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.
July 12th, 2013
Today I introduced legislation to reduce frivolous lawsuits that plague our legal system. The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 2655) imposes mandatory sanctions on lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits in federal...
July 11th, 2013
Yesterday I joined all 45 fellow Senate Republicans in sending a letter to President Obama asking him to extend the Obamacare employer mandate delay to the rest of the flawed law and to make those delays permanent. The...
July 9th, 2013
Congress has a packed schedule in July, and there’s a lot to be done. The House will be working on appropriations bills, which is how we fund the government. In following with the budget plan we passed earlier this year,...
July 8th, 2013
Have we become minimalists with our expectations of freedom? Have we as American citizens become complacent with the amount of freedoms we suppose that we'll have left when the Obama administration ceases to exist? I am apt...
July 2nd, 2013
Hollywood has been tripping all over itself to support and further the policies of Barack Obama.As the nation remains in economic distress and is herded toward the healthcare reform it largely rejects, and as Conservatives,...
June 29th, 2013
Cornyn, McConnell Express Concern Over Administration Pressure On Sports Groups to Promote Obamacare
WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sent letters to the heads of the six major professional sports organizations expressing concern that they would agree to help the Obama...
June 28th, 2013
In case you are wondering why the government is so interested in your data, this information might provide some insight.An algorithm was developed by social scientist Johan Bollen, where he measured what he called “mood...
June 27th, 2013
As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Non-proliferation and Trade, I issued the following statement on H.R. 2471, the “Expedite our Economy Act of 2013,” which would remove the Department of Energy from the LNG...
June 27th, 2013
As Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman, I released the following statement in response to President Obama’s speech at Georgetown University regarding his plan to bypass Congress and move...
June 25th, 2013
The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. I have long declared and written many articles explaining why Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is racist, discriminatory and...
July 11th, 2013
Lumberton City Councilmen Don Burnett and Andy Kelley have had their political committee fined for serious violations of the law.I filed the complaint months ago with the State of Texas Ethics Commission. This week I got a...
July 10th, 2013
Governor Perry’s decision to not seek another term as governor allows for an opportunity to consider term limits. At the moment I am undecided on the matter for reasons I will explain below. But first, I think it is...
July 9th, 2013
Scandal after scandal after scandal. Benghazi, AP wiretapping, and the presidential administration using the IRS to target his political opponents. Not to mention the new revelation that the government has been spying on...
July 3rd, 2013
I released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's announcement that it will delay the employer mandate until 2015.The Administration's announcement highlights what Texans have known since the day...
July 1st, 2013
Scott Rasmussen reported that 51% of voters view radical Muslim as our biggest threat, but only 13% of voters view the Tea Party as the biggest threat to United States. However, only 29% of Obama supporters view radical...
June 28th, 2013
This week, House Republicans advanced a part of our all-of-the-above energy plan to help create jobs and boost our nation’s energy security. The Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2013 (H.R. 2231), which passed the House today...
June 28th, 2013
The 2nd Amendment: The Right to Defend the American DreamI spoke at The Liberty Councils annual event “The Awakening 2013″ in Orlando, Florida. Below is my speech:
June 27th, 2013
During my investigation into the bankruptcy courts that began when I was researching the General Motors and Delphi bankruptcies during the 2012 election season, I learned something very interesting. Bankruptcy courts, and in...
June 25th, 2013
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, has been celebrated by conservatives and maligned by liberals and the mainstream media (isnt that the same thing?) for decades. Having served under three Republican...
June 25th, 2013
AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued the following statement on today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the Voting Rights Act:“The U.S. Constitution establishes one United States — not a divided nation with...