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Six Breaking News Items from Secretary Yellen’s Testimony Before the Ways and Means Committee

March 10, 2023 — Blog

While testifying before the Ways and Means Committee on Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a number of remarks that were newsworthy, ranging from how IRS audits will impact the middle class, to her refusal to share details about who will really pay President Biden’s proposed tax hikes. Here are six key moments. Secretary Yellen committed to make public the ...

A. Smith: American Workers and Businesses Struggling with Record Inflation Cannot Afford Trade Moratorium

December 14, 2022 — Blog

“The Biden Administration’s moratorium on trade agreements puts the United States on the sidelines while global competitors aggressively pursue markets for their products and services,” Republican Leader on the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) said in opening remarks before a Trade Subcommittee hearing examining how the United States can ...

Brady: Household Wealth Declined for Third Consecutive Quarter This Year

December 14, 2022 — Bidenflation

American families are getting a cruel gift in President Biden’s economy ahead of the holidays, with new reports from the Joint Economic Committee showing the average American household will pay an extra $9,000 in the coming year because of Biden-Flation over the last two years, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on the “Guy Benson Show” ...

Brady: Democrats Spent $3 Trillion Over the Budget This Session

December 09, 2022 — Blog

“The worst thing we can do for the economy is continue this spending spree especially with inflation so high,” Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on Julie Mason Mornings on Sirius XM, outlining priorities for the lame duck session.  

Brady: Dems Go After Americans’ Bank Transactions with $600 IRS Reporting Requirement

December 07, 2022 — Blog

The Biden Administration is going after small independent businesses and the gig economy with their new $600 IRS reporting requirement, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) warned on “Kudlow” on Fox Business in a conversation with Larry Kudlow and Dr. Art Laffer. “This is part of the whole bank surveillance scheme,” Rep. Brady said.

President Biden Doubles Down on His War on American Energy

November 28, 2022 — Bidenflation

“When President Biden rammed through $300 billion or more in higher taxes, the bulk of it was on Made-in-America manufacturing,” Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on the Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox News Radio. Rep. Brady warns Biden’s tax hikes on American manufacturing leave families and businesses vulnerable to

Brady: We Don’t Just Have to Sit Here and Take a President Biden-Induced Recession

November 21, 2022 — Blog

A Republican majority will check President Biden’s extreme agenda, Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on the “Journal Editorial Report” on Fox News. Rep. Brady said, “Part of that will be starting to make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent when it expires four years from now, laying the foundation for economic growth in a recession, ...