WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s October 2016 jobs report: “The October jobs report continues the slow-growth trend we’ve come to expect from the Obama Administration. Our economy is still not growing quickly enough ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Republicans today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urging the Treasury Department to withdraw its recently proposed regulations, which would increase the burden of the estate tax on family-owned ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) today released the following statements regarding the Chairman's appointment of Patricia King to the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC). Chairman Brady appointed Ms. King to serve on the TTAC at the recommendation of Rep. Nunes, who sponsored the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2016. “I’m glad to see that our ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today sent letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Evergreen Health—Maryland’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) CO-OP—regarding ...
Today, some workers do not receive the Social Security benefits they have earned when they reach retirement. It’s because of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)—a well-intended but flawed policy that treats some workers, like teachers, firefighters, and police officers, differently than other workers. Ways and Means Committee ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the Administration's release of Obamacare's 2017 benchmark premium increases, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today released a Majority Staff White Paper detailing a number of issues plaguing the law's income eligibility verification process. The process, which is ...
Days before Obamacare open enrollment begins, the Administration announced benchmark health insurance premiums on healthcare.gov will rise by an average of 25 percent in 2017, while the number of insurance plans offered on the exchanges will decrease by an average ...
Earlier this year, House Republicans unveiled our Tax Reform Blueprint that will grow America's economy, simplify our broken tax code, and bust up the Internal Revenue Service. Today, Ways and Means Republicans are unveiling a new video to highlight how our Blueprint will deliver the bold, pro-growth tax reforms Americans need. CLICK HERE or the ...
It’s Time for Congress to Pass Reaganesque Tax Reforms Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) National Review October 20, 2016 Thirty years ago this week President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Tax Reform Act of 1986, landmark legislation recognized as the most sweeping overhaul ...
