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May 11, 2021 Unchecked Unemployment Insurance: Taxpayers Are on the Hook for $60 Billion (and Counting) in Fraud 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democrats’ expanded unemployment benefits are subjecting the American people to rampant fraud, according to experts at a public Ways and…

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May 11, 2021 NOW HIRING: Record 8.1 Million Job Openings Show Employers Struggling to Hire

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report released today reaffirms what we’ve been saying for months: Democrats’ expanded taxpayer-funded unemployment benefits are crushing Main Street’s…

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May 10, 2021 Brady, Crapo to Labor Secretary Walsh: Stop Unemployment Fraud Now

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Democrats sabotage our jobs recovery with bloated unemployment benefits, criminals and fraudsters are lining their pockets with…

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May 10, 2021 Rep. Walorski: There’s Too Much at Stake To Continue This Federal Practice of Pay and Chase

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With requests for a joint hearing going unanswered and Democrats refusing to consider reforming safety net programs, Republican Leader…

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May 10, 2021 Culprit for Abysmal Jobs Report: Dems’ Expanded Unemployment Benefits

On Friday, the labor shortage revealed in Democrats’ April jobs report was so bad that CNBC thought it was a…

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May 07, 2021 Brady on Democrats’ Devastating April Jobs Report

WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement…

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May 07, 2021 After Dismal Jobs Report U.S. Chamber Sounds Alarm on Democrats’ Extended Unemployment Benefits

Today after Democrats’ devastating job’s report, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce  joined State Governors, Main Street businesses, and other constituent groups in sounding…

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May 05, 2021 SECURE Act of 2021 Helps Americans From All Walks of Life Save for Retirement

WASHINGTON- Today, Top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) kicked off a committee markup on…

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May 05, 2021 What They’re Saying About SECURE 2.0

Praise keeps rolling in for the Securing a Strong Retirement (SECURE) Act of 2021, introduced today  with bipartisan support by…

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May 05, 2021 Ways and Means Committee Continues Bipartisan Tradition with Passage of Landmark Retirement Legislation

WASHINGTON— This morning, under the leadership of Top Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), the Ways…

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