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 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...
November 3rd, 2013
Dear Virginia Voters,Your vote in the Virginia governor’s race on November 5th means so much to Americans in the other 49 states.There is a widespread and growing national angst about our country, a sense that something is...
November 1st, 2013
You know a conservative leader is doing the right thing when the liberal media attacks him/her. Well, Texas Congressman Steve Stockman is certainly doing the right thing because he has the liberal media attacking him on a...
November 1st, 2013
Speaking about the importance of the SNAP program:“SNAP is the most effective way to combat hunger and food insecurity, particularly as food banks are telling us that they are already struggling to meet the needs in their...
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 4th, 2013
Maintenance implies that something was once WORKING, and Healthcare.gov certainly was not. According to a Fox News report: The problem-plagued HealthCare website will be shut down Saturday night for “extended” repairs,...
November 2nd, 2013
Is the administration aware of the actions that are taking place in the administration?A little history:Fast and Furious:Everyone knows the President did not know about this tactic until he heard about it through the news...
November 1st, 2013
Not long ago, I was approached by a man and woman from the UK who wanted some training and the chance to shoot guns. They were in the United States on vacation and one of the items on their vacation list was to find a...
November 1st, 2013
Since yesterday was Halloween and you still may be in a 'scary' mood, I thought I would share something else that some folks find scary; liberty. Yep, you heard it here. Liberty is scary, to some folks, not me.I know you'...