Dave Brat

The contributions that Congress and the administration have made in the past year on tax reform and regulatory relief have unlocked the potential for my small business to create growth and opportunities for everyone.

The Feds have been mandating high stakes testing for years now, and there is a consensus, kids surely do not like it.

We have failed to stay true to that vision. Adam Smith had the exact same logic.

Access to capital continues to remain a topic of concern for American small businesses, nowhere more than rural America.

Investing in and growing rural America is vital not just to citizens to live there but also to the future of our country.

This means that there are great small businesses' ideas that are frequently overlooked in my district in Virginia.

The shocking thing is that we did the tax cuts, and the mainstream press, the Democrats discovered this thing called the deficit.

I wish my Democrat friends would go back to their buddy and my buddy, JFK, who got tremendous economic growth by focusing on things that matter.

For me, the preference or the option should always go to the poor, right?

The ALLOW Act would utilize Congress' constitutional authority over the District of Columbia to establish a template for occupational licensing reform that other States could follow.

I want these loans; I want economic growth.

While appalling that President Obama refused even to acknowledge the threat of radical Islamist terrorism.

The key question that will determine whether the American people believe the law is a success, is President Obama's promise if you like your health care you can keep it.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

My Virginia constituents like it, regardless of their political leanings. I hope we can all work together on ideas like this to help our constituents face life's challenges and opportunities.

Encouraging personal savings is more important now than ever. We need to make it easier for the American people to work, save, invest, and live the lives they want.

These accounts would create opportunity by reducing double taxation and expanding national savings.

Some say it is all demographics. That is a narrow view. As society changes, our institutions have to keep up. That is what we are trying to do in this bill. We cannot continue to ignore the looming fiscal debt crisis until it becomes…

I would like to take this opportunity to honor my friend, former Congressman Tom Bliley, who proudly represented Virginia's Seventh District for 20 consecutive years, on the occasion of his 84th birthday. He began his political career in…

Business is the only shot that kids have. Right? That is the only shot for success.

The people of my District Virginia 7 say Dodd-Frank is a huge burden on their businesses.

The generic phrase, 'we have seen an increase in jobs,' isn't consistent with the clear evidence that the workforce participation rate is at its lowest in history

I think it is important to go back to the long run to show that this kind of procedure--at the macro level these kinds of policies will fail.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Young of Indiana The Acting…