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February 15, 2019
Chairman John Yarmuth issued the following statement on President Trump’s national emergency declaration.
February 7, 2019
Chairman John Yarmuth gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing, entitled “Investing in America’s Economic and National Security,” on the need to raise the discretionary budget caps.
February 4, 2019
In the wake of the 35-day government shutdown that debilitated essential services provided by the federal government, today Chairman John Yarmuth released a new report from the majority staff that highlights the importance of federal programs to our nation’s shared safety and well-being.
January 29, 2019
Chariman John Yarmuth gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) updated budget and economic outlook.
January 28, 2019
Chairman John Yarmuth issued the following statement on the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO’s) updated budget and economic outlook.
January 28, 2019
CBO Estimates Trump Shutdown cost the economy $11 billion; reduced GDP by 0.1 percent in 4th quarter of 2018, 0.2 percent in 1st quarter of 2019
January 24, 2019
Chairman John Yarmuth today announced the appointment of Democratic members to the House Budget Committee.
January 8, 2019
Chairman John Yarmuth today sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office requesting a report on design and policy considerations lawmakers would face in developing single-payer health system proposals.
December 20, 2018
Congressman John Yarmuth today issued the following statement after he was elected as Chairman of the House Budget Committee for the 116th Congress by the Democratic caucus.
December 10, 2018
Chairman Steve Womack and Ranking Member John Yarmuth released the following statements after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today announced its legal opinion confirming Congress’s power of the purse and its central role in decisions to cancel appropriated funding, also referred to as rescissions.