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Government
Put simply: We are for limited government that works. At TexasGOPVote, we will work as a watchdog to help our state lawmakers and our congressional delegation pull in the reins on unnecessary spending and government bureaucracy. You better believe we’ll expose politicians who seek to act outside the bounds set by the Forefathers in the Constitutions of Texas and the United States.
May 8th, 2020
I announced that the following Texas priorities I advocated for have been included in America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, the water infrastructure bill that passed the Senate Environment and Public Works...
May 7th, 2020
I recently sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin and Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza urging changes to the loan forgiveness criteria of the Paycheck Protection...
May 7th, 2020
As the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, I joined Brian Kilmeade on FOX News Radio to talk about COVID – 19 and the steps Texas is taking to safely reopen while keeping maximum pressure on the virus,...
May 6th, 2020
Congressman John Ratcliffe’s, R-Heath, experiences as a mayor, U.S. attorney and chairman of a Homeland Security subcommittee make him a great selection to be the next director of national intelligence.
May 5th, 2020
We can work together to ensure that NICS remains up and running during this crisis and that law-abiding citizens are not deprived of their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, especially during these uncertain times...
May 5th, 2020
There have been some who’ve questioned the wisdom of the Senate coming back to Washington and convening, but I think we need to be here, and we need to do our jobs.
May 4th, 2020
Texas continues to recover from over 14 major disasters in addition to the ongoing response to COVID-19. Recovery resources are stretched to a breaking point, and federal assistance is desperately needed for this event.
May 1st, 2020
Americans expect that their tax dollars will be used for Coronavirus response, not to backfill decades of bad fiscal policy.
May 1st, 2020
Today I announced over $5.6 million in additional relief-funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This relief is the result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act,...
April 30th, 2020
The lockdowns imposed on us by our state, county, and city officials are unconstitutional. They have caused more harm to our state than the actual virus they were supposed to protect us from. It’s time to reopen.Some people...
May 8th, 2020
Our task force will hit the ground running to develop new and enduring policy solutions that, among others, enhance our economic strength and create jobs, protect our national security, rethink our supply chains and grow our...
May 7th, 2020
I am modifying my executive orders to ensure confinement is not a punishment for violating an order. This order is retroactive to April 2nd, supersedes local orders and if correctly applied should free Shelley Luther.
May 6th, 2020
Yesterday on the Senate floor, I discussed the need to address the pandemic’s impact on mental health. Excerpts of my floor remarks are below, and video can be found here.
May 6th, 2020
A Dallas hair salon owner in a contempt hearing for re-opening her business under lockdown told the judge that “feeding my kids is not selfish.” Her comments came after the judge offered her the opportunity to avoid jail...
May 5th, 2020
I recently announced that more than $2.8 million has been allocated to Texas from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.
May 4th, 2020
Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries pleaded guilty to charges that it shipped products contaminated with listeria in 2015, and the company’s former CEO was charged with seven felony counts for allegedly covering up the incident...
May 4th, 2020
Science is not a neat set of infallible statements but an ongoing search for the truth. “The Science(TM)” has been all over the place in this crisis: how the virus spreads and doesn’t spread, the role of children (do they...
May 1st, 2020
As some restaurants and businesses planned to reopen at 25% capacity on Friday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo urged those business owners not to rush, and asked people to continue staying home if possible to stop the...
May 1st, 2020
I’m 68 years old, a life-long citizen of the United States of America—the world’s greatest nation.
April 30th, 2020
President Trump tweeted last week that he was going to sign an executive order to temporarily halt all immigration to the United States in response to COVID-19.
