WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 21, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017, and H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to limit the executive branch from usurping Congressional authority to create new rules and regulations: "By passing this critical legislation, Congress is ensuring that last-minute Obama administration regulations do not usurp the power of Congress to create laws. The Midnight ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 247 the Health Savings Account Expansion Act. A companion bill was also introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) "American workers and families deserve the best health coverage, care and options tailored for their specific needs," said Rep. Dave Brat. "This bill equalizes the tax treatment for health insurance and care between different ways of paying for it. Instead of having to get coverage approved from the governmen...
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WASHINGTON,D.C. - Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement regarding the beginning of the 115th Congress: "I'm excited about the opportunities that lay before the 115th Congress. Now that the country is united behind Republican leadership in the House, Senate, and White House, we can begin moving quickly on a positive agenda that will unite this country and get Americans working again. I always ask for a commitment from leadership to pursue the agenda I was sent by my constituents to wo...
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JERUSALEM - Rep. Brat (R-Va.) was invited as the keynote speaker at the second annual Jerusalem Leaders Summit, an event that brings together members of Parliament from Europe and other legislative bodies from India and around the world to discuss the 21st century’s global threats and security challenges, the weakening of the rule of law, and obstacles to economic freedom and free trade.The event provides a strategic platform to affirm the foundational principles of the rule of law – protecting...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 34, which funds the National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiatives and the fight against opioid abuse: “I represent all my constituents and their interests in Washington, and I am particularly sensitive to their needs when I am called to vote. While this bill helps fund cures for thousands of diseases including cancer and Alzheimer’s, and provides funds to fight the opioid ep...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after a federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Department of Labor’s unlawful new Overtime Rule: "I applaud the court's decision to block the implementation of this disastrous job-killing regulation. Businesses here in the 7th District and around the nation will now have time while we work towards repealing the rule entirely. This onerous regulation would more than double the salary threshold for an employee to be en...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5982, the Midnight Rules Relief Act, to increase oversight of the overreaching regulations that are often issued during a president’s final months in office: "With this bill, we are beginning to peel back the mountains of regulations that have had disastrous consequences for millions of Americans. The Obama administration has made a habit of creating burdensome rules and regulations through executive ...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement ahead of Tuesday's internal GOP leadership elections: "The American people just sent a bold message to the Washington elites - it's time for Congress to put the American people first. Like last year, I ask for clear, unambiguous answers on how the candidates for Speaker will pursue the agenda the American people voted for. I am happy to vote for anyone who does so. I will not vote for anyone who does not have this agenda on paper for the American ...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the announcement that the FBI is going to review "pertinent" emails to the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server: "I am glad the FBI has chosen to review new evidence in its investigation of Hillary Clinton. The American people are desperate to see her face the consequences that any other person who mishandled classified information would face. Today's decision was a small step in returning faith in our ...
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Rep. Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement after the Obama administration confirmed an average increase in Obamacare premiums of over 20 percent for 2017: "Americans are already feeling the pinch in their pocketbooks, and this news simply proves what we have said all along: the so-called 'Affordable' Care Act is totally unaffordable." "President Obama promised that if you like your plan you can keep it. He said there would be an average of $2,500 reduction in premiums and that insurance wo...
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