Quotes from Kevin Brady

If we were starting from scratch, there's no question a simple retail consumption tax with protections for those with lower incomes would drive the economy the best and be the simplest to administer.

The global boom in commodities fueled by a debt-financed infrastructure and real-estate bubble in China is over.

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.

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.

We will never be defined by tragedy but, instead, by how we respond to it.

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.

As chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - the chief tax-writing body in Congress - I understand that true comprehensive tax reform is tremendously difficult.

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.

One of my most rewarding congressional duties is nominating future military leaders to study at America's service academies. The exceptional young men and women who receive these coveted nominations earn a top-of-the-line education and the opportunity to serve their country as a military officer.

The Fed contributed to the financial crisis, keeping interest rates too low for too long. I give them credit for responding and stabilizing the economy and the financial sector during the crisis. But then they tried to do too much with quantitative easing that went on forever, just dramatically exploding their balance sheets.

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.

We need smarter, 21st-century budget guardrails that would gradually trim the size of Washington in order to spur private investment, create jobs, and boost the income of hard-working Americans on Main Street.

Soaring rhetoric will not restore the American people's confidence in their government.

Requiring the Fed to focus on preserving the purchasing power of the dollar will create a solid foundation for economic growth.

You know Washington. If the deadline is midnight, they'll start working on it at 11:30.

This turbulent world is far from a perfect place.

Here's my thinking: Since tax reform only occurs once a generation, let's not tweak what we have and call it a day.

I'm a strong-and-stable-dollar advocate, and the Fed has been moving dangerously away from that mission.

The Affordable Care Act has hurt more people that it's helped.

Our Savior's birth is the ultimate reminder that miracles happen and often when we don't expect them.

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.

Dave Camp, in my view, made tax reform inevitable in the sense that he showed you could broaden the base and lower the rates and simplify the code and be competitive around the world and make it more understandable.

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.

In 2012, I helped lead the successful effort in Congress to allow states to conduct drug testing of people receiving unemployment benefits.