Washington, D.C.— Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), members of the Small Business Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro this week requesting that he instruct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate whether Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are receiving adequate support from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help develop successful entrepreneurs. The letter requests that the GAO review: S...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement in light of ongoing investigations into the Parkland, Florida school shooting. “As a nation, we continue to mourn with the families of the victims and survivors in Parkland, Florida. As we process the feelings of horror and anger in the immediate aftermath of such an unspeakably tragic event, it is important to have a civil and constructive dialogue about what our public policy solutions should be. This was a senseless act of car...
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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), a member of the bipartisan Travel and Tourism Caucus introduced H.R. 5000, the Free to Fly Act. The consumer-oriented Free to Fly Act repeals a restriction that hinders investment in U.S. airlines. This restriction, an outdated relic from the Great Depression, artificially caps foreign ownership in U.S. airlines at 25 percent, which increases the cost of capital and limits consumer choices. The Free to Fly Act would also require any foreign U.S. ai...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) issued a statement following passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement in the House of Representatives. The bill would override federal spending caps and increase federal spending by over $300 billion over the next 18 months. “I opposed this budget deal because it is generational theft and leaves our country with trillion dollar deficits for the indefinite future. The drafting of this 652-page bill excluded the entire House from the deal-making discussions, a...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Brat issued the following statement in response to the memo released by the House Intelligence Committee on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Abuses at the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation. “During a time when movies like The Post are praised for their depictions of the media chasing down the truth about government actions, it is startling to see so many individuals opting for the narrative of ‘just trust the government,’ leading up to the release o...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address. “Tonight we heard optimism for the future of our country. This optimism is rooted in the strength of the American people. “It has been over a year since Americans across the country gave Republicans control of the House, Senate and White House. The pro-growth agenda implemented by the President and Congress has set our country on a path of strong economic growt...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Brat released the following statement after the White House released their Framework on Immigration Reform and Border Security. “The White House amnesty plan may capture the wishes of the Washington establishment, but it does not represent the promises President Trump made to the American people. Giving amnesty beyond DACA recipients opens us up to fraud and corruption, as those who never signed up for the program attempt to become eligible. If you ask voters in states like Ohi...
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The following op-ed appeared in the January 27, 2018 edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Too often the American people have been excluded from the process while politicians in Washington vastly expand the federal government, run up huge debts, and accept anemic economic growth as the new normal. As wages remained stagnated for 30 years, I saw the college kids I taught unable to find jobs where they could utilize their God-given gifts and talents and provide a better life for their own childr...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Dave Brat released the following statement after passage of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through February 8, 2018 after a three-day federal government shutdown. “Even though the House passed all of its 12 spending bills last September, the Senate has failed to find 60 votes to pass a single bill. This Washington gridlock is why we were placed up against yet another funding deadline crisis. Last week, 96% of House and Senate Republicans voted to pass le...
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) issued the following statement regarding the lapse in federal government appropriations. “Let me be clear: I want to find a long-term solution to spending issues and immigration reform, but first Democrats must vote to reopen the government. “Three times in the last four months Democrats in the Senate have supported continuing resolutions to keep the doors of the federal government open and to pay our troops. For Democrats to suddenly oppose a non-controversia...
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