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January 16th, 2015
As the 84th Texas Legislature opened, mixed emotions ran through my heart and my mind. I was sitting in the Texas House of Representatives' gallery looking down to a full floor of elected state representatives and their...
January 15th, 2015
Two suspected jihadists have been killed in an anti-terror operation in eastern Belgium, officials say. Prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt said a third person had been arrested in the raid in Verviers, and no police or members of...
January 15th, 2015
I released the following statement after voting for H.R. 37, the Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act.As the American economy struggles to digest Dodd-Frank’s thousands of pages and hundreds of new...
January 14th, 2015
The Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly elected Joe Straus as Speaker of the House at the opening of the 84th Legislature yesterday. Last week, Joe Straus announced that the House will soon release a budget...
January 14th, 2015
I applaud House passage of H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act. I first introduced the bill in 2011 during my time as House Judiciary Committee chairman and was a lead sponsor when the House passed it in the 113th...
January 13th, 2015
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced the bipartisan Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which would empower law enforcement to further...
January 13th, 2015
In early December, an assistant professor at University of Iowa, Serhat Tanyolacar, installed a KKK robed sculpture to begin a debate on racism. Whatever his intention, the message did not get through and caused a firestorm...
January 12th, 2015
The battle playing out among the largest anti-abortion groups in Texas is difficult to understand without taking into consideration some of the undercurrents and becoming familiar with some of the key players in our great...
January 11th, 2015
Since the President signed his controversial healthcare law, the American people and businesses across the country have been subjected to sky-rocketing costs and burdensome regulations. On Wednesday the House voted on and...
January 9th, 2015
In response to the Palestinian Authority’s attempts to dictate terms to Israel at the recent United Nations Security Council, I released the following statement in defense of Israel:It is a sad day for the United States and...
January 15th, 2015
Around 11 a.m. on January 7, on a cold winter day in Paris, France, two men armed with AK-47s forced a woman entering the offices of a French newspaper to let them in.
January 15th, 2015
Radical Anjem Choudary and Tanya Cohen have something in common, they hate free speech and want it controlled. In his essay in USA Today, Choudary made it clear that he doesn’t accept the Western concept of free speech as he...
January 14th, 2015
Providing for our Veterans has always been one of my top legislative priorities. Last Tuesday, the House made it easier for employers to hire veterans by passing H.R.22 by a vote of 412-0. This legislation would allow...
January 14th, 2015
Last week I returned to Washington for the start of the 114th Congress. Americas New Congress is the beginning of change in Washington with Republicans gaining a majority in both the House and the Senate. It is my hope that...
January 13th, 2015
H.R. 26, my bill to reform the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) with added taxpayer protections, was signed into law last evening:
January 13th, 2015
My thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims of the terrorist attacks carried out by radical Islamists in France. Sunday, the world leaders of some of our closest allies in Europe and Israel attended a unity rally in...
January 12th, 2015
The Red Ryder BB gun is a ghost of Christmas past because, this year, Santa gave drones. Here a drone, there a drone, everywhere a drone. Just more eyes in the sky, and these eyes could be anywhere and on any person. How...
January 12th, 2015
Following the Paris massacre of the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo, USA Today allowed a London based radical Muslim cleric who “specialized in Sharia law” to state his view.
January 10th, 2015
On Tuesday, the 114th Congress officially convened, and I was honored to be sworn in for the new session. With Republican control of the House and Senate, we have an important opportunity to stop the Executive’s disastrous,...
January 9th, 2015
The president is out of excuses and out of touch with the American people in his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. After six long years of thorough review – including hearings held by the House Science Committee – we...
