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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.
April 6th, 2017
The move is part of a shakeup that removed Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's chief strategist, from the council's principals committee.
April 6th, 2017
When the president is fighting the Freedom Caucus, the Heritage Foundation, and the Club for Growth and threatening to fight their re-election he is making a BIG MISTAKE! Turning for help to moderate Republicans and...
April 5th, 2017
This week, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Throughout this process, America has seen Judge Gorsuch’s incredible intellect, sterling character and devotion to the rule of...
April 4th, 2017
“The overheard conversations involved no illegal activity by anybody of the Trump associates, or anyone they were speaking with,” diGenova said. “In short, the only apparent illegal activity was the unmasking of the people...
April 4th, 2017
Local government matters, just like the title of the blog states. The title has dual meaning, actually. Events that take place within local government are 'matters' and those things are important, or they 'matter'. ...
April 3rd, 2017
Last week, Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06), and Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Ben Sasse (R-NE), and I jointly reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to open up government data to improve services and support new...
March 31st, 2017
I authored the following OpEd on CNN.com ahead of Monday’s vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court:
March 30th, 2017
The intolerable left-liberal columnist Mike Royko once said, “It’s much harder to be a liberal than a conservative. Why? Because it’s easier to give someone a finger than a helping hand.”
March 30th, 2017
Today, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and I, along with Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced the PROTECT Our Children Act to reauthorize the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force...
March 29th, 2017
Today I highlighted Senate Democrats who have indicated they will not go along with their leadership’s strategy to attempt the first successful partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee in our nation’s history. Excerpts...
April 6th, 2017
For eight years, I have joined my colleagues in the fight to repeal and replace the train wreck that is Obamacare. This was the call heard around the nation for years, particularly leading up to President Trump's historic...
April 5th, 2017
An anti-union measure that some worry is unconstitutional has now been sent to the Texas House of Representatives by the Senate, moving much more quickly through the process than a similar proposal did during the last...
April 5th, 2017
There comes a time in the lives of attorneys when they confront things being done in the name of The Law that cannot, by any stretched interpretation or any intellectually honest review, be accepted or condoned as “being...
April 4th, 2017
Today on the Senate floor, I addressed the attempt by Senate Democrats to launch an unprecedented partisan filibuster of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video...
April 3rd, 2017
Senate Democrats secured enough votes Monday to filibuster the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, increasing the likelihood that Republicans will enact a rules change to ensure his confirmation and...
April 3rd, 2017
The evil group, ISIS, intentionally targeted Christians worldwide because of their religious belief. But ISIS did not only target Christians. They targeted any religious group, including some Muslims who disagree with them...
March 31st, 2017
Republicans now have a Republican House and a Republican Senate and a Republican president who is ready to sign their legislation. It is blatantly obvious to all Americans that the Republican House is in chaotic disarray, it...
March 30th, 2017
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday emphatically denied allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election and said Moscow would maintain hopes of improving relations while waiting for political infighting in...
March 30th, 2017
Recently, U.S. officials stated that Russia deployed a fully operational cruise missile. This is a violation of the arms control treaty between the United States and Russia.
March 29th, 2017
The campaign promises of President Donald J. Trump to construct a physical barrier along the international boundary with Mexico – yes, a border wall – are now turning into actual requests for proposals by the federal...
