United States
September 22nd, 2023
U.S. Sen.
September 21st, 2023
I introduced legislation this week with Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ronny Jackson to protect free speech and ban the Department of Homeland Security from forming a Disinformation Governance Board.<
September 21st, 2023
The Biden administration waived sanctions to allow the transfer of frozen funds for Iran as part of the hostage release deal. The Americans held by Iran are innocent hostages who must be released immediately and...
September 18th, 2023
This week, Speaker McCarthy officially launched an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
September 15th, 2023
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, M.D. (TN-07), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Border Security Caucus Co-...
September 13th, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us President Todd Schulte and DACA recipients on FWD.us staff issued the following statements Wednesday after U.S. Southern District of Texas Judge Hanen ruled against Deferred Action for Childhood...
September 11th, 2023
The bipartisan Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act would strengthen the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act to help families of victims of terrorism seek financial compensation from foreign sponsors...
September 7th, 2023
Fortune 500 Companies with Immigrant Roots Generated More Money Than the GDP of Most Western Nations
This year’s Fortune 500 list shows one fact that remained unchanged from previous years: the profound role that immigrants and their children have played in establishing many of this country’s most successful and influential...
September 7th, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the Curbing Offenses on Policing Services (COPS) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The COPS Act increases penalties for individuals who assault first responders and law...
September 6th, 2023
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Senate’s lengthy September to-do list, including funding the government, and backed House Republicans’ efforts to curb Democrats’ out-of-control spending. Excerpts...
September 21st, 2023
In a letter to Members of Congress, prominent evangelical denominations, ministries and organizations explain that the eventual termination of DACA presents “a foreseeable crisis on the near horizon,” when an estimated 600,...
September 21st, 2023
The House Budget Committee passed the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2024-FY2033, which would reduce the deficit by $16 trillion and balance the federal budget in 10 years. The budget resolution was passed out of...
September 20th, 2023
I joined my colleagues in introducing a
September 18th, 2023
Lt Governor Dan Patrick adjourned for deliberation at 11:54am on September 15. Sixteen Articles of Impeachment are being discussed in the deliberation room by the 30 Texas Senators who have the future of Texas in their...
September 14th, 2023
The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on "Unlocking America's Potential: How Immigration Fuels Economic Growth and Our Competitive Advantage"
September 12th, 2023
General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial is the major news story in Texas. The media seem to glorify the prosecution lawyers Rusty Hardin and Dick DeGuerin and diminish the defense attorneys Tony Buzbee and Dan Cogdell and...
September 8th, 2023
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a letter today with 17 of his Senate colleagues urging U.S.
September 7th, 2023
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act with 16 of his Senate Republican colleagues to strike down President Biden’s reckless...
September 6th, 2023
Once again, the Biden Administration has revised its definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) to bring more waterways under the control of the federal government. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court made it...
September 6th, 2023
On the campaign trail, President Biden promised to kill the fossil fuel industry, and that's the only promise we can count on him keeping. His latest tactic—listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species so he...