Dave Brat Archives

Throughout his two-plus years as speaker, Paul Ryan has been able to maintain a tenuous peace within the House Republican conference, a group of politicians with wildly divergent views and styles that proved unmanageable for Boehner and that might have been unable to settle on a leader if Ryan hadn't been drafted in 2015. (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

Economy

Paul Ryan gets it done

January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Immigration

Dave Brat: Trump’s immigration plan breaks campaign promise

Susan Ferrechio -

January 29, 2018 5:15 pm

House Republicans released a stopgap bill Tuesday night that would provide government funding until Feb. 16. But some Republicans want more leverage on immigration and are reluctant to vote for a temporary spending measure. In response, members of the House Freedom Caucus are seeking a vote this week on an immigration reform bill authored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., (pictured left) and Raul Labrador, R-Idaho (pictured right). (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Foreign Policy

Conservatives balk on spending bill without more DOD money, border vote

Susan Ferrechio -

January 17, 2018 9:01 pm

Beltway Confidential

Don’t refill the swamp by restoring earmarks, President Trump

Philip Wegmann -

January 9, 2018 7:56 pm

House and Senate lawmakers will begin considering a fiscal 2018 budget this week to start the Republican race to finish tax reform by the end of the year.

Magazine

House begins tax reform with budget bill this week

Susan Ferrechio -

October 2, 2017 4:01 am

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., said that Alabama's runoff election shows that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is in trouble. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare

Dave Brat: The Senate is ’embarrassing’ and Mitch McConnell is in trouble

Pete Kasperowicz -

September 27, 2017 12:06 pm

Republican strategist Karl Rove's recent column blaming the House Freedom Caucus for Washington dysfunction was wrong and misguided, Reps. Andy Biggs, Dave Brat, Trent Franks, and Paul Gosar wrote in an op-ed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Healthcare

House Freedom Caucus members: Karl Rove, stop blaming us for dysfunction in Congress

Rep Dave Brat, Rep. Paul Gosar, Rep Trent Franks, Rep. Andy Biggs -

September 19, 2017 6:34 pm

Economy

Conservatives give Trump a pass on the debt ceiling, but next time it could get ugly

Joseph Lawler -

September 18, 2017 4:01 am

Economy

House conservatives want to know tax reform won’t end up like healthcare

Joseph Lawler -

September 15, 2017 4:01 am

They say the ban would deprive veterans of needed medical breakthroughs. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

News

Bill banning VA’s dog testing program draws an opponent: Disabled veterans

Pete Kasperowicz -

August 9, 2017 4:01 am

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Tag: Dave Brat

Paul Ryan gets it done

Dave Brat: Trump’s immigration plan breaks campaign promise

Conservatives balk on spending bill without more DOD money, border vote

Don’t refill the swamp by restoring earmarks, President Trump

House begins tax reform with budget bill this week

Dave Brat: The Senate is ’embarrassing’ and Mitch McConnell is in trouble

House Freedom Caucus members: Karl Rove, stop blaming us for dysfunction in Congress

Conservatives give Trump a pass on the debt ceiling, but next time it could get ugly

House conservatives want to know tax reform won’t end up like healthcare

Bill banning VA’s dog testing program draws an opponent: Disabled veterans

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