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Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, delivered remarks on the House Floor today during a Special Order Hour on the economy.

Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) updated budget and economic outlook.

Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, delivered remarks on the House Floor today to call attention to this Administration’s repeated abuse of federal budget laws, its attempts to circumvent Congress’ constitutional authority, and his plan to introduce legislation to defend Congress’ power of the purse, protect our separation of powers, and strengthen the Impoundment Control Act.

House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Hon. Phillip Swagel requesting a report describing the population without insurance coverage to better understand how certain coverage expansion proposals will affect different segments of the uninsured population.

House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its legal opinion stating that the actions taken by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withhold foreign aid to Ukraine violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA).

Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing on the importance of federal investments in state and local communities.

Today House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) gave the following statement after House passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Agreement.

Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing on the costs and consequences of debt in today’s economy.