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Your medical plan is facing an unexpected expense, so you probably are, too.- LikesSee All
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Faced with such a desperate situation, the worst thing that the President and Congress can do is allow tax rates to increase, as they are scheduled to do at the end of the year.
“Over all, the job market is still very weak, with an estima...ted 3.9 million people having either dropped out of or never entered the work force after leaving school, on top of 12 million people who are officially unemployed and 8.2 million who are stuck in part-time jobs.”See More- ActivityRecentKevin Brady created Polk County Congressional Update.
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This is one of the more than 20 new taxes contained in Obamacare that will negatively affect Texas companies and workers.Kevin Brady shared a link.
ObamaCare will force 7 million beneficiaries out of Medicare Advantage by 2017. Not only will seniors lose the plans they have and like, but they will be forced back into traditional Medicare: an uncoordinated, inefficient, and severely outdated program.Kevin Brady shared a link.
Today, as President Obama heads to Detroit to renew his call for $1.6 trillion in higher taxes, including higher tax rates, Main Street job creators are sharing first hand what the impact of the President’s proposal means to them and the men and women working alongside them – their employees.- Add the president’s latest tax hike plan to the ObamaCare taxes already happening, and you're looking at a $20,000 tax hike per family!
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President Obama visits Michigan just one day after a Chinese company buys bankrupt A123 Systems, a company which received $380 million in stimulus funds. Obama is asking for more stimulus funds in his 'fiscal cliff' proposal. Is this the responsible thing to do with your hard-earned tax dollars?Kevin Brady shared a link.
You can listen to my Monday Morning Memo podcast online.Kevin Brady shared a link.
Today, The Woodlands will come together for the Grand Chanukah Celebration & Menorah Lighting in Market Street.Kevin Brady shared a link.
Congratulations go out to the entire Aggie nation.- Newton Counthouse 12-8-12 (5 photos)Today, an historic Texas Courthouse built in 1902 rises from the ashes of a devastating fire. This Second Empire Style structure is considered one of the handsomest courthouses in East Texas and the citizens of Newton should be proud of their efforts to restore it. It is my honor to be with them today. — at Newton County.
- The unemployment rate fell in November because 350,000 people gave up looking for work and dropped out of the labor force, not because significant numbers of Americans found jobs. In fact, the survey that is used to calculate the unemploym...ent rate showed that employment actually fell by 122,000 last month. Throughout the Obama Administration, Americans have been dropping out of the labor force in droves. This has led to significant “invisible” unemployment, as jobless individuals are no longer counted as officially unemployed once they have dropped out of the labor force and are no longer searching for work. If these “invisible unemployed” individuals were in the official labor force, they would be counted as officially unemployed – raising the current 7.7 percent unemployment rate to almost 11 percent.See More
- Due to the size of the American workforce, gaining 146,000 jobs per month just won’t cut it. The country is still more than 4 million jobs short of its peak of 138 million in January 2008. As the Brookings Institution chart below shows, a...t this pace, it will take well past 2025 until all the jobs lost during the last recession are recovered. At over 16 years, this would be more than twice as long as it took to recover the jobs lost during the Great Depression.See More
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- Interfaith of The Woodlands Food Drive (4 photos)Powell Panthers step up to the plate to put food on the plates of those in need. — at Colin L. Powell Elementary School.
Kevin Brady shared National Women's History Museum's photo.
Today we mark a day of infamy in our history by remembering those who answered the call of duty.Kevin Brady shared a link.
I am pleased to introduce legislation today that will improve three vital aspects of the Customs mission: modernization, streamlining/facilitation, and enforcement.Kevin Brady shared a link.
At the present rate of private payroll job growth, it will take another 23 months to return to the number of private payroll jobs that we had in January 2008, the pre-recession peak.- 71 years ago, the air forces of Japan attacked Pearl Harbour during what President Franklin D. Roosevelt would later call "a day that would live in infamy". That attack led to the United States' entry into World Way II. Over 16 million men ...and women would serve their country in uniform and hundreds of thousands of Americans would pay the ultimate price for freedom. Today, if you know a World War II veterans, take a moment to thank them for their service and listen should they honor you with their story at the front lines of history.See More
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Businesses and their employees and consumers are being negatively impacted by what we already know about Obamacare. And we're still not sure what kind of affect the 300+ pages of regulations recently released by HHS will have.Kevin Brady shared a link.
