112th Congress
March 9th, 2011
Today’s vote in the Senate is a victory for American innovators who create businesses, generate jobs and drive economic growth. The current patent system is outdated and is bogged down by frivolous suits and uncertainty...
March 4th, 2011
The following statement is in response to the Department of Labor’s report of 192,000 new jobs and an 8.9 percent unemployment rate in February:Today’s jobs report is an encouraging sign for American families and businesses...
February 28th, 2011
NRCC - On Friday, House Republicans introduced a temporary government funding measure that cuts federal spending based on proposals endorsed by Senate Democrats: “House Republicans began rolling out Friday a novel stop-gap...
February 25th, 2011
Illegal immigration from what Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) refers to as OTMs (Other than Mexican) has grown rapidly in the past ten years. One of the fastest growing numbers is illegal immigrants from India. In...
February 8th, 2011
The following came in from the National Republican Congressional Committee:House Democrats recently doubled-down on the individual mandate when only three House Democrats voted with 242 House Republicans to repeal ObamaCare...
February 8th, 2011
Last month, I voted to repeal the Democrat’s flawed health care law. As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, I am working in Congress to enact common sense solutions that will reduce health care costs without imposing...
February 5th, 2011
A few days ago, I wrote Part 1 of this story detailing the hypocrisy of President Barack Hussein Obama in relation to his ignoring American protesters while promising to hear the protesters of Egypt.
February 3rd, 2011
Barack Hussein Obama has shown great contempt for the clear will of the American people—our values, our livelihoods, our States, and our opinions.He has ignored the American borders.He has instructed his minions to work...
February 2nd, 2011
The Senate vote on the Republican effort to repeal the Obamacare law failed to obtain the 60 votes required for passage.There is no doubt that Republicans are listening to the American people—and heard their message in...
February 1st, 2011
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott took a few minutes out of the national TV news schedule today to talk to the people of Texas in an exclusive interview with TexasGOPVote.com.
March 8th, 2011
NRCC - Making her first testimony to Congress in nearly a year, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Friday admitted to a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing that her department had used double...
March 3rd, 2011
Today, I cosponsored The Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, introduced by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, which stops the U.S. Environmental Protection...
February 26th, 2011
Will House Republicans Stand Firm?During the last days of the lame duck session of Congress in 2010, the House and Senate passed a compromise Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government on a temporary...
February 21st, 2011
Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, took some time out of his busy schedule last week to share his thoughts with the TexasGOPVote community. As Chairman of the House Judiciary...
February 8th, 2011
Today I introduced a resolution (H.Res. 72) calling on ten House committees to review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from federal government agencies, focusing on their impact on our nation’s economy...
February 7th, 2011
Obama Has Yet to Walk the Walk: He Can Change his Tone, but He Can’t Erase His Job-Destroying Record
The following came in from the National Republican Congressional Committee:President Obama’s speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today was supposed to be an attempt to mend fences with the U.S. business community.“...
February 4th, 2011
Republicans Proposing to Cut Just $32 Billion from 2011 BudgetRemember when Republicans promised to cut the budget by at least $100 Billion? It looks like that promise has gone by the boards. House...
February 3rd, 2011
Following is a message from Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The CCRKBA is a strong 2nd Amendment support group. Mr. Gottlieb has been watching the Obama administration...
February 2nd, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Egypt take to the streets demanding change from what they perceive to be an unresponsive government. United States President, Barack Hussein Obama is so moved that he calls the...
February 1st, 2011
Today I released the following statement regarding the immediate need for the United States to focus on domestic energy production in light of the recent events in the Middle East:The current turmoil in Egypt and its impact...