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United States
December 6th, 2013
While any sign of job creation is welcomed news, today’s jobs report serves as a reminder that far too many Americans continue to be unemployed or underemployed. That is why House Republicans have passed a long list of jobs...
December 5th, 2013
As Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, I held a hearing earlier this week looking at the federal governments use of design-build contracts. A design-build contract is when federal agencies...
December 3rd, 2013
Say it ain’t so, but there is another “gotcha” in ObamaCare. It appears that ObamaCare doesn’t cover babies under two years old.“I gave you the chance to kill the little burden, now didn’t I?” – ObamaCareObamaCare...
December 2nd, 2013
The tinfoil hat of the year award may just have to go out to David Chase Taylor at Truther.org after he made the case that "Fast and Furious" actor Paul Walker was "assassinated in a drone strike" while riding in a car in...
November 29th, 2013
Houston, Texas has long been regarded as the nation's hub of human trafficking. Police organizations across the county have long been engaged in a variety of efforts to fight human trafficking in Harris County. Now, it seems...
November 26th, 2013
I recently had an opportunity to sit down with Texas senior U.S. Senator, John Cornyn for a two-part exclusive interview. In part one of the interview we discussed the calamity that is ObamaCare. Senator Cornyn took a lot of...
November 26th, 2013
Talk about an article written with Liberalism in mind! Misery loves company, and Liberals are throwing misery bashes. Look at all the misery the Obama administration has created.Double-digit unemployment, inflation, gut-...
November 23rd, 2013
Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Rick Nolan (D-MN), and Candice Miller (R-MI) along with Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)...
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
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman Monday asked President Barack Obama to fire Education Secretary Arne Duncan after comments Friday in which Duncan dismissed opponents of Common Core as suburban moms with dumb kids.“...
December 5th, 2013
A federal system of government is often referred to as a laboratory for democracy. This reference holds because local governing bodies are allowed to vary in their policy decisions so that different policies can be tried out...
December 4th, 2013
One big issue to be sorted out before the end of 2013 is our budget. As you know, the Senate finally agreed to form a Conference Committee with the House to come to a resolution on our budget. The aim is to produce a plan...
December 2nd, 2013
President Obama’s strategy is clear: focus on winning control of the House for Democrats so he can have the unified control of government he needs to write his legacy in his final two years, as he did in his first....
December 1st, 2013
I explore this and other questions about capitalism with George Reisman, professor emeritus of economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics.To listen, click here.
November 29th, 2013
How do you escape from between a rock and a bigger rock? You rewrite the rules.Democrats are feeling the ire of the public, and it’s even hitting closer to home as congressional staffers are feeling the pain of Obamacare....
November 26th, 2013
Last week we worked on a number of issues in Washington. In the Science Committee, we held a hearing with experts on data security to examine whether your personal information is secure on the Obamacare website. I was...
November 25th, 2013
Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and I appeared on Fox with Sean Hannity to talk about a whistleblowers disturbing allegations that Census employees fabricated data used for determining the unemployment rate...right...
November 22nd, 2013
With our extensive bayou system and the Gulf Coast located just a half hour from our great city, Houstonians know the importance of having flood insurance to protect their property. The number and costs of claims for storm...
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 18th, 2013
We on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing this past week to review our nations natural disaster recovery efforts, as well as to evaluate federal agencies progress in implementing recovery...
