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Congressman Kevin Brady's releases to the News Media are archived here for everyone to read.
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Highway Funding Extended Two Years
6/29/12Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to extend federal highway, transit, and other surface transportation programs for two years - through September 30, 2014. The measure also included provisions to extend low-interest college stu< Read more > -
Brady Votes to Find the Attorney General in Contempt
6/28/12Today, the House voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for blocking its investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, an Administration initiative that allowed around two thousand firearms to fall into the hands of drug carte< Read more > -
Brady Very Disappointed in Supreme Court ObamaCare Decision
6/28/12Today the U.S. Supreme Court told Americans struggling to get by that Congress can force them to buy government-approved health care or pay a tax. "Today, individual freedom took a body blow in the highest court in the land," said Texas Congressman Kevin< Read more > -
Congressman Brady to Hold Town Hall on July Third
6/26/12When: 6:00p, Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Where: Asbury Hall,The Woodlands United Methodist Church, 2200 Lake Woodlands Dr. The Woodlands, 77380< Read more > -
Congressman Brady to Hold July 2nd Huntsville Town Hall
6/26/12When: 6:00p, Monday, July 2nd, 2012 Where: HEARTS Veterans Center,463 State Hwy 75 N, Huntsville 77320< Read more > -
U.S. Supreme Court handcuffs states on border security
6/25/12Today the U.S. Supreme Court struck down most of a key immigration reform law passed by Arizona, but state and local law enforcement officers will still be allowed to use their judgment when it comes to verifying immigration status during a traffic stop,< Read more > -
Brady Votes for American Energy and Jobs
6/21/12Today, the House passed the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, a wide-ranging package of bills to boost American energy production to create jobs and lower energy costs for families and small businesses.< Read more > -
Rapid City Post 22 Coach Dave Ploof to be Honored in Washington at Annual Congressional Baseball Game
6/21/12Dave Ploof, the longtime Rapid City American Legion Post 22 coach who retired this past year as the winningest coach in American Legion baseball, will be honored June 28th at the 51st Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C< Read more > -
House Votes to Repeal ObamaCare Tax Increases on Medical Devices
6/7/12The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation, cosponsored by senior committee member Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas, to repeal ObamaCare's medical device tax and its ban on patients using their health savings accounts to buy needed over-the-< Read more > -
Brady Questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Whether More Fed Action is Coming
6/7/12Joint Economic Committee Vice Chairman Kevin Brady questions Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this morning about the possibility of another round of quantitative easing (QE3) and what form it could take.< Read more > -
Brady Terms CBO Forecast "Disastrous"
6/5/12Rep. Kevin Brady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today issued the following statement:< Read more > -
Congressman Brady Hosts Send-Off Breakfast for Local Students Heading to U.S. Service Academies
6/2/128 area high school graduates get a congressional sendoff to their military academy appointments.< Read more > -
Brady Calls Jobs Numbers for May, "Grim."
6/1/12Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, today called the meager increase of 82,000 in the number of private sector jobs and the accompanying rise in the unemployment r< Read more >