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April 1st, 2013
Not only is Obama bankrupting America, he’s bankrupting the DNC. According to Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), Democrats are “in the red” because they spent more than “everything...
March 23rd, 2013
This week, House Republicans passed our fiscal year 2014 budget plan, “The Path to Prosperity.” This responsible budget proposal lays out a vision for restoring our nation’s economic vitality through reforms that will...
March 21st, 2013
Two days after I returned home from CPAC 2013, I met with a small group of conservative friends in Dallas and one asked what was my favorite part of CPAC. I did not and cannot choose my favorite speaker or panel, because so...
March 19th, 2013
Matthew Dowd said on ABC’s This Week that attendees at the 2013 CPAC conference last week in Washington were “like a bunch of dinosaurs.” CPAC reminds him of “you know, ‘Land Before Time’ and (is)…. like going to a...
March 14th, 2013
Is it Girls or Bankruptcy Judges that have Gone Wild?Researching everything going on in relation to the bankruptcy series I have been writing can be pretty dry. However, recently on Bankruptcy Law...
March 6th, 2013
Today I questioned Attorney General Eric Holder on the conduct of the Justice Department over their involvement in the prosecution of Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz:Following is a partial transcript and video of the...
March 1st, 2013
Texas has a Vote Poaching problem. Ballots and votes are being stolen. Voter Fraud is real. State Senator Donna Campbell has filed a bill (SB 554) to stop the voter fraud and to stop dead people from voting in San Antonio,...
February 15th, 2013
As the Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman, I released the following statement after reports of an unforeseen meteor exploding in the sky above Russia early this morning, on the same day that a large asteroid...
February 13th, 2013
I join a bipartisan group of Representatives today to pay tribute to Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle, a true American military hero, who was tragically killed on February 2nd.Chris was a personal friend of mine, and I know...
February 12th, 2013
This evening, President Barack Obama will deliver his fifth State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. In a time when we face the most divided Congress in history, tonight we will come together as one in...
March 26th, 2013
The Republican Party looks like a sports team on a losing streak or a marriage when money is tight. They look like they are coming a part. Whenever things are not going well in any walk of life the small things take on...
March 22nd, 2013
Having finished reading the “Growth and Opportunity Project” report from a blue ribbon panel appointed by Chairman Reince Priebus, it reported seven different areas for improvement in the next campaign cycle. Each area...
March 20th, 2013
Fellow TexasGOPVote blogger Tom Donelson recently wrote about some of the CPAC 2013 speakers who stand out as possible 2016 Presidential contenders, listing Marco Rubio, Bobby Jindal and Rand Paul.I respectfully add to that...
March 18th, 2013
Over the next four years, conservatism begins the process of identifying itself for the 21st century, and the process will begin with three young politicians: Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal. Scott Rasmussen...
March 13th, 2013
I joined other Members of Congress in writing a letter to President Obama protesting the White House’s decision to cancel public tours. On March 5, 2013, the White House abruptly announced that they were canceling all tours...
March 5th, 2013
As House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman, I have called a hearing for tomorrow afternoon titled Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors, Part...
February 22nd, 2013
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Wednesday evening he had made a deal with the federal government and would now accept Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion, the initial implementation of President Obama's Affordable Care Act....
February 14th, 2013
Is 44 days too fast to move a bankruptcy the size of General Motors (GM) through the courts system without missing something major? Apparently so, as Judge Robert Gerber, in the Southern District of New York (SDNY)...
February 13th, 2013
Under President Obama, the deficit has doubled. The federal government now borrows 40 cents for every new dollar it spends. No family, no community, no country can sustain that kind of excessive spending. It’s the road to...
February 12th, 2013
Former LAPD police officer, now alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner, has been cornered by police after stealing a white Dodge pickup truck. After crashing the truck, Dorner was chased into a cabin near Big Bear, CA. Two...