Press Releases

Brady: Workers Need Targeted Relief Now

December 04, 2020 — Coronavirus Bulletin

WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November jobs report: “This is clear evidence that Speaker Pelosi’s efforts to sabotage the economy ahead of the election hurt a lot of workers and small businesses. 

Brady Applauds J. Smith’s Ascension to Lead Budget Committee

December 03, 2020 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after House Republicans elected Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, to serve as the top Republican on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress: “Ways and Means and ...

Republicans Again Pick Brady to Lead House Ways and Means Committee

December 03, 2020 — Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — This morning, House Republicans named Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) to continue as Republican Leader of the influential House Committee on Ways and Means in the 117th Congress. Brady, only the third Texan in history to lead the Committee, led the first successful reform of the tax code in 30 years, negotiated an end to the ban on selling U.S. crude oil overseas, ...

Brady: Growth, Vaccine Developments Will Continue to Rebuild Economy

November 25, 2020 — Coronavirus Bulletin

THE WOODLANDS – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the second estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product was announced, showing that the economy grew at an unrevised rate of 33.1 percent: “Our actions to fight the virus and provide meaningful relief have resulted in ...

Brady Statement on President’s Drug Pricing Rules

November 20, 2020 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Trump Administration finalized new rules regarding prescription drug pricing: “We need to reduce the cost of overpriced drugs. That’s why House Republicans are championing H.R. 19, a bill comprised of bipartisan solutions to ...

Brady Statement on the Passing of Former Ways and Means Member Jim Ramstad

November 09, 2020 — Press Releases

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after it was announced that former Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN), who served on the Ways and Means Committee, passed away: "I am saddened to hear about the passing of our former Ways and Means colleague Jim Ramstad. I had the honor of ...

Brady, McCarthy, House Republican Committee Leaders Introduce the Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act

October 30, 2020 — Coronavirus Bulletin

WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and Appropriations Republican Leader Kay Granger (R-TX) in introducing H.R. 14, the Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act. Upon introduction the ...

Brady: Trump Price Transparency Rule “Major Step” for Consumer Rights

October 29, 2020 — Press Releases

THE WOODLANDS, TX – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Trump Administration finalized a rule that includes a requirement health insurers disclose the price of services to patients in advance of receiving medical care: "Americans will never see lower health care costs until they ...

Brady: Trump Economy Again Smashes Expectations With Largest Single Quarter of Economic Growth in History

October 29, 2020 — Press Releases

THE WOODLANDS, TX – The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate for GDP growth for the third quarter of 2020: “After Covid-19 devastated America’s strong economy almost overnight, the Trump economy did the impossible – it battled back ...