The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. I have long declared and written many articles explaining why Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is racist, discriminatory and...
Today the U.S. Supreme Court voted to strike down Section 4 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional. The 5-4 ruling was authored by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy...
The battle for Immigration Reform and meaningful Border Security enhancements wages on in the U.S. Senate today.  This afternoon, the Senate will have a cloture vote on the Corker-Hoeven Amendment designed to guarantee...
In 1939, Jimmy Stewarts infamous Mr. Smith went to the nations capitol in Washington, D.C. and showed Americans through the cinema that one person can make a difference in changing the course of a nation. Last week,...
This week is National Small Business Week, an opportunity to recognize and highlight the contributions of our nation's small businesses – the engine of our economy. One of my top priorities in Congress is to get government...
As I watched NSA hearings the other today, I listened to the NSA reps talk about how there were safeguards in place to prevent abuse of their surveillance privileges. I knew I could no longer be silent about the truth behind...
Today I introduced the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success (A-PLUS) Act of 2013. This legislation would reduce the administrative and compliance burdens on state and local education agencies, and ensure greater public...
Two years ago the Texas Legislature passed a law that has backfired on the drivers on Texas roadways. The law prohibited the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) from issuing a driver's license to any person who could not...
Note how smooth and confident he is in 2007, and how halting and unsure he is in 2013.
As Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, I slammed President Barack Obama’s call in Berlin, Germany today for a unilateral reduction to the U.S. nuclear deterrent:President Obama...
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the Voting Rights Act:“The U.S. Constitution establishes one United States — not a divided nation with...
Orange t-shirts admittedly outnumbered those of us in blue at the Texas State Capitol on Sunday, June 23. However, in the long run, what mattered in the passage of the House version of Senator Heger's Senate Bill 5,...
Lumberton ISD is once again in the news. This time it is over a prayer that a Lumberton principal did at a kindergarten graduation. The principal, Kevin Wing, is one of the best principals running one of the best schools in...
Elbert Lee Guillory is the state senator for Louisiana District 24.Senator Guillory recently announced he had decided to change from the Democrat party to the Republican party.Watch and listen as he explains why he made the...
“There are many ways to kill a child, and abortion may be the kindest way to do it.” That first line was not only a statement made by one woman who testified (watch the meeting at the House website, here), it was a recurring...
The Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act (H.R. 2278), also known as the SAFE Act passed the House Judiciary Committee this week. The SAFE Act aims to strengthen and expand interior immigration enforcement. It mandates that...
Delphi, Delphi Salaried Retirees Association, General Motors, Judge Robert Drain, Judge Robert Gerber, Judge Lana Shadwick, Bank
Judge Robert Drain allowed the Treasury Department under then Secretary and infamous tax-cheat Timothy Geithner to steal the pensions of over 20,000 salaried pensioners of Delphi during its bankruptcy case. The pension deal...
"English as a second language," "Pashto to English,'" "Arabic to English,'" "art,'' "life skills,'' "computers,'' "personal health and wellness,'' "finance and business''--sounds like courses at a swanky New England...
There are reports that the Pentagon has signed a new $572 million contract with Rosoboronexport:I sponsored an amendment to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars in America to enter into contracts or agreements with...
When considering the top conservative political events and conferences in Washington, DC, the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority ranks among the best! Last week, their impressive list of surprisingly...

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