The Brady Briefing

A recent article in the Montgomery County Courier entitled, "Jobs Report:  A Reality Check for the White House", says this...

This is the problem outlined by U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, in comments this week on the jobs report.

“What concerns me most .. is the growing number of companies that are delaying key business investments and decisions because of the uncertainty surrounding Washington, specifically punitive proposals to increase American energy and health care costs and raise taxes on capital, income and overseas investment,” said Brady, the lead House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee.

“The unpredictability of government is the new ‘invisible hand’ of the market, and it is slowing the recovery – discouraging companies from making decisions that could lead to rehiring old workers and hiring new ones,” Brady added. Specifically, Brady is concerned about White House and congressional proposals to increase taxes on energy, health insurance, capital gains, dividends, personal and corporate income, international taxes, and impose a rash of new regulatory costs.

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