112th Congress
December 11th, 2012
I announced a week-long initiative to draw attention to out-of-control government spending. I am calling for an SOS to Stop Outrageous Spending.On January 1, 2013, unless Congress and the President reach an agreement,...
December 7th, 2012
Today’s jobs report serves as a reminder that far too many Americans are looking for work, and that any plan to avert the fiscal cliff must prioritize job creation. Raising taxes, as the President insists, will make it more...
December 5th, 2012
Tuesday, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and I introduced H.R. 6628, The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act of 2012. This bipartisan bill will help law enforcement process rape kits. Senator John...
December 2nd, 2012
Here in Washington and across the nation, all eyes are fixed on the “fiscal cliff” talks between Congress and the President. Everyone wants to know if they should expect a tax hike in just a few weeks. At year end, the so-...
November 28th, 2012
The Senate passed the Child Protection Act of 2012, introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). The bipartisan legislation seeks to protect young...
November 18th, 2012
On Friday, the House approved – in an overwhelmingly bipartisan manner – the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 (H.R. 6156). This common-sense legislation would establish Permanent Normalized Trade...
November 16th, 2012
I released the following statement on the situation in Gaza and his continued support for Israel:I stand firmly with Israel and offer my continued prayers for their safety and security. The United States has no greater ally...
November 14th, 2012
As Congress returns to Washington, I look forward to continuing to represent South Texas through the lame duck session and into the 113th Congress.Right now, the media is in an uproar about the fiscal cliff that is fast...
November 8th, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.To win in 2012, you had...
September 24th, 2012
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, I questioned the decision of Obama administration officials to challenge South Carolina’s voter ID law. I was joined in sending the letter by two Judiciary Committee members,...
December 10th, 2012
I posted the article below a few days ago, in which I wrote that Bill Krystol had recommended that House Republicans compromise on Obama’s call for tax rate hikes for the top 2% of income earners. That’s unprincipled and...
December 5th, 2012
Today, I joined Rep. Frank Wolf and nine of our colleagues in introducing a bill to establish a House Select Committee on the Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.Eighty-four days have passed since the attack, and the administration...
December 4th, 2012
Negotiations are ongoing to reach an agreement and avert what is known as the “fiscal cliff,” a combination of automatic tax increases and cuts to our defense spending that will take place starting next month. House...
December 1st, 2012
This week in Washington, Congressional leaders and the President continued to negotiate a solution to avert the looming “fiscal cliff” set to take effect January 1, 2013. As you may know, the so-called fiscal cliff is a...
November 20th, 2012
Within the past week, Palestinian militants fired missiles at Israeli targets and Israel has responded with strikes of its own in parts of the Gaza Strip. A missile attack on Jerusalem on Friday marks the first attack on...
November 16th, 2012
Let us be clear; God has not abandoned America. But the election results last week underscore that it is His will that will be done, not ours, and it will be in His time.We will NEVER stop working to restore our country to...
November 15th, 2012
Congressman Ron Pauls final speech on the House floor before leaving Congress:
November 13th, 2012
Congress is now back into session, and there are a number of serious issues we’ll need to act on before the end of the year. Our country is facing a combination of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are...
September 27th, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is a political committee devoted to maintaining and increasing the 239-member Republican majority in the U.S. House of...
September 24th, 2012
On Friday, the House passed H.R. 3409, the Stop the War on Coal Act, which is a common-sense package of proposals aimed at putting an end to the Administration’s war on coal that is harming our already weak economy. The EPA'...