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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.
I would think this is about the worst possible time to isolate America. It could not come at a worse time, and yet the vote tomorrow will really be between those who embrace competition and new jobs and those who fear it and those who want…
One of the excuses we hear from people that do not support this is that Congress has no say in this legislation. The President negotiates it and usurps our constitutional power, that we have no say in shaping what an agreement will look…
I know the gentleman from Georgia has long played a leadership role in trade, and I know you listen very carefully to those who create jobs in Georgia. What do your farmers, your small businesses, your technology companies, your financial…
in closing, let me say we should not retreat from fair trade competition, we should insist on it, because competition is America's strength and it is the key to our high-wage and our high-tech future.
this is why the President I think has said that national security is his number one priority. Economic security comes right after that. This is all about jobs in competition. The gentleman and I, we both have young children. A lot of our…
in Illinois, if we ask any neighbor who has a good, secure job that they like, that is paying good, decent benefits, I wonder how many of them work for a company or for a farm that does not have a salesman, that does not have someone out…
the need for Trade Promotion Authority is clear. Approval of TPA, as it is called, is critical to the economic prosperity of our Nation, of Texas, and regions like mine, for the economic security of America, for the future. The President…
Mr. Speaker, this bill is good for America, it is good for the Andes, and it is good for anyone who is concerned about more jobs and better jobs, and about the environment and labor here in America and around the world. In the last decade…
I rise to support the measure proposed by the gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas), chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, and supported by the President. The President's measure is important to the country because we cannot stand…
Mr. Speaker, Congress is right to act because America's air transportation system is as critical to our economy as our highways, our railroads, and our seaports. This is important locally to me because the 20,000 Continental Airlines…
on behalf of the caring families and communities in the Eighth Congressional District, and on behalf of the members of the Texas Task Force One, the Urban Search and Rescue Team from Texas A&M University who were swiftly deployed to help…
my amendment is simple. I want to ensure that the Department of State and the Department of Justice have the resources they need to start the process to close safe havens around the world for fugitives who commit crimes in America and flee…
Washington is out of touch with the real world again. Tax relief does not cause deficit spending, as we hear; spending causes deficit spending. Washington spends every dime we send up here. That is the reason why this Congress stopped…
there is a reason America has the highest standards and the safest foods in the world, safer than Europe, more nutrition than Asia, using less pesticides and preserving more of the environment than any other Nation in the world. The reason…
even though President Bush inherited the energy problem, I appreciate that he is shooting straight with the American people about what it will take to have reliable, affordable and environmentally clean energy for our country. America, we…
our community in Houston has been devastated by Tropical Storm Allison. As disheartening as that is, the only thing more disheartening is to hear the demagoguery about it on this floor today. My colleagues in Congress who are using scare…
Let me state the facts directly from FEMA, those on the ground and working: ``FEMA's disaster account has sufficient funding to ensure disaster aid to those victims of Tropical Storm Allison flooding. FEMA assures those in Texas…
I am proud to represent the Eighth District of Texas. We have had many homes and businesses destroyed in Tropical Storm Allison. Let me tell the Members, the last thing people in Houston need are politicians trying to score points off our…
Mr. Chairman, we have passed this exact language twice through this House, Republicans and Democrats. We have protected equally from frivolous lawsuits our teachers, our principals, our educators, and our school boards. Our principals and…
Safe schools for students and teachers concerns us all, and from the shootings in Columbine to the recent shootings at Santana High School, all of us debate in this Chamber how to make our schools safer, how to make sure that our teachers…
I think too many people in Washington are out of touch with the real world and the way families have to struggle these days. It is true that tax relief under this plan starts pretty modestly and grows. It is done so that it increases as we…
this bill creates the vehicle for tax relief for Americans. As we sent it to the Senate, as we talked through the principal items we talked about, that is what this bill is about. The gentleman knows it and may not like it, but he…
as we can see, Washington hates to change, and this Congress and this President is intent on making Washington change the way it works. Look at its impact on the American people today. Tax Freedom Day just occurred May 3. That means for…
I join others in congratulating the bipartisan authors of this bill, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), because we make saving so difficult in this country. Every one of us knows that to…
I strongly support H.R. 503, The Unborn victims of Violence Act and want to thank my colleague from South Carolina for introducing it. As you know, H.R. 503 would make it a separate Federal crime to hurt or kill an unborn child during the…
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