Press Releases

Brady Statement on October Jobs Report

November 4, 2016

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 ...

Brady, Nunes Applaud New Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee Appointment

November 2, 2016

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 ...

Brady Statement on 3rd Quarter GDP Report

October 28, 2016

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 ...

Brady, Roskam, Tiberi Letter Warns CMS & Maryland CO-OP: Converting to For-Profit Company Violates Law, Loan Agreements

October 27, 2016

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 ...

Brady, Hatch Release White Paper Analyzing Obamacare Income Eligibility Verification

October 26, 2016

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 ...

Brady, Reichert Praise Victory for American Aerospace Manufacturers and Workers in WTO Dispute Against China

October 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement from the United States Trade Representative that China has ended discriminatory tax exemptions for certain Chinese-produced aircraft. China's decision came after the United States ...

Bipartisan Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Leaders Comment on Final MACRA Rule

October 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) announcement regarding the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act ...

Brady, Levin, Reichert, and Rangel Announce Kick Off of New Process to Deliver Tariff Relief to American Businesses

October 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) invited American businesses to apply for temporary duty suspensions and reductions at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In a letter to their ...