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September 13, 2016 Brady Statement on the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Report on Poverty

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady released the following statement in response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s…

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June 09, 2016 What They’re Saying: House Republicans Have a #BetterWay to Fight Poverty

This week, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other Republican leaders…

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February 02, 2016 HEARING: Chairman Brady Opening Statement at Hearing on “Reaching America’s Potential”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement at a…

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January 22, 2016 HEARING: Schedule Change: Brady Announces First Committee Hearing of 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced today that the Committee’s first hearing of the year is…

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January 19, 2016 HEARING: Brady Announces First Committee Hearing of 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced that the Committee will hold its first…

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November 03, 2015 Human Resources Subcommittee Discusses Need to Better Coordinate Dozens of Anti-Poverty Programs

Today, the House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), held a hearing on ways…

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October 15, 2015 Reasons for Reform: Helping People Escape Poverty

Last week, Ways and Means launched a new series highlighting the many different reasons for welfare reform, and why now…

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October 08, 2015 Reasons for Reform: Improving Opportunity in America

Here’s an idea: welfare reform. Though a rewrite of our welfare system is an ambitious goal, too many Americans are…

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September 24, 2015 Paul Ryan Discusses Poverty, Pope Francis, and Planned Parenthood with Jake Tapper on CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Earlier today, House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke to Jake Tapper, host of CNN’s The…

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September 17, 2015 Inside the Numbers on Poverty and Income in America

“A portrait of economic stagnation,” said the Wall Street Journal.  “America’s quagmire” is how CBS News put it.  These are the…

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