Voting Resources
Security
A strong national defense is vital in a post-9/11 world. That includes comprehensive border security. In keeping us safe, the government may be tempted to overreach in ways disturbing to those of us who value our liberty above all else. Spying on Americans in the name of security is unacceptable. Finding the right balance between our national security and our freedoms is essential in keeping Americans safe from terrorists who want to kill us because they hate our way of life.
November 2nd, 2015
U.S. officials refused to rule out that ISIS was responsible for bringing down the Metrojet flight in Egypt this weekend, citing a tweet from the terror group that claimed responsibility for the deadly crash. "It’s unlikely...
October 30th, 2015
As a former judge and prosecutor, I saw the impact of domestic violence firsthand.As co-founders of the Victims' Rights Caucus, with my friend Jim Costa from California, we believe that it is important to recognize October...
October 27th, 2015
For more than 50 years, there has been one thing the House, the Senate, and the President of the United States have all agreed on: passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is critical. But once again, President...
October 26th, 2015
Last week, the House Select Committee on Benghazi interviewed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on what she knew about the attacks that killed four Americans in Libya in 2012. The hearing comes more than three years...
October 16th, 2015
The ink has not even dried on the President’s reckless nuclear deal with Iran and Tehran is already testing the limits.
October 14th, 2015
For the family and friends of those who lost loved ones two weeks ago, like so many others who have lost their children and their friends and their siblings to one of these shootings, we know the emotions are still raw and...
October 9th, 2015
An economics professor emeritus from the University of Texas in Austin has resigned. His reason expressed in a resignation letter, a fear that law abiding students with a concealed handgun might shoot him.
October 6th, 2015
In an era of constant political gamesmanship and gridlock, getting things done in Congress is never easy. That was never clearer than the last Congress’ failure to pass long overdue reforms to an antiquated that today...
October 4th, 2015
Last week I voted in support of H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. This bill seeks to hold Iran accountable by requiring it to pay court-ordered compensation to victims of its state-sponsored...
October 1st, 2015
Jeb Bush's big moment at the last debate came when he reminded Donald Trump that his brother kept America safe. This line received applause but what Bush, or for that matter, Rubio and others, have failed to do is explain...
October 31st, 2015
A suspect killed three people in a series of shootings in downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday before dying in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said. Colorado Springs police responding to an emergency call...
October 28th, 2015
The Department of Justice has closed its investigation into Lois Lerner and her band of bungling bureaucrats at the IRS. Choosing political expediency, it won't prosecute the actors.
October 27th, 2015
The defense program DARPA is working to create an artificial brain—but what will it mean for humanity if it succeeds?
October 24th, 2015
When Russian President Vladimir Putin recently addressed the United Nations in New York City, he publicly condemned the policies of the "one center of dominance" in the post-Cold War world: America. He went on to speak...
October 15th, 2015
Congressman Lamar Smith CD21 Speaks on the Iran Deal, Sanctuary Cities, Defunding Planned Parenthood
Congressman Lamar Smith has been reaching out to his constituents in Congressional District 21 and receiving favorable results. CD21 includes parts of Bexar, Travis, Comal, and Hays Counties and all of Bandera, Blanco,...
October 13th, 2015
While being served with an arrest warrant in Michigan, the suspect opened fire on police with a crossbow. The shot wounded a deputy sheriff who was there to serve the arrest warrant on the man wanted for felonious assault. A...
October 9th, 2015
My thoughts and prayers are with the Israeli people who are enduring a new escalation of Palestinian terrorism.
October 6th, 2015
Russian involvement in the 4½-year-old Syrian civil war seems to be escalating, with NATO's secretary general confirming Tuesday a second incursion by Russian planes into Turkish airspace and saying Russian ground troops...
October 3rd, 2015
An Italian man is facing a possible prison sentence or hefty fine after he allegedly called in a bomb threat so he wouldn’t miss his flight. The 46-year-old passenger was running late for his flight from Turin to Rome, so he...
October 1st, 2015
At least 13 people were dead and more than 20 others were injured after a gunman opened fire Thursday morning on the campus of Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon, authorities told NBC News. It wasn't immediately...
