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 20th, 2013
This week, we’ll be voting on H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. This is commonsense legislation that gives states that already regulate hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the...
November 19th, 2013
Texas is the #1 State for Business again because of low regulations and a business friendly environment. Eden Pro Services is a perfect example of why Texas is the best. They are one of the many new businesses in Texas, at a...
November 19th, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman Monday asked President Barack Obama to fire Education Secretary Arne Duncan after comments Friday in which Duncan dismissed opponents of Common Core as suburban moms with dumb kids.“...
November 18th, 2013
It didn’t take long for Obama’s “hit squad” to make it clear that they won’t abide turncoats…even the Insurance Commissioner William White.Despite the lie Obama told, don’t think he plans to let Obamacare go down easily....
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 16th, 2013
Today, along with Mark Kirk (R-IL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), I sent a letter to President Obama highlighting specific concerns with the current proposal being negotiated in Geneva with regard to Iran’s...
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 15th, 2013
The House of Representatives approved a bill yesterday I introduced to reduce frivolous lawsuits that plague our legal system. Introduced in July, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 2655) imposes mandatory sanctions on...
November 14th, 2013
At a hearing today before the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I pressed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy about the agency’s continued use of undisclosed data to justify the Obama administration’s billion dollar...
November 20th, 2013
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the United States is producing more crude oil than it imports. U.S. oil output is soaring due to the fracking boom in North Dakota and, yes, in Texas and some other areas. That is the...
November 19th, 2013
Today I called on President Obama to immediately take down Healthcare.gov in order to ensure the safety and security of the personal data of Americans who have used the Obamacare website. I made the statement following...
November 19th, 2013
Eleven thousand delegates attending the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland, November 11-22, to supposedly negotiate funding mechanisms for its 2009 Green Climate Fund to transfer $100 billion...
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 18th, 2013
Citizens of San Antonio may or may not fully understand the impact that the Non Discrimination Ordinance that was passed September 5th by the city council will have in their future. A Southtown restaurant is experiencing...
November 17th, 2013
The verdict is out: the Obamacare trainwreck is spiraling out of control.This week brought to light even MORE revelations about the disastrous government takeover of our health care system ... and from none other than the...
November 15th, 2013
The European Climate Foundation based in The Hague, is a typical green--ignore the science--organization that uses United Nations meetings to push radical environmentalism to destroy liberties, kill jobs and industries, and...
November 15th, 2013
The health of the Nation is now in the hands of government. Let's see how it is working out for people who work for a living. Many Americans are feeling the pain of government health care, and here is what some of them have...
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 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...