us straight out, because we asked him, he said there is no thread, no direct or indirect thread at all, between the Colombian Government and any murders of anyone, much less union leaders. And he said what you've said…

The reason this country is so dismayed by the action last week is that it was such a huge loss for American jobs, for security in our hemisphere, and a big loss for America's prestige around the world. Colombia's a remarkable trading…

Absolutely. There have been a number of Democrat colleagues who have traveled to Colombia to see that remarkable progress firsthand, who have assessed it themselves rather than playing the politics of it, and who have been both public and…

But when we try to sell our goods and services around the world, we find too much of it blocked. As we have said before, it's not enough anymore to just buy American. We have to sell American. We have to sell our goods and services…

America's status in the world has never been smaller than this day. Who could imagine the world's largest economy cowering from Colombia behind the calls of protectionism? Who could imagine the world's greatest democracy too frightened to…

I don't know where those fairy tales come from, I don't mean from the gentlelady, but some of these special interest groups. But I'm looking at the budget, page 37, I look at this title III called ``reserve funds.'' It doesn't have any…

U.S. relations with Latin America stand at a critical juncture. Just last weekend after a successful attack by Colombian troops against the terrorist FARC, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expressed his outrage and ordered his troops to…

I don't want to burst anyone's rhetorical bubble here, but this is not a new direction in energy. We ought not oversell this bill. It has some good things we all support, renewable investments and renewables for wind and solar and biomass…

I don't need much of an excuse to give people back their own tax money, especially the way we spend it up here in Washington. So I support this measure and appreciate the leadership of President Bush and the bipartisan way this came…

let's check the facts. The facts are the only reason we're here today is because the Democrat Congress created this alternative tax. The only reason we're here today is because a Democrat President, Bill Clinton, vetoed the repeal of this…

I have voted against this bill twice in the Chamber. I rise today in support of it. This bill will now, in the right way, provide relief to American families who, after losing their homes in the past, have gotten a bill from Uncle Sam, and…

it's sort of hard to listen to lectures about fiscal responsibility. For years Democrats have claimed that it is time to pay for this war; it's fiscally irresponsible not to pay for this war; it ought to be part of the budget. Have they…