Rep Brady Questions witnesses at JEC hearing on Gender Gap
Representative Kevin Brady, Senior House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee asks the panel of witnesses about the Gender Pay Gap for Women and Mothers in Management.
Hearing: Gender Pay Gap for Women and Mothers in Management
A hearing before the Joint Economic Committee will be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Hearing on “New Evidence on the Gender Pay Gap for Women and Mothers in Management”
House Economic Leader says No Tax Hikes. Period.
Washington, DC -- U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), the topHouse Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, says he will not support any tax hikes on American families, professionals and small businesses: "I won't support any measure that does not keep the 2001 and 2003 tax relief fully in...
Not Much to Celebrate This Labor Day As Economy Continues to Stall, Says GOP Economic Leader
Washington, DC – Americans seeking economic hope were disappointed again as the Obama administration reported the national jobless rate climbed back up to 9.6% in August. The U.S. lost 54,000 jobs last month as the Census Bureau shed 114,000 temporary workers and the private sector created a meager ...
Economy Dangerously Close to Stalling Out
Washington, D.C. - U.S. growth is slowing dramatically, according to new figures released this morning by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The U.S. economy grew at annual rate of 1.6% in the second quarter – down from an initial estimate of 2.4% and only one-third of the growth rate at the end...
Employment Situation in July 2010
Ranking Republican Brady Gives Opening Statement at JEC Hearing on Jobs
Representative Kevin Brady R-Texas, gives his opening statement at a recent Joint Economic Hearing on The Employment Situation with witness Dr. Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
Job Growth in America Continues to Flounder
Washington, DC -- As more Americans left the job hunt in July, the national jobless rate remained at 9.5%. "The economy is headed the wrong direction, with growth dropping by half since the beginning of the year. That’s not good news for struggling American families out of work, " said U.S. Cong...
House GOP Deflate Democratic Job Claims
Washington, DC -- Just days after House Democratic leaders touted their new report, titled Understanding the Economy: Promising Signs of Recovery in Manufacturing, which claims credit for creating 136,000 manufacturing jobs since January, House GOP leaders unveiled economic data from the administrat...
HEALTH CARE CHART
Washington, DC – Four months after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it,” a congressional panel has released the first chart illustrating the 2,801 page health care law President Obama signed into law in March.