Voting Resources
Family
Republicans must come together to stand for policies that strengthen the core of society: The traditional family. Marriage must be protected. Life must be respected. Liberals suggest the policies we embrace are “divisive wedge issues,” but they could not be more wrong. Policies that strengthen the family are essential to a GOP that keeps its core conservative principles.
January 20th, 2014
As we begin 2014, it's worth reflecting on where we stand in our fight against al-Qaida and global terrorism.Over the past year, in my role as chairman of the Terrorism Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I'...
January 17th, 2014
The United States is gearing up for the next Super Bowl. Unfortunately, so are human sex traffickers. Super Bowl Sunday is not just the sporting event of the year; it has also become America's traveling human trafficking...
January 16th, 2014
Last week I got a call from a concerned father in Crosby, Texas. His daughter is a single working mom with 3 young children ages 3 through 13. She recently received bad news from her health insurance provider. She and her...
January 12th, 2014
March for Life Washington, DC 2013“Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you. No child should be deprived of the right to be...
January 9th, 2014
What is it with Democrat officials and candidates and domestic violence against women? Perhaps this is the real "War on Women". Remember last election when the Democrat candidate for Harris County District Attorney, Lloyd...
January 4th, 2014
Today, I issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s move to reverse U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s recent order temporarily blocking the Obamacare contraceptive mandate for...
December 29th, 2013
The new tower built around the 9/11 memorial is a reminder of American ingenuity and American resolve as a new and bigger tower is built on the real estate where the original towers were brought down. Consider the tower New...
December 27th, 2013
As we're nearing the new year, what do you think has been the biggest government scandal of 2013? Is it the NSA spying on Americans? What about the DOJ targeting reporters? Or how about the Benghazi cover-up? But don't...
December 26th, 2013
A recent battle between Mexican authorities and a cartel in the popular Mexican resort town of Puerto Penasco, also known as Rocky Point, involved Blackhawk helicopter gunships, according to the Mexican government.The...
December 24th, 2013
My wife and I just returned from our first ever trip to the Holy Land. Especially at this time of the year, it was something we’ll never forget and hope all get to experience some day.First, God showed us his sovereign power...
January 20th, 2014
Last week marked a victory for protecting the rights of the most innocent among us: the unborn.The Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 7, the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.” I am a cosponsor of this bill and also...
January 17th, 2014
Before I go into detail about the Town Hall meeting that took place in San Antonio concerning abortion rights, I want to stress just how important and how divisive this subject has become in America. Even to the point that...
January 14th, 2014
President Barack Obama has drawn harsh criticism from law enforcement representatives by nominating Debo Adegbile to head the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division as Assistant U.S. Attorney General.The 330,000-member...
January 10th, 2014
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a sobering reminder that even as we enter the year 2014, people around the world continue to be victims of slavery and human trafficking.Tragically, these...
January 6th, 2014
The current Zapatista uprising in Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas marked its 20th anniversary this past week. Media outlets across the world covered the date, with far-left outlets and blogs celebrating their Zapatista...
January 2nd, 2014
Michael Eric Dyson is the type the Left deem intelligent…but listen to his ration of excrement on Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson.As my technical producer Dave Perkins points out: Phil Robertson has a MASTERS degree in...
December 28th, 2013
Law enforcement catching a child rapist? Good work. Federal authorities equipped to catch a man who made child porn on his phone? Awesome. Enter mission creep.It is difficult to have a problem with federal authorities...
December 26th, 2013
As Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, I commend House and Senate Armed Services Committees colleagues on their continued efforts to pass the FY2014 National Defense...
December 25th, 2013
Expressing Merry Christmas is covered under the 1st Amendment since it grants us Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion. But in reality we are legislating to keep our traditions alive in our...
December 23rd, 2013
Talk about thwarting a robber’s Christmas plans!These bus riders sprung into action, the first being the man who had the gun put in his face! Imagine the courage it took to grab that pistol!But what happens next demonstrates...
