Kevin Brady

This repeal is very graduated. It starts fairly slow, and it grows as we pay down more and more of the debt and as our surpluses grow; that is the responsible way to provide tax relief, while keeping our budget in order and keeping our…

the American people are a lot smarter than folks in Washington give them credit for. They know that tax cuts do not cause deficit spending; spending causes deficit spending. They understand that today they are footing the bill for a…

I rise to explain the section of the report dealing with one of our government employees, Mr. Robert Berman, and how he failed to comply with the subpoena for testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on July 11 of…

we asked. To the attorney for the special interest group we asked, ``Did you have knowledge of this lawsuit that was under seal, that was held confidential by the Court?'' All he had to do was answer, ``No, of course not. I am a private…

everyone knows that it takes two to fight. Well, it takes two to govern as well. Sadly, many of my Democratic friends have decided it is not in their best interest, not in their party's interest to help us govern for America, even though…

There is no question the Senate has weakened in effect the strengths of this bill, but it is still very important that we go forward with it. It is still an important piece of legislation. Here is why. In this legislation we are giving…

This bipartisan legislation is designed to help prevent the abuse and abduction of children.

I'm pleased to announce that over 30 members will join Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher and myself in introducing the Smart Kids--Safe Kids Act.

the American dream is unique to our Nation. It means that no matter where we were born or of what means, if we work hard enough, if we want it bad enough, we can be anything, anything we want to be in this life, including a Member of…

my mom came to visit over the Labor Day weekend to see our new baby boy, and I told her that in my second term I still pinch myself every day that I have the opportunity to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is such a…

first I thank the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) for yielding, but also for his leadership on this issue. As freshmen together 2 years ago, the gentleman played the leadership role in working together, Republicans and Democrats…

I rise in support of H.R. 1401 and congratulate the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spence) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) for their leadership on this issue. There is one provision, though, that…

I always try to support the President, any President, in military action and we have in every case in Congress. But my duty and the duty of my colleague is not to the President, it is to the Constitution. And I think we have a higher moral…

Americans have big hearts. It is one of our best traits. Whenever we see killing anywhere, injustice anywhere, we want to stop it, even if our national interests are not at stake. On Kosovo, having good intentions and a bad plan have…

thankfully, we live in a country where we have the opportunity to vote our conscience, to raise issues that trouble us, to talk about them, and to unite behind our American troops, to be absolutely a hundred percent behind them. Whatever…

the gentleman makes a point that is real critical here. Today, and in much of this debate, people will try to convince Americans that it is between those who care for humanity and those who want to isolate America. It is a rhetorical…

I know we are fortunate to be going through very good times right now, but when I listen to my neighbors and the families that I represent, we have an awful lot of families that are struggling to make ends meet each month. School, clothes…

Americans are not taxed too much? Look at how we spend our day. We get up in the morning, get our first cup of coffee on which we pay a sales tax. Jump in the shower and we pay a water tax. Get in our car to drive to work and pay a fuel…

let American workers have no doubt who is on their side. Across-the-board tax relief means all taxpayers will get to keep a little more of what they earn, not what Washington earns, what they earn. Unlike the approach offered by the other…

I strongly oppose amending House rule to increase the amount of gifts a member of Congress or their employees may receive, and am disappointed a recorded vote was not requested so that members would be held accountable to taxpayers for…

some Americans are not watching these proceedings. Instead in hushed courtrooms across this country families slashed apart by violent crime and innocent people wrongly accused are staring intently at a witness stand, and they are praying…

House Resolution 421 is a bipartisan effort introduced with the strong support and leadership of the chairman, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Ben Gilman), and the chairman of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, the gentleman from…

I think we do have to agree that we need to enforce the laws on campaign finance in America, whether they are existing laws or the new laws we are talking about, because without enforcement they are meaningless, what we are talking about…

new campaign laws will not help if we do not first enforce the ones we have, and Congress must enforce and must ensure the free expression of speech, and that is why I am proud to be an original cosponsor of the freshman reform bill. Each…

Mr. Chairman, America has never run from taking a stand on injustice in this world. It is not in our history, it is not in our heart. I know that the right to freedom of religion is under assault, renewed assault, throughout the world…