Kevin Brady

Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges

2013-05-17 18:51:00

WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...

Weekly remarks: GOP's Kevin Brady and Obama on jobs, deficit and healthcare myths

2009-10-17 04:34:28

Should Treasury Secretary Geithner be fired?

2009-11-20 16:34:36

Ousted IRS boss insists: 'I did not mislead' Congress

2013-05-17 13:54:03

The ousted head of the IRS went on the defense during a Congressional hearing investigating the agency's targeting of conservative groups, claiming he never lied under testimony and didn't have any names to offer lawmakers as they demanded answers about...

Ousted IRS director: I did not lie

2013-05-18 00:00:00

The ousted head of the IRS went on the defense yesterday during a Congressional hearing investigating the agency's targeting of conservative groups, claiming he never lied in previous testimony and didn't have any names to offer lawmakers as they demanded...

Analysis: Minimum wage plan a new test for Obama

2013-02-18 12:05:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — If anything illustrated President Barack Obama's new sense of self-confidence, it was his State of the Union call for an increase in the national minimum wage. For much of the past two years, the president and his aides have...

Congress ushering in new members, with old divide

2013-01-03 06:12:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government. The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the...

The Fed's mission creep

2012-10-17 21:42:00

In the 1920s, in the wee small hours of the mornings, employees at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas sang while they worked. One, Jack Culpepper, went into vaudeville, where he teamed up with a dance partner named Ginger. They married and performed as...

Bernanke signals no imminent steps to aid economy

2012-06-07 10:34:00

WASHINGTON (AP)— Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Federal Reserve is prepared to take further steps to lift the U.S. economy if it weakens. But he didn’t signal any imminent action in testimony before a congressional panel Thursday. Bernanke...

BASEBALL: Post 22 honors

2012-06-26 01:05:25

South Dakota will be front and center of the annual Democrats vs. Republicans baseball game Thursday in Washington at Nationals Park. Recently retired Rapid City Post 22 coach Dave Ploof will be honored at the 51st annual Roll Call Congressional...

Analysis: A quiet surrender for the GOP this time

2012-02-17 10:58:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, skipping most if not all of the self-defeating drama that accompanied their far...

Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding

2012-02-03 17:00:00

Local Reaction: On Wednesday, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest network of breast cancer activists, announced that it would no longer grant funds to Planned Parenthood of America for breast health education and cancer screenings....

With the Joint Economic Committee, Brady put together a flow chart illustrating potential problems with the reform bill, which was presented to Congress on July 16. Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

2009-08-07 11:13:27