December 18th, 2012
With only two weeks until we come to the edge of the fiscal cliff, I sincerely wish I had more to tell you. Unless Congress acts, on January 1, 2013, our current tax rates will expire, and every taxpayer will face higher...
December 18th, 2012
As I was reflecting upon our current fiscal situation here in Midland County, an analogy came to my mind. That analogy is the movie “Little Shop of Horrors.” For those who have not seen the movie (which ends differently...
December 17th, 2012
WASHINGTON – National Republican Congressional Committee incoming Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement regarding the announcement of Congressman Tim Scott’s (R-SC) appointment to the United States...
December 17th, 2012
Republican Congressman Ted Poe has stepped into the gauntlet! I have known Ted Poe since his days as a criminal court judge in Harris County. I love to call him “Judge.” Please read Ted Poe's article in Politco "To...
December 16th, 2012
Why would anyone who is against the killing of innocent unborn babies ever consider voting for Joe Straus? Joe Straus is not pro life. He voted against pro life issues before he became Speaker and enjoyed support from...
December 14th, 2012
What is with Obama supporters and the loving communist China form of the government? GE President Jeffrey Immelt, like New York Times Tom Friedman and former SEIU leader Andy Stern before him, noted that Chinese...
December 14th, 2012
Note: This article contains an exclusive phone interview with Brian Terrys brother, Kent Terry. A full transcript of this interview follows this article. Comments are welcomed at the bottom of this page....
December 13th, 2012
Throughout 2012, whenever I was asked if we would win in November, my answer was consistently, “We will win if we can overcome voter fraud.” I just could not comprehend that the American people would willingly allow the...
December 13th, 2012
Wednesday, the House unanimously passed H.R. 6364, the bipartisan Frank Buckles WWI Memorial Act. The bill was introduced by Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) along with Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Congresswoman...
December 12th, 2012
In the 5 weeks since the re-election of Barack Obama as president, there has been an astonishing resurgence in the president's popularity among the American people. Since election day, when Obama's general popularity...
December 18th, 2012
In the 70 percent of Texas public schools where a private curriculum has been installed, students are learning the “fact” that “Allah is the Almighty God,” charge critics of a new online curriculum that already is facing...
December 18th, 2012
I issued the following statement on the passing of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI), the longest-serving sitting member of the U.S. Senate:A member of this nation’s Greatest Generation, Sen. Inouye was a decorated veteran who...
December 17th, 2012
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley today announced U.S. Rep. Tim Scott as her appointment to fill the vacancy created by United States Senator Jim DeMint’s retirement.Flanked by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and U.S. Sen....
December 17th, 2012
Last week, House Republicans remained united in our desire to avoid the fiscal cliff and committed to a proposal that does not harm job creation, investment and innovation. Unfortunately, the President continues to insist on...
December 15th, 2012
A post from a friend, Angie McCosh Vogt of Tennessee...With regard to the horrible school shooting Friday, I'd like to offer a prayerful reflection. The history of humanity is fraught with examples of unspeakable evil. The...
December 14th, 2012
The mass shooting/murder today of dozens of kindergarten kids at a Connecticut Elementary School is just one of the many recent school shootings. This event should cause Americans to seriously think about allowing select,...
December 14th, 2012
Thursday I spoke on the Senate floor about the President’s insistence on raising taxes and the need to cut spending as part of an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff.Its become disturbingly clear that President Obama doesnt...
December 13th, 2012
As part of my ongoing series on Chapter 11 bankruptcy processes and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, I took the opportunity to visit the American Bankruptcy Institutes (ABI) Winter Leadership Conference to see if there was any change...
December 12th, 2012
PJ Media's Steven Crowder released a video showing union thugs sucker punching him while they attacked and collapsed the America for Prosperity tent with women and children in it. In Michigan, the governor signed a law...
December 12th, 2012
It is time for a new and honest national conversation in America about what spending policies actually help women.Does increasing entitlement spending, and growing the size, power and control over society by the federal...