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September 19, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing examining the real harm of inequality and solutions that can improve the economic status of working families.
September 18, 2019
House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03) and House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) sent a letter to the Trump Administration expressing deep concerns about the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) escalating abuse of its Presidentially-delegated apportionment authorities and its blatant attempts to undermine Congress’s Constitutional power of the purse.
August 19, 2019
Top Democratic budget leaders in the House and Senate sent a letter to the Trump Administration today expressing concerns over a reported rescission package that would cancel more than $4 billion in previously appropriated funding.
August 2, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following statement after the President signed H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, into law.
July 25, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following statement after House passage of H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. The
July 25, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as he led the debate of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019.
July 24, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing examining the costs and economic impacts of climate change on specific sectors such as agriculture, public health, and national defense.
July 22, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the announcement of a bipartisan deal to increase the discretionary budget caps and raise the debt ceiling.
July 18, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement following House passage of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act.
June 26, 2019
Chairman John Yarmuth gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing examining the many ways comprehensive immigration reform would help secure our long-term fiscal health and help create a more vibrant and dynamic economy.