Voting Resources
Economy
It is no accident that Texas consistently leads the nation in job creation. Some have described this economic powerhouse as a "Texas Miracle." But, we know better than that. The Texas Economic Experience is rooted in concepts and principles that will work anywhere they're tried: Keeping taxes low, creating a predictable regulatory climate, cracking down on lawsuit abuse, and investing in critical infrastructure like roads, water and schools in a fiscally responsible way.
August 13th, 2015
Two men in Georgia have been arrested on federal charges that they intentionally misrepresented the employment classification of construction workers on a project for the Centers for Disease Control, which is headquartered...
August 11th, 2015
The strength of the friendship between the United States and the South Korea yesterday was forged under fire and toughened by more than six decades of facing down mutual security threats and working together to improve the...
August 5th, 2015
Last week, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) and I introduced, H.R. 3282, the Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015. This bill will level the playing field for honest American fishermen who are playing by the rules and...
July 22nd, 2015
A former IRS tax examiner and three other residents of Pensacola, Florida were sentenced recently in a fraud scheme connected to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The four Floridians pleaded guilty early this year to...
July 22nd, 2015
In remarks on the Senate floor yesterday, I spoke about the need to pass a bipartisan, long-term highway funding bill.
July 15th, 2015
It's exciting to witness the tremendous economic growth we're experiencing here in Texas. Our state continues to lead the nation in economic growth and opportunity.
July 13th, 2015
Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks in Brussels. Amid one of the worst crises in the EU's history, the head of the European Commission said the risk of Greece leaving the...
July 8th, 2015
Is Greece our future? No matter how you spin it, the failure of Greece is a failure of leftist economics where Greeks ran out of someone else’s money.
July 6th, 2015
Shark finning is currently banned or regulated in an increasing number of countries and it is time the United States became a leader in the effort to eradicate shark finning permanently. Recently, the United Arab Emirates...
August 12th, 2015
Last week, President Obama announced a controversial new rule requiring a federally-mandated 32% cut in power-plant carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, while requiring the U.S. to achieve 28% of our total electricity from...
August 7th, 2015
Blue Bell Ice Cream has received the green light from Alabama health officials and has been cleared for take-off to begin production and sales of what Blue Bell refers to as “the best ice cream in the country.” The Alabama...
August 4th, 2015
Caterpillar Inc. announced its intention last week to begin designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas.
July 28th, 2015
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) in efforts to give states more flexibility in how they use federal transportation funds,...
July 22nd, 2015
Last week, I voted in support of legislation that will assist veterans, as well as strengthen our economy. H.R. 2499, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act, was approved by the House to help veterans who want to start a small...
July 21st, 2015
As Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, my focus continues to be on jobs and growing our economy for all. Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, one of the largest job-...
July 13th, 2015
There is another racket disguised as education that is little more than government spreading the wealth around.When your kid goes to college, you incur the cost of college and of course, books. But there is another big cost...
July 10th, 2015
Greek politicians began debating Saturday morning whether to approve a financial bailout proposal that would satisfy international creditor demands and prevent the country’s ouster from the 19-nation eurozone.
July 7th, 2015
Last week, the economic crisis in Greece continued to unfold when the country failed to make a scheduled debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
July 6th, 2015
Federal agencies with oversight over various industries are taking the problem of worker misclassification more seriously and are taking steps to rein in as many bad actors as possible, according to various reports.
