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October 16, 2019
Washington, D.C.— Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing examining policy options to improve economic resiliency and strengthen our fiscal toolkit for fighting future recessions.
September 27, 2019
Today House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth (KY-03) and House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) sent a letter to the Trump administration requesting documents and answers regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) involvement in the withholding of foreign aid, including nearly $400 million in crucial security assistance funding for Ukraine.
September 25, 2019
Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, gave the following opening statement at today’s hearing on the economic benefits of infrastructure investments and the critical role of the federal government in restoring and strengthening our nation’s infrastructure.
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.