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.
Has Obama checked out? This is conventional wisdom, but conventional wisdom is wrong for even many liberals don’t truly understand the guy they helped elect. Obama hasn’t checked out, he has decided to rule America in a...
A headline that wind power requires 700 times the land space to produce the same amount of energy than fracked produced natural gas grabbed my attention. This headline sums up the problem with much of the alternative sources...
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie down the second with chains of the constitution so the second will not become legalized versions of the first."-Thomas Jefferson.I share...
I talked to Ron Paul on my show today and asked him some of the questions you guys raised when I solicited them on my Facebook page. Have a listen!And remember, I can promise you a commute-sized portion of liberty education...
Today, I sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy criticizing the agency’s limited analysis of its climate regulations and requesting more comprehensive, independent analysis before...
One of the topics I hear most about is the proposed streetcar project in San Antonio. During a recent telephone town meeting with hundreds of Bexar County constituents, I decided to gauge their views on the subject. (These...
Joblessness and poverty in California are more severe than just about anywhere in America.In an election year, this is a reality incumbents tend to gloss over. California’s improving, they say, so keep us in charge.For the...
The NRA has abandoned the blind on gun rights. So… who’s next? What group of people will be next to lose support for their basic human right to defend life?This article is my response to the decision of the NRA to pull NRA...
The following was written by Congressman Joe Barton (TX-6):America’s new found energy abundance creates incredible opportunities, but old laws are getting in the way of economic growth and the chance to strengthen...
Hillary Clinton may suffer Election Disappointment 2.o, and might have to remain in the ranks of the “dead broke.”In what looks like a replay of the 2008 election, Hillary Clinton will likely get a challenger, and again it...
On Monday I joined Congressman Kenny Marchant and Congressman Marc Veasey at the Irving Chamber Congressional Roundtable to discuss important issues facing the North Texas business community. We had a robust conversation on...
I don’t know what excuse Hillary Clinton will use to bug out of the presidential consideration, but she will eventually do it. It’s because you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.Hillary Clinton can’t campaign. Add to this...
Happy August recess, Congress! You know it's that time of year again, Congress is on a 'break' from work, that time of year when they finally have a chance to spend time with their constituents and discuss their voting...
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott responded to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) demanding real answers to his previous questions about the potential land grab along the Red River border between Texas and...
People in Willingboro, New Jersey are ticked off.It seems the city council there has decided to remove John F. Kennedy’s name from the Kennedy Center and replace it with Obama’s name. If the city council in this town is so...
Never has a president shown so much range, going from ordering a few strikes of ISIS to golfing.Four hours after ordering another military strike on ISIS targets, Obama was golfing with friends on Martha’s Vineyard.We’ve...
Bruce Braley's chicken dispute is demonstrating how Democrats view their fellow citizens and to what extent they will go to in order to remind others that they are the ruling class. In a recent episode dealing with his...
The only mistake the young teen made was serving his coffee with a smile…. just as she served all customers in the small coffee shop where she worked part time while in high school.That single friendly gesture, appreciated...
During the recent House debate on H.R.3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PIFTA), I went to the House floor to argue my support of Internet Tax Freedom.I’m a believer in what the power of a free internet means for...
I talked to Columbia Business School’s Charles Calomiris, who argues that government regulations have had the general effect of making the banking system more, rather than less, crisis prone. We discussed his new book...

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