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October 9th, 2015
My thoughts and prayers are with the Israeli people who are enduring a new escalation of Palestinian terrorism.
October 8th, 2015
The president this week signed into law the STEM Education Act of 2015 (H.R. 1020), a bipartisan bill I introduced as Chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
October 8th, 2015
Boots on the ground. We've all heard that phrase before. Do we live it, or do we sit in front of our computer and read the headlines and complain? Even in the midst of all of the despair and hopelessness that can be spread...
October 7th, 2015
Curtailing legal worker migration and burdening the rest with more regulations channels forced would-be legal immigrants into the black market.
October 7th, 2015
Hillary Clinton hired a Connecticut company to back up her emails on a “cloud” storage system, and her lawyers have agreed to turn whatever it contains over to the FBI, a personal familiar with the situation said Tuesday....
October 6th, 2015
In an era of constant political gamesmanship and gridlock, getting things done in Congress is never easy. That was never clearer than the last Congress’ failure to pass long overdue reforms to an antiquated that today...
October 6th, 2015
Russian involvement in the 4½-year-old Syrian civil war seems to be escalating, with NATO's secretary general confirming Tuesday a second incursion by Russian planes into Turkish airspace and saying Russian ground troops...
October 5th, 2015
On April 17, 2006, a 16-year old American high school student named Daniel Wultz was murdered by an Islamic Jihad suicide bomber while touring Tel Aviv.
October 5th, 2015
This is the kind of deluge that might happen only once every 1,000 years.
South Carolina is grappling with historic flooding that has led to several deaths, shut down interstates and sent search crews scrambling to rescue...
October 3rd, 2015
An Italian man is facing a possible prison sentence or hefty fine after he allegedly called in a bomb threat so he wouldn’t miss his flight. The 46-year-old passenger was running late for his flight from Turin to Rome, so he...
October 9th, 2015
Earlier this week, I joined the North American Gas Forum’s Legislative Panel to discuss energy opportunities in the United States. The panel was made up of members of Congress and energy industry experts.
October 8th, 2015
On Saturday, October 24th, I will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting in Wylie at Cooper Junior High School to provide you with an update on my work in Congress and to discuss House Republicans' efforts to balance our budget,...
October 7th, 2015
Today I delivered the following remarks before leading a moment of silence on the House floor to honor the six U.S. service members—including four Dyess Airmen—and five civilians who were killed in the recent plane crash in...
October 7th, 2015
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) moves to restore honor to the area surrounding the grounds of the Alamo. Contracts are now in place for the state of Texas to purchase three buildings located directly across the street...
October 6th, 2015
A second hearing examining abortion procedures and medical ethics at the nation’s largest abortion provider will be held on October 8.
October 6th, 2015
There are many legislators to whom pro-life advocates owe a debt of gratitude for the numerous successes of the 84th Texas Legislature. Few, however, are more deserving than House State Affairs Committee Chair Byron Cook....
October 5th, 2015
After several years pushing for a local VA clinic to be established in Collin County for North Texas’ many veterans, I am pleased to announce the location for the new VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) will be at...
October 5th, 2015
Last week I sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter seeking information on the appalling sexual abuse of children reportedly occurring in Afghanistan and requesting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) plan to...
October 4th, 2015
Last week I voted in support of H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. This bill seeks to hold Iran accountable by requiring it to pay court-ordered compensation to victims of its state-sponsored...
October 2nd, 2015
As the new co-chairman of the Georgian Caucus, it was an honor and privilege to welcome President Margvelashvili and members of the Georgian Parliament to the U.S. Congress.
