Press Releases
May 19, 2017
The Trump administration will release its full budget this upcoming Tuesday, May 23, and all indications are that it will expand on the cruel and irresponsible budget blueprint from March, breaking even more of the President’s promises to the American people.
Issues:FY18 President's Budget
May 4, 2017
Ranking Member Yarmuth says GOP repeal bill weakens healthcare protections for most Americans and leaves families worse off.
May 3, 2017
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing with GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, where he challenged his Republican colleagues on the committee to condemn the President’s reckless calls for a government shutdown.
April 26, 2017
"President Trump’s plan cuts taxes for the wealthy and corporations by trillions of dollars, which will lead to massive cuts to programs that provide economic security to millions of American families."
April 26, 2017
April 6, 2017
April 5, 2017
"It is tempting to see Donald Trump’s “skinny budget” as a mirror of the man himself. This would be a mistake. Although the budget brandishes Trump’s signature inanities...it thoroughly expresses the values of the Republican congressional majority."
Issues:FY18 President's Budget
April 4, 2017
In 2014, I testified before U.S. Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), now the House Speaker, at a congressional hearing about poverty in America. Every other person who testified that day knew about poverty because they had studied it. I was the only one there actually living it.
March 30, 2017
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s Long-Term Budget Outlook.