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Kevin Brady

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Kevin Brady is a Republican politician from Texas, best known for his role as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from 1997 to 2021. During his tenure, he held significant positions, including Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, where he played a key role in shaping tax policy and economic legislation. Brady was instrumental in the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which aimed to reduce taxes for individuals and businesses. He has also been an advocate for various initiatives related to trade, healthcare, and education.

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Dec 11, 2019

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Estes), one of our new members of the Ways and Means Committee who is really thoughtful on healthcare.

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Dec 11, 2019

Patients or politics--that is really the choice we have today when we vote on these different drug pricing bills. There is a path forward that chooses politics. This path takes a partisan approach and throws away months of Republicans and…

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Dec 11, 2019

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), one of our key members on the Ways and Means Committee.

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Dec 10, 2019

I thank Congressman Johnson for yielding me time, and I thank him for his leadership for that great State. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition--to be clear--not to the underlying bill. I strongly support the education provision; the one that…

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Oct 31, 2019

The impeachment and removal of the President is a serious matter. At its heart, it lets a small, partisan group in Washington overturn the will of the entire American people. Above all, Americans believe in fairness and, when accused, the…

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Jul 24, 2019

Look, it is not enough to do something. We have to do the right thing. We know the Senate isn't going to consider this bill. They have told everyone. There is no one in the Senate predicting this bill will be taken up. The White House…

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Jul 24, 2019

I am convinced we can find a solution. This isn't the right thing for our workers, but there is a right way to help them. We are serious about making that happen. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jun 24, 2019

If this unanimous consent request cannot be entertained, I urge the Speaker and the majority leader to immediately schedule the Born-Alive bill so we can stand up and protect the sanctity of human life, and I ask for all others to join in…

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May 23, 2019

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Estes), one of our new members of the Ways and Means Committee.

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May 23, 2019

I am very proud to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the leader for Republicans of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Before I begin, I want to…

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May 23, 2019

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, who has been a champion for expanding education savings accounts for Americans.

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May 23, 2019

I am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Holding), a key member of the Ways and Means Committee.

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May 23, 2019

I am very proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert), a key member of our committee who worked on this legislation.

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Apr 8, 2019

I think that President Trump should release his tax returns, it could be a good thing, but the President has chosen not to release his tax returns.

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Apr 2, 2019

I thank Mr. Burgess for his leadership on healthcare in so many ways. Madam Speaker, embarrassingly designed and hastily written by our Democratic colleagues, the Affordable Care Act, from day one, has come under legal and public scrutiny…

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Mar 26, 2019

Repealing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as our Democrats have pledged, not only will damage the U.S. economy, kill jobs, reduce paychecks and send American jobs overseas.

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Mar 26, 2019

A couple quick things. First, without objection, I would like to enter for the record a paper by Lawrence Lindsey showing that income inequality rose more under Bill Clinton than under Ronald Reagan, rose more under Barack Obama than under…

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Mar 26, 2019

We care about poverty. Today Latino and African American poverty is at the lowest recorded.

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Mar 26, 2019

U.S. manufacturing is back. After losing thousands of jobs during the Obama years, today 450,000 manufacturing jobs have been created under the Trump White House.

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Mar 26, 2019

Main Street America is back hiring more, paying more, and expanding more because the new 20-percent small business deduction.

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Mar 26, 2019

The American economy has a new trajectory and a new optimism.

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Mar 26, 2019

Can we do more to help grow the economy and fine tune the Tax Code so it achieves even more? Absolutely.

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Feb 26, 2019

China's unfair treatment of U.S. investors is a huge part of the problem that the U.S. Trade Representative's Section 301 report identifies in great detail.

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Feb 26, 2019

Will they be enforceable at all levels of China's governance?

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Feb 26, 2019

this is the first comprehensive approach I have seen, and the one I think holds the most likelihood for success.

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