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Chairman Yarmuth Congratulates OMB Director Young on Confirmation

March 15, 2022

Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee, released a statement following the confirmation of The Honorable Shalanda Young as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Chairman Yarmuth Statement on Signing of Omnibus, Inclusion of Power of the Purse Reforms

March 15, 2022

Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee, released a statement on the Omnibus Appropriations package signed into law by President Joe Biden this afternoon. The Omnibus included provisions authored by Chairman Yarmuth and contained in Title V of the Protecting Our Democracy Act which, for the first time, will require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make apportionments public and report all apportionments to Congress.

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Chairman Yarmuth Statement on One-Year Anniversary of the American Rescue Plan

March 11, 2022

Washington, D.C.—  Today marks one year since the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319), a reconciliation bill sponsored and spearheaded by House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) to deliver President Biden's American Rescue Plan, was signed into law. Chairman Yarmuth issued the following statement:

House Budget Chairman Yarmuth on February Jobs Report: “Our recovery continues to break records, outpace our global competitors, and surpass even the most optimistic expectations”

March 4, 2022

Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released a statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 678,000 in February and the unemployment rate declined to 3.8 percent.

NEW REPORT: Abolishing the Debt Limit is an Act of Fiscal Responsibility

March 3, 2022

Today the House Budget Committee released a report highlighting expert testimony and findings from a recent hearing titled, “Why Congress Needs to Abolish the Debt Limit.”

Chairman Yarmuth’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Why Congress Needs to Abolish the Debt Limit

February 16, 2022

Washington, D.C.—Today, Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today's hearing on Why Congress Needs to Abolish the Debt Limit. Remarks as prepared are below:

House Budget Chairman Yarmuth on January Jobs Report: “Yet another example of how our economic recovery is outpacing projections”

February 4, 2022

Washington, D.C.— Today, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reportedthat nonfarm payroll employment soared past expectations with 467,000 jobs added in January, Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement:

House Budget Committee Highlights Importance of America COMPETES Act Investments for Federal & Family Budgets

February 2, 2022

The House Budget Committee released a report underscoring how the targeted federal investments in House Democrats’ America COMPETES Act will reinvigorate America’s research, manufacturing, and innovation capabilities while creating jobs, addressing supply chain disruptions, lowering costs for families, and better preparing our country and communities for the future.

With Record-Breaking Economic Gains, Yarmuth Praises Democratic Leadership & Calls for Building on Momentum

January 27, 2022

Today, Kentucky Representative John Yarmuth, Chair of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the first estimate for 2021 Q4 GDP growth.

CBO Report Requested by Chairman Yarmuth Examines Major Drivers of Rising Health Care Costs: System Inefficiencies & Market Consolidation

January 21, 2022

Chairman Yarmuth released the following statement after CBO released its first of two reports that examines potential reasons why the prices paid by commercial health insurers for hospitals’ and physicians’ services are higher, rise more quickly, and vary more by area than the prices paid by the Medicare fee-for-service program.

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