Family
Republicans must come together to stand for policies that strengthen the core of society: The traditional family. Marriage must be protected. Life must be respected. Liberals suggest the policies we embrace are “divisive wedge issues,” but they could not be more wrong. Policies that strengthen the family are essential to a GOP that keeps its core conservative principles.
November 21st, 2013
Elizabeth Stone once said, "Making the decision to have a child-it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." I would tend to agree with that statement. I am a...
November 18th, 2013
We on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing this past week to review our nations natural disaster recovery efforts, as well as to evaluate federal agencies progress in implementing recovery...
November 15th, 2013
The House of Representatives approved H.R. 982, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (the FACT Act) with bipartisan support by a vote of 221-199. As Vice-Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Regulatory Reform...
November 14th, 2013
Update: Due to an error on the Houston City Secretary's website, this agenda item was erroneously listed as passed, but is instead tabled until next week. We regret the error but continue to support its...
November 11th, 2013
The man convicted for the murder of DEA Special Agent Enrique “KiKi” Camarena was released early from his 40 year prison sentence after serving just 28 years. A Mexican court ruled that Rafael Caro Quintero should have been...
November 9th, 2013
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided the Beaumont Independent School District and homes of two top school officials. The FBI is assisting the US Attorney’s Office to investigate allegations that school officials...
November 7th, 2013
In response to the U.S. Air Force Academy’s unilateral decision to make the phrase, ‘so help me God’ of the Cadet Honor Oath optional, I introduced H.R. 3416, a bill that would require congressional approval prior to any...
November 5th, 2013
As we observe the somber anniversary of the terrorist attack on Fort Hood four years ago, I would call on my colleagues in the Senate and the House to support the legislation Congressmen Carter and Williams and I have...
November 3rd, 2013
As a Federal Court was granting an injunction to block tighter safety and health restrictions for abortion clinics in Texas, one abortion clinic was getting hit with over a dozen health and safety violations discovered by...
November 20th, 2013
A high-ranking official in the socialist state-owned and operated Venezuelan State Economic Development Bank has pleaded guilty in New York City for accepting bribes from members of a U.S.-based broker-dealer firm in...
November 17th, 2013
El Paso, Texas—An Assistant District Attorney for El Paso County has been charged for allegedly taking bribes to dismiss criminal charges in a U.S. community bordering Mexico. The unsealed, though previously publicly...
November 14th, 2013
I salute the foster and adoptive parents who have opened their homes and their hearts to children in Texas and across the country and become not only their caregivers but also their heroes. In honor of National Adoption...
November 12th, 2013
The destruction of the traditional family in America continues to surge. Not until the conservatives take up the battle will this devastation stop. Liberals are relentless in their cause as they push their agenda whenever...
November 11th, 2013
Happy Veterans Day. Today, we honor the brave veterans of our nation - without whom, our freedom would not be possible. Because of their service, our freedom endures.Today, I ask you and your family to join me in taking a...
November 10th, 2013
Now we are talking. If this bill from Texas US Senator Ted Cruz passes, we might actually catch the terrorists who attacked the American Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. The United States of America frequently announces million...
November 8th, 2013
Children granted the right to be 'independent' of their parents. Giving a child the right to take their parents to court over every single decision the parents make that the child disagrees with. Think it can't happen here...
November 7th, 2013
As we approach Veterans’ Day, please join me in honoring the veterans of the Second District of Texas. Please submit a photo of yourself or a local veteran you know in uniform
November 4th, 2013
With Veterans Day approaching, we held a hearing in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee with senior officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to examine why the Department wasted millions of taxpayer...
November 2nd, 2013
Is the administration aware of the actions that are taking place in the administration?A little history:Fast and Furious:Everyone knows the President did not know about this tactic until he heard about it through the news...