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The following is a statement from State Representative Raul Torres (HD-33):

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the stimulus bill into law. Three years later, it has clearly failed by the president’s own standards.

Obama and his advisers made many promises about the stimulus – all of which have proven false:

• They promised millions of shovel ready jobs “immediately,” but those jobs are still nowhere to be found. 

This past legislative session, freshman State Representative Raul Torres (HD-33) introduced HB3149, legislation that would bring corporate efficiency to government agencies using the Lean Six Sigma method to eliminate waste and maximize efficiency. The Lean Six Sigma method is a set of tools that can be used to identify and remove the causes of defects, improve quality, and cut costs.   Read more »

The following interview with Texas State Representative Raul Torres is one of a series of interviews conducted by VOCES Action and TexasGOPVote with members of the Hispanic Republican Conference in the 82nd session of the Texas Legislature. Rep. Torres represents District 33 which encompasses the heart of Corpus Christi and Nueces County, from Greenwood Drive to the west to Laguna Shores Drive to the east. The topics we discussed included Hispanics and Republicans, the district he represents, the Appropriations Committee of the Texas House, his ideas with regard to efficiency and the application of the six-sigma principles to improve efficiency in government, HB3149, and