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.
October 16th, 2013
I was honored to be appointed to the House-Senate conference committee on the Farm Bill on Saturday. A conference committee is created to resolve the differences between legislation passed by the House and Senate. While...
October 15th, 2013
There is a positive about progressivism: when libraries get looted, they don’t steal the books.Mark Twain Library in Detroit is a testament to the state of Liberalism in America.If the library were a Best Buy, there would be...
October 14th, 2013
The Obama Administration has perpetrated assault after assault on the American people while the news media stands by with their pens pointed at the Tea Party, Conservatives, Christians and now the Veterans. How much more...
October 11th, 2013
As we continue to talk and discuss and debate the issues of the debt ceiling, of the continuing resolution, there are still things taking place in government. Some of them aren’t so good.Just to give a little background,...
October 10th, 2013
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the United States Government cannot pay its debts. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing...
October 8th, 2013
Last week, even after we in the House passed five different measures to fund the government, the government shut down due to Senate inaction. A shutdown of our government impacts all of us, especially the thousands of...
October 7th, 2013
Are you frustrated with Senator John Cornyn and his vote for cloture? Frustrated with the political theater that is the shutdown? Not much of a 'shutdown' since nearly 83% of the government is still up and running and...
October 6th, 2013
The already tight race to unseat Houston City Controller Ron Green got even tighter today as the Houston Chronicle resoundingly endorsed challenger Bill Frazer to become Houstons next City Controller. It is refreshing to see...
October 4th, 2013
David Bellow Exclusive:Crossing the line? President Obama sent a partisan and non-factual email to all Federal employees blaming the Republican controlled House of Representatives for the shutdown and claiming that the...
October 15th, 2013
The Texas Patriots PAC, located in The Woodlands, Texas, recently hosted an evening with Heritage Foundation President and former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint. He spoke to the group about the current federal government shutdown...
October 15th, 2013
Fresh off of his major endorsement from the Houston Chronicle last week, I sat down again with Bill Frazer, conservative candidate for the City of Houston Controllers Office. As the only certified public accountant in the...
October 14th, 2013
Candidate for Houston CIty Council, At Large Position 3, Michael Kubosh returned to TexasGOPVote to discuss the City of Houstons financial condition and what he would bring to City Council. As an at large member of council,...
October 14th, 2013
I DVR'd Sunday News programs while at church yesterday, as I have recorded back through VCR days, watching them in the afternoon. Default default default. EVERYONE is talking about "default."...
October 10th, 2013
House conservatives are united in our determination to cut federal spending and stop the out-of-control expansion of our national debt. Unfortunately, for the first time in our history, the president and his political...
October 9th, 2013
To think they jumped on Romney when he mentioned the 47 percent.Here is Obama calling people who get behind on their mortgages, “Deadbeats.”Well I know lots of deadbeats! And Obama is creating these slackers at a frantic...
October 8th, 2013
Interested to know what you get for “free” in ObamaCare? Preventative services. That’s what. Because you can prevent cancer, diabetes, emphysema, and such if you will just OBEY THE GOVERNMENT!The Unaffordable Care Act has...
October 7th, 2013
Obama’s henchman, Senator Harry Reid, and Senate Democrats have not passed a budget in four years. The Senate’s obstructionist, do-nothing policy has refused every attempt of the House to make reasonable changes to the Un-...
October 4th, 2013
It's not just that this is the first time that US citizens have been barred from the Lincoln Memorial due to a government shutdown, the National Parks service is barring us from scenic drives and overlooks on public and...
October 3rd, 2013
In recent days, I have re-posted this link to my blog article several times. I've been animated with several posts over this Obamacare matter. But I think this one is of particularly critical note. This may be the coup de...