I have always believed that the biggest threat to our country is a big, unchecked federal government. After nearly eight years of this president, we have seen laws such as the Dodd-Frank Act take power away from Americans and expand the size and scope of Washington. This 2,300 page law has imposed hundreds of new crippling regulations on American businesses and given an unprecedented amount of power to unelected Washington bureaucrats. Read more about Cutting Red Tape and Ensuring Accountability
This election cycle has seen trends that threatens conservatism. The first is National Populism which is blood and soil nationalism that undermines constitutional rule of law and the second is Democratic socialism where the Democratic portion of socialism often disappears. Read more about The Rise of National Populism and Democratic Socialism
Trump and his minions have been calling the Republican nominating process unfair and “rigged” to take the nominating process from him. How about a little clarity on the matter, which may not be found on television. Unfortunately, this weekend I listened to the so-called FOX Political Insiders agree with the charge. Read more about Nominating Process Not Rigged, Crooked, Undemocratic, In The Way Trump Team Suggests
We are approaching tax day, a day that many Americans have come to fear and loathe. Let me first remind you that the deadline to file taxes has been extended to April 18th. The Obama Administration has levied new taxes and drastically increased spending. This has resulted in a more burdensome, complex tax code, which has had a negative impact on American businesses and families. Read more about Let's Talk Taxes
Wednesday I issued the follow statement on the passage of H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act out of the House Judiciary Committee. The Email Privacy Act reforms the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) law of 1986. Under current law, the federal government can gain access to any electronic communications that is stored for at least 6 months in the cloud. Read more about Ted Poe Hails Passage of the Email Privacy Act
I have always believed that the biggest threat to our country is a big, unchecked federal government. After nearly eight years of this president, we have seen laws such as the Dodd-Frank Act take power away from Americans and expand the size and scope of Washington. This 2,300 page law has imposed hundreds of new crippling regulations on American businesses and given an unprecedented amount of power to unelected Washington bureaucrats. 
This election cycle has seen trends that threatens conservatism. The first is National Populism which is blood and soil nationalism that undermines constitutional rule of law and the second is Democratic socialism where the Democratic portion of socialism often disappears. 
Trump and his minions have been calling the Republican nominating process unfair and “rigged” to take the nominating process from him. How about a little clarity on the matter, which may not be found on television. Unfortunately, this weekend I listened to the so-called FOX Political Insiders agree with the charge. 
We are approaching tax day, a day that many Americans have come to fear and loathe. Let me first remind you that the deadline to file taxes has been extended to April 18th. The Obama Administration has levied new taxes and drastically increased spending. This has resulted in a more burdensome, complex tax code, which has had a negative impact on American businesses and families. 
In a speech on the Senate floor today, 
It only took 4 years and suing the government to get documents that belong to the taxpayers regarding Fast and Furious.
Wednesday I issued the follow statement on the passage of H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act out of the House Judiciary Committee. The Email Privacy Act reforms the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) law of 1986. Under current law, the federal government can gain access to any electronic communications that is stored for at least 6 months in the cloud. 
