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Brady Statement on November 2017 Jobs Report

December 08, 2017 — 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 2017 jobs report:  “This report shows another month of steady, positive job creation. Businesses are growing, more Americans are finding jobs, and our economy is ...

Brady Statement on GDP Report for 2nd Quarter 2017

July 28, 2017 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its report on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2017. “This report signals our economy is moving in the right direction under President Trump’s leadership. But ...

Brady Statement on GDP Report for 1st Quarter 2017

April 28, 2017 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its report on GDP in the first quarter of 2017.  “This report underscores the urgent need for ...

Brady Statement on December Jobs Report

January 06, 2017 — Press Releases

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 December 2016 jobs report: “While I welcome some of the bright spots in this report, it doesn't change the fact that 2016's job creation was the worst we've seen in years. After eight years ...

Brady Statement on 3rd Quarter GDP Report

October 28, 2016 — Press Releases

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 ...

#TBT: U.S. Economy Falls Below Its Own “Mendoza Line”

August 25, 2016 — Blog

Baseball fans from the 1970s probably remember the infamous “Mendoza line” — the line signifying light-hitting shortstop Mario Mendoza’s weak batting average of .200. Players and fans knew that if a batting average fell below the Mendoza line, it was a really bad year.

Brady Statement on 2nd Quarter GDP Report

July 29, 2016 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its report on GDP in the second quarter of 2016. “For the last seven years, hardworking Americans have had to suffer through the ...

White House Growth Projections Just Got Even Worse

July 18, 2016 — Blog

In one of its signature Friday news dumps, the White House last week cut its projections of U.S. economic growth over the coming decade. The new economic forecast, published in the White House budget office’s “FY2017 Mid-Session Review,” makes clear that the slow-growth status quo is here to ...

ICYMI: Brady Responds to Disappointing GDP Report on Fox News

May 02, 2016 — In Case You Missed It...

On Sunday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Leland Vittert on Fox News Channel’s America’s News HQ to discuss the news that during the first quarter of the year, our economy grew at the slowest rate in two years.