Inflation destroys savings, impedes planning, and discourages investment. That means less productivity and a lower standard of living.
Kevin Brady
It's just wrong to work your whole life to build up a nest egg, build your own business - you pass away, and Uncle Sam can swoop in and take away nearly half of everything you've earned. Can you imagine that? Having to sell off most of your land just to keep it from the government, just to save the house.
We will never be defined by tragedy but, instead, by how we respond to it.
We think Medicare Advantage is a key part of healthcare and is bringing some of the innovation - I think a lot of the innovation - back to that marketplace for seniors.
We must move aggressively in Asia-Pacific because our competitors like China are moving very swiftly to tie down a regional trade agreement that leaves... our farmers and our workers and our businesses out.
The Affordable Care Act has hurt more people that it's helped.
The global boom in commodities fueled by a debt-financed infrastructure and real-estate bubble in China is over.
Whether you are pro-choice or strongly pro-life, as I am, there should be common ground that abortion ceases to be an option when a baby can live outside the mother's womb or experience excruciating pain from a procedure.
I'm a strong-and-stable-dollar advocate, and the Fed has been moving dangerously away from that mission.
We cannot allow American taxpayers to foot the bill for tax revenue grabs in Europe and elsewhere.
When we don't unite, we do a terrible job.
The single greatest force for deficit reduction is a growing economy.
The Reagan tax reform delivered real fairness, closing loopholes for Washington special interests so that all Americans could keep more of their hard-earned paychecks.
America's tax code is beyond repair. Tinkering with it won't work. The only hope is a bold tax-reform plan that will liberate our nation from the slow-growth status quo and jump-start a new era of American prosperity and growth.
As chairman of the tax-writing House Ways & Means Committee, I continue to be inspired by President Reagan's 1985 national address to the American people as he challenged them to join him in boldly reforming the broken, complex tax code.
Longer and more frequent delays for international passengers at Bush will only cede business to Houston's competitors - and the jobs that go along with it.
Washington knows how to spend money.
Our broken tax code is one of the main reasons the United States lags behind when it comes to economic growth, job creation, and competitiveness. Without pro-growth tax reform, our workers and our businesses will continue to suffer.
My belief is that despite all the media hoopla, there is much more that unites Republicans than divides us.
Congress must build on the success of the Budget Control Act.
America's real national security interest in the region is protecting our friend Israel.
I'm tired of seeing American jobs, manufacturing, and headquarters forced overseas due to a tax code that works against us.
Tax reform for the 21st century means rewarding hardworking families by closing unfair loopholes, lowering tax rates across the board, and simplifying the tax code dramatically. It demands reducing the tax burden on American businesses of all sizes so they can keep more of their income to invest in our communities.
This turbulent world is far from a perfect place.
I love trade. I love trade. First, it's economic freedom. It's the freedom to buy, sell, and compete with as little government interference as possible. Secondly, it's a jobs issue.
Ways and Means is the committee that tackles the big issues that affects people's lives and their jobs in a major way.
We must cut federal spending - every wasted dollar, every low priority program, and every unconstitutional overreach - every day.
Texas is made for trade.
You know Washington. If the deadline is midnight, they'll start working on it at 11:30.
A stronger global hub at Bush means a stronger economic future for Houston.
Houston is a dynamic, international city shaped by leaders who dreamed big and acted with an eye firmly focused on the long term.
The speakers I value don't just sound intelligent but can boil down complex issues in a clear, understandable way that encourages the public to think about the solutions.
Soaring rhetoric will not restore the American people's confidence in their government.
I've spent my whole life before coming to Congress as a Chamber of Commerce manager. What that means is you help start small businesses, help them grow in good times and bad.
Tax Day is often a source of frustration for taxpayers, so anything that can make the process less painful is appreciated.
As Chairman of the Ways and Means committee, I am proud to have written about half of the American Health Care Act that passed the House so we can finally provide Americans with patient-centered healthcare that fits your family's needs.
I think it is a mistake to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership because if America abandons the Asia Pacific markets, we'll lose.
Americans have seen the value of the dollar slowly decline due to the steady erosion of inflation.
I stopped - just killed - President Obama's $10-a-barrel gas tax.
I'm not going to risk our precious military resources on an ineffective, unproductive mission.
The people now trapped in Obamacare did what the government mandated them to do - they complied with the law. They should not be left out to dry.
I know we disagree with Mr. Trump on this area. I'm hopeful that we can convince him that making our tax code more pro-growth will make America stronger, but to do that, it's not enough to simply buy American: we need to sell American all throughout the world.
And I am convinced that a single focus on preserving the purchasing power of the dollar, in effect, guarding against inflation or deflation, actually creates a solid foundation for the greatest job growth and the strongest economy that America can have.
Our focus is on ensuring America has the strongest economy in the world for the next 100 years and to do that, we need to get to the role of the Federal Reserve and we need to get it right.
Voters have figured out Republicans want to save Medicare for the long term, and they know that those who say everything's just fine with it aren't leveling with them.
The ability to immediately deduct the costs of capital investments will help employers improve worker productivity and output - which grows Main Street jobs. And with these savings, businesses across the country will have more freedom to grow, hire new workers, and increase wages.
I firmly believe Americans are far better off under tax reform than they ever were sticking with this old, messed up, outdated tax code.
For decades, American companies, large and small, have been competing with one hand tied behind their backs thanks to our unfair, outdated tax code.
Unlike the American inventions and achievements that have expanded horizons of possibility, our nation's tax code has become an excessive burden that strangles individual opportunity and economic freedom.
It's time to permanently lower America's tax gate so that the $2 trillion in stranded U.S. profits can flow back into America to be invested in new jobs, research and growth.
