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Brady Statement on House Passage of Year-End Tax Package

December 20, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed a year-end tax package that includes tax relief for communities hit by natural disasters, permanent solutions to two temporary tax policies, retirement and savings provisions, relief from multiple Obamacare taxes, bipartisan IRS reform, ...

Brady Applauds House Passage of Historic Bipartisan IRS Redesign Legislation

December 20, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service:   “This is the first major step in over 20 years to transform the IRS and I applaud my Republican and Democrat colleagues for passing this bold ...

Brady Statement on Obamacare Ruling

December 15, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. -- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after a federal judge in Texas ruled Obamacare is unconstitutional: "The decision is not surprising. The embarrassingly designed ACA was hastily written by Democrats behind closed ...

Ways and Means GOP Introduce Health Legislation: Focus on Rural Access, Efficiency

December 11, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Republican Members of the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a series of health care bills. These initiatives aim to cut excessive red tape and administrative burdens, increase access to care in rural areas, and improve the integrity of the Medicare program. This effort is part of the Ways and Means

Brady Statement on Senate Confirmation of Muzinich to be Treasury Deputy Secretary

December 11, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Justin Muzinich to be Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of the Treasury: “I want to congratulate Justin on his successful confirmation to this important role at Treasury. As the ...

Urgent Disaster Relief Leads Tweaked Year-End Tax Relief Package

December 10, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after introduction of a retooled tax relief package that is led by crucial disaster tax relief, enhancements to retirement and savings accounts, relief from various ...

Brady Statement on November 2018 Jobs Report

December 07, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s November 2018 jobs report:   “This is a solid report as we head into the holiday season, highlighting a year of growth for our country. Wages are rising at their fastest pace in a decade for our ...

Remembering 41

December 05, 2018 — Blog

The House Ways and Means Committee bolsters an impressive rolodex of alumni: eight Presidents, eight Vice Presidents, 21 Speakers of the House, and four Justices to the United States Supreme Court. Of that accomplished group, the most recent Member of the House’s senior Committee to go on to serve as Commander in Chief was none other than George Herbert Walker Bush. The former President passed ...

Brady Encouraged by Administration Health Care Report

December 04, 2018 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services issued a report outlining policies to  increase choice and competition in health care: “I am encouraged by this report from President Trump and his Administration ...