UPDATES

Relief is on the Way

January 18, 2017 — Blog

In advance of President-elect Trump’s Inauguration on Friday, the House of Representatives last week laid the foundation for fulfilling one of our biggest promises to the American people: repealing Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act. Despite its name, this ...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Brady to Deliver Remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

January 18, 2017 — Media Advisory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 24, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) will deliver remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Brady will discuss tax reform and the Committee’s pro-growth agenda for 2017. What: Chairman Brady remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce When: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 10:30 AM ...

To Compete and Win Worldwide, We Must End the “Made in America” Export Tax

January 18, 2017 — Blog

Today, more than 160 countries around the world use some sort of “border adjustable” tax. The United States is not one of them. As shown on the map below, we are one of very few countries worldwide that still taxes the sale of our own exports. Why does this matter? Because this completely backwards feature of our current tax code gives foreign-made products a ...

Buchanan Announces Hearing on the Effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act’s Individual Mandate

January 17, 2017 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Examining the Effectiveness of the Individual Mandate under the Affordable Care Act” on Tuesday, January 24, at 2:00 PM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. The hearing will ...

Brady Statement on House Passage of Resolution to Begin Obamacare Repeal

January 13, 2017 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statement after the House voted to pass a resolution that begins the process of repealing Obamacare.  “Today, the House took a critical first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act and delivering relief to the ...

Brady, Reichert Statements on New U.S. WTO Action Against China for Unfair Trade Practices in the Aluminum Industry

January 12, 2017 — Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Dave Reichert (R-WA) issued the following statements regarding today’s announcement that the United States is launching a new World Trade Organization (WTO) enforcement action against China for providing subsidies to Chinese aluminum producers, which causes global overcapacity ...

ICYMI—Chairman Brady Discusses Pro-growth Tax Reform, Obamacare on The Hugh Hewitt Show

January 11, 2017 — In Case You Missed It...

This morning, Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) spoke with Hugh Hewitt about the path forward on tax reform and health care. Read excerpts of the interview below. ON TAX REFORM “In our pro-growth—what we call our ‘Built for Growth’—tax code, we make historic changes in the way we tax the lowest business rates in modern ...