Second Reading on Real GDP Growth Rate Reflects “Obama’s Misunderstanding of the Way the World Really Works.”
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said today that the second reading from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which reported an annualized real GDP rate of growth at 1.9 % during the 1st-quarter 2012, ref...
Hearing Announcement: The Economic Outlook
A hearing before the Joint Economic Committee will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Rep. Duffy (R-WI) during JEC hearing on taxing labor and transfer payments
Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC) questions witnesses at JEC hearing on the effects of taxing labor
Dr. Burgess (R-TX) speaks during JEC hearing on May 16, 2012
Rep. Kevin Brady's (R-TX) second round of questions at JEC hearing May 16, 2012.
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) presents testimony during Domestic Monetary Subcommittee hearing
Rep. Kevin Brady's Opening Statement at JEC hearing on Taxing Labor and Transfer Payments
Opening Statement of Vice Chairman Kevin Brady
Today the Joint Economic Committee is holding the second of two hearings on how taxes affect America’s economy. This hearing focuses on the taxation of labor. The first hearing on April 17th focused on the taxation of capital.
Saying No to State Bailouts
Right now, the world is wondering if European leaders have the political will to save their economies from fiscal collapse. Defaulting on their debts would trigger a domino effect that threatens the continued existence of the European Union itself. Yet the entrenched interests of labor unions and go...