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Complying with EPA regulations costs the U.S. economy $353 billion per year, more than 30 times its budget, according to an analysis by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Today, Rep. Dave Brat voted for a House passed resolution to disapprove the EPA’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. According to an economic analysis accompanying the final rule, the indirect costs of this rule to local communities could be as high as $465 million per year. “Today, the House rejected the president’s... Read more

For the first time ever, both chambers of Congress have approved a major repeal measure of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA,) the health care law commonly referred to as Obamacare. The Senate amendment to H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, passed with 240 votes in favor and repeals both of Obamacare’s massive new entitlement programs, rendering the unconstitutional employer and employee mandates toothless, and repealing many of Obamacare’s ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 1155, the SCRUB Act and H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: American households currently spend almost $15,000 per year on costs and fees that have been imposed by the enormous 175,268 page Code of Federal Regulations. “Today, I voted for two bills that provide real solutions, help ease regulatory burdens, and provide better government oversight and transparency,” said Rep... Read more

U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after voting against the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016: “I opposed this massive 2,009 page bill because it spends too much and lacks important provisions demanded by the American people. It spends $50 billion more in the annual budget than the caps would have allowed before they were raised earlier this year, and it increases the deficit even mo... Read more

U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 2029, the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, a permanent tax extenders package “Today, the House voted on legislation to prevent tax increases on millions of families and businesses as the 2015 tax year filings approach. The PATH Act makes permanent several important tax provisions, thereby achieving certainty for individuals and families. It also provides a boost to economic growth a... Read more

U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after introducing H.R. 4198, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2015: “Commercial Marketing Representatives (CMRs) at the Small Business Administration ensure that prime contractors comply with subcontracting requirements and that they market small businesses to prime contractors. This bill provides a clear job description for CMRs to prioritize these responsibilites to promote small businesses and he... Read more

United States Congress Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 11, 2015 CONTACT: Rachel Cohen (Warner) 202 228 6884 Sarah Peck (Kaine) 202 228 1174 Barbara Boland (Brat) 202 257 7109 David Dailey (Scott) 202 225 8351 WARNER, KAINE, BRAT, SCOTT APPLAUD FINAL PASSAGE OF BILL NAMING McGUIRE V-A MEDICAL CENTER ARBORETUM IN HONOR OF PHYLLIS GALANTI ~ Legislation, which now heads to President’s desk for signature, names the arboretum at Richmond’s McGuire V-A Medical Center the ‘Phylli... Read more

U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) introduced H.R. 4198, the Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act of 2015, which would clarify the responsibilites of Commerical Market Representatives of the Small Business Administration. “Commercial Marketing Representatives (CMRs) at the Small Business Administration ensure that prime contractors comply with requirements and market small businesses to prime contractors. This bill provides a clear job description for CMRs to prioritize this respo... Read more

Today the House passed H.R. 2693, a bill introduced by Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) to honor Phyllis E. Galanti by redesignating the arboretum at the Hunter Homes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, VA. the “Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum.” When her husband Paul Galanti was shot down in North Vietnam in June 1966, Phyllis became a tireless advocate for prisoners of war, working to gain desperately needed information and raise awareness of their plight. Her campaign successfully collected over 450,000... Read more

U.S. Congressman Dave Brat (R-Va.) today issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015: “I voted for the SAFE Act on Thursday because we must ensure that our homeland is protected. The SAFE Act will require more stringent security verification of Syrian refugees, and the signatures from three key agencies that refugees admitted to the US do not pose a national security threat. “This bill was necessary because FBI Director James Comey has said that we ca... Read more