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.
November 21st, 2013
Elizabeth Stone once said, "Making the decision to have a child-it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." I would tend to agree with that statement. I am a...
November 20th, 2013
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the United States is producing more crude oil than it imports. U.S. oil output is soaring due to the fracking boom in North Dakota and, yes, in Texas and some other areas. That is the...
November 19th, 2013
Today I called on President Obama to immediately take down Healthcare.gov in order to ensure the safety and security of the personal data of Americans who have used the Obamacare website. I made the statement following...
November 18th, 2013
It didn’t take long for Obama’s “hit squad” to make it clear that they won’t abide turncoats…even the Insurance Commissioner William White.Despite the lie Obama told, don’t think he plans to let Obamacare go down easily....
November 15th, 2013
The European Climate Foundation based in The Hague, is a typical green--ignore the science--organization that uses United Nations meetings to push radical environmentalism to destroy liberties, kill jobs and industries, and...
November 15th, 2013
The House of Representatives approved a bill yesterday I introduced to reduce frivolous lawsuits that plague our legal system. Introduced in July, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 2655) imposes mandatory sanctions on...
November 13th, 2013
The United Nations’ climate change meeting began Monday in Warsaw, Poland, to discuss “global warming,” but when the globe stopped warming 16 years ago, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was forced to reveal its...
November 12th, 2013
Whatever one thinks of Obamacare, it is now clear that the law was sold under false pretenses.When Congress was debating health-care reform back in 2009 and 2010, President Obama and his Democratic allies repeatedly promised...
November 8th, 2013
In a rare election-day political campaign event, Gubernatorial Candidate Greg Abbott was met by a large group of workers, business leaders and political activists as he unveiled his "Working Plan for Texas" in Houston at...
November 6th, 2013
I am pleased to announce an upcoming town hall meeting. I hope that you can join me for a discussion about Washington overreach and our federal spending problem. More importantly, I look forward to hearing and discussing...
November 20th, 2013
Those who are willing to give up liberty for the sake of security, deserve NEITHER!That is what the citizens of New York get… Slavery to a government that forces law abiding citizens to live defenseless in one of the most...
November 20th, 2013
This week, we’ll be voting on H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act. This is commonsense legislation that gives states that already regulate hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the...
November 19th, 2013
Eleven thousand delegates attending the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Warsaw, Poland, November 11-22, to supposedly negotiate funding mechanisms for its 2009 Green Climate Fund to transfer $100 billion...
November 17th, 2013
The verdict is out: the Obamacare trainwreck is spiraling out of control.This week brought to light even MORE revelations about the disastrous government takeover of our health care system ... and from none other than the...
November 15th, 2013
The health of the Nation is now in the hands of government. Let's see how it is working out for people who work for a living. Many Americans are feeling the pain of government health care, and here is what some of them have...
November 14th, 2013
At a hearing today before the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I pressed EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy about the agency’s continued use of undisclosed data to justify the Obama administration’s billion dollar...
November 12th, 2013
If you want to see Liberalism represented metaphorically, then watch this video of a Liberal who has a minor fender bender with a taxi, and what happens next.
November 11th, 2013
The Texas Attorney General primary is not until March, but the race is already in full swing. One candidate is clearly the most qualified and experienced for the job. Barry Smitherman. The Texas Attorney General is the top...
November 6th, 2013
Today I sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) outlining concerns about the process by which the EPA is attempting to expand its jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Last month, I...
November 4th, 2013
The following is an article by Lee Stranahan:Your tax dollars at work.The official @PBS twitter page of the Public Broadcasting System favorited a tweet by ‘communist, queer’ Jesse Smith aka @SFTovarishch attacking Brandon...