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- House GOP Plan (Tax Reform + 1 Million New Jobs) vs. President Obama's Plan (Same Tax Code + $1.6 Trillion in Higher Taxes)
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Are you or do you know a senior who depends on dividends to help pay the bills? What kind of impact will the President's proposed tax increase on dividends have on you?Kevin Brady shared a link.
If no action is taken, then bankruptcy is the future for Social Security. If we're going to protect Social Security benefits for current recipients and secure them for future generations, we must act now to find a long-term solution.Kevin Brady shared a link.
It's bad news for Obama when even the Washington Post starts questioning his math.Kevin Brady shared a link.
One more example of the true cost of Obamacare. How many more hidden costs will be revealed over time? Unfortunately, it seems that Nancy Pelosi was correct when she said we had to pass it before we could find out what was in it.Kevin Brady shared a link.
I joined Ed Hendee on KSEV this morning to talk about the fiscal cliff. Click below to listen.Kevin Brady shared a link.
Businesses are taking action to avoid the damage from the deeply unpopular ObamaCare law and all its mandates. The incentives and penalties in ObamaCare are so poorly designed that it may force many companies in Texas to consider the same action. Do you believe ObamaCare cuts should be on the table in the fiscal cliff negotiations?Kevin Brady shared a link via Kevin McCarthy.
To the million of Americans who own and work in a small businesses - WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK!Kevin Brady shared a link.
The idea of "sound money" is catching on. My Sound Dollar Act has almost 50 co-sponsors in the House and now Sen. Mike Lee's Senate counterpart bill is gaining attention.Kevin Brady shared a link.
We are currently conducting interviews for college internships for Spring and Summer 2013. If you are a college student or recent graduate who is interested in an internship, please email a resume and cover leader to Rozlyn.Tunstall@mail.house.gov (for internships in the district) or Heather.Murphy@mail.house.gov (for internships in the Capitol Hill office).Kevin Brady shared a link.
Kevin Brady shared Ways and Means Committee's photo.
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My Monday Morning Memo podcast is on-line.Kevin Brady shared a link.
The AMT (alternative minimum tax) - the original Buffett rule - was designed to make the rich pay more. Look at it now.Kevin Brady shared a link.
You can listen to our fiscal cliff interview here.Kevin Brady shared a link.
America trained these scientists, engineers and mathematicians. Why shouldn’t Americans get the benefit of their knowledge?Kevin Brady shared a link.
Now, more than ever, it's time for real leadership from the White House. The House has proposed win-win solutions. All we're getting back is lose-lose proposals.- It's a pleasure to meet with delegates of the EU today to discuss ways to increase transatlantic trade & job creation.
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Is there anything they don't want to tax?
ObamaCare taxes wheelchairs, MRIs and other life saving and life enhancing medical devices.Kevin Brady shared a link.
I wish we had real leadership on this issue from the White House rather than lectures to our long-time ally Israel.Kevin Brady shared a link.
I wish I could say another irresponsible, short-sighted and politically motivated vote by the United Nations is a surprise, but when it come to Israel and the Middle East this body continues to hit new lows. Recognizing Palestine as a non-m...ember state is another step backward in peace, another roadblock, another counter-productive act that makes it more difficult to reach a long-lasting resolution. It’s telling also, that President Obama’s last-moment promise of personal engagement was rejected flatly by the Palestinians. I wish we had real leadership on this issue from the White House rather than lectures to our long-time ally Israel.See MoreKevin Brady shared a link.
Our radio interview on solutions for the fiscal cliff is online here.Kevin Brady shared a link.
What do you think about international internet regulation?Kevin Brady shared a link.
Please keep former President Bush and the entire family in your prayers.Kevin Brady shared a link.
Through December 7th, you can send a card of thanks and support to our troops by using a special post office box:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456Kevin Brady shared a link.
- Today, the House is voting on three bills to force the Department of Homeland Security to come clean with the American people. One bill would require DHS tell Americans how secure our borders are and how many people are in our country illegally, including real numbers for those who came in illegally last year or voluntarily left the US. A second bill formally establishes a Border Enforcement Secur...ity Task Force program to crack down on cross border crime by working with local and state law enforcement. The third bill creates an independent panel to comprehensively assess DHS’s management to stop repeats of the Secure Border Initiative Network’s $1 billion in wasted taxpayer dollars that delayed the deployment of technologies need to secure our border with Mexico.See More
Less than half of our southern border and just one percent of our northern border is reportedly under ‘operational control.’ Do you find that acceptable? Kevin Brady shared a link.