WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dave Brat, a former economics professor, reacted to the news Virginia Governor Ralph Northam vetoed a bill banning sanctuary cities, which passed both of the state’s legislative chambers. The bill was a single sentence: “No locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws.” Rep. Brat released the following statement: “Public safety should be an easy priority for Americans to rally around. Lax enforc...
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ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) released its 47th Annual Federal Ratings of Congress and announced that Rep. Dave Brat is among the recipients of ACUF’s Award for Conservative Excellence. Each year, ACUF produces an annual scorecard based on the voting records of members in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. All members of Congress are issued a score and awards are presented to those members who score an 80 percent or higher. Rep. Brat (100% ACU...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dave Brat, member of the House Budget Committee and a former economics professor, released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s March 2018 jobs report: “The unemployment rate (4.1%) continues to rest at the lowest rate it’s been since before the Obama administration. After Republicans passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, employers felt more confident in the future than they did before. With their extra budget, over 500 companies and counting h...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Office of Representative Dave Brat announced it will begin collecting submissions for the 7th District of Virginia’s 2018 Congressional Art Competition. Submissions will be collected from participating high schools in VA-07 over the course of two weeks – the deadline for submission will be April 19th. After all submissions have been collected, the Office of Representative Dave Brat will select a winner – the winner’s art will be featured in the U.S. Capitol. There ...
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The following op-ed appeared March 29, 2018 on FoxNews.com. My constituents did not send me to represent them in the U.S. House in Washington to grow the size of government. We are bankrupting our country and placing a tremendous financial burden on our children. How big? A total of $21 trillion – $21,000,000,000,000. Yes, that big. Life can pull you in many directions. That’s why we focus on you, so you can focus on life. The omnibus spending bill we just passed increases spending by over $400 ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Marine Corps approved the conversion of Goochland High School’s National Defense Cadet Corps to a Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. When Goochland residents learned that their high school was losing its cherished National Defense Cadet Corps program, they advocated for themselves, connecting with Rep. Dave Brat’s office for help. Through hard work and determination, Goochland High School can now boast it will receive a bigger and better pro...
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WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) and Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA), members of the Small Business Committee, announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has granted their request to investigate whether Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are receiving adequate support from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help develop successful entrepreneurs. Last month, the pair sent a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro requesting that the GA...
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The following op-ed appeared in the March 24, 2018 edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. They say the good news rarely makes the news. It is certainly true that most of the work a congressional office does never makes headlines. Serving in Congress goes beyond casting votes on the House floor, attending committee hearings, or office meetings. For me, representing the 7th District means listening to constituents and seeing how my office can assist. It is the tireless hours staff dedicate to cas...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Rep. Dave Brat voted no on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. In reaction, he released the following statement: “Republicans spent all year calling for spending to remain constant – the only exception was a small increase in defense spending to get our military back up to par. We were hoping to stick together and find a way to pass our spending bills with 218 Republican votes in the House. But, as usual, we needed nine Democrat votes in the Senate, so s...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) and Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) led a bipartisan letter with 51 of their colleagues to support defunding the painful and wasteful experiments on dogs at the Department of Veteran Affairs. In it, the Members requested that the House Appropriations Committee include the Brat-Titus amendment in their Fiscal year 2019 spending bill. Last July the Brat-Titus Amendment received unanimous support in the Making America Secure Appropriations Act that passed the House. Thi...
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