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      <excerpt> Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas) said the deal is &amp;quot;helpful but doesn&amp;#39;t fix the problem,&amp;quot; predicting the Obama administration will remain on the defensive with ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...relief,&#8221; Camp said. &#8220;It is not just like spending -- it allows dollars to remain in the economy and create jobs.&#8221; &#160; Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) agreed that diverting TARP funds was &#8220;inappropriate.&#8221; The bailout program should be ended and the m</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...February 04, 2010 To comment on this video or click the &quot;Comments&quot; link below. Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican, talks with Bloomberg's Peter Cook about President Barack Obama's budget proposal and its potential </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...more criticism on Capitol Hill over the insurer. &quot;The administration's handling of AIG represents the Keystone Cops&quot;, said Rep. Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican. The Obama administration currently estimates taxpayer losses from the Troubled Asset Relief </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...that kind of stuff in place in that firm or across our major firms in the future,&quot; Geithner said.  But Republicans such as Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas fought back, dubbing the Obama administration &quot;keystone cops.&quot;  &quot;Last year the President was outraged at</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Most of the candidates and supporters in the other races were more subdued, with Congressman Kevin Brady even pointing out that his young son was with him ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &amp;quot;The administration&amp;#39;s handling of AIG represents the Keystone Cops&amp;quot;, said Rep. Kevin Brady, a Texas Republican. The Obama administration currently estimates ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the biggest wild card in the election in his area is that there are four unknown Tea Party activists running against U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands. Wilkerson said that could draw some conservative voters into the primary who have not participat</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Steve Scalise, R-La., said in a written statement. He and Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, are unveiling on Friday a bill that would require a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and House to increase the national debt ceiling. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>3 testified to the House Ways and Means Committee that passing the pending three FTAs is a part of President Obama&amp;#39;s plan to double U.S. export in five years as is the effort to reach a Doha round deal. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) asked ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&amp;quot;Until the Obama Administration exempts sub-federal entities (from Buy American), it will struggle with defending a &amp;#39;stimulus&amp;#39; program that has produced precious few results,&amp;quot; said Representative Kevin Brady in a statement. ...</excerpt>
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