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113th Congress
September 3rd, 2013
Congress:There are no “good guys” in this one. Nothing there is worth American sons’ and daughters’ blood or American treasure. If the surrounding nations (who arguably are truly at risk here if any are) do not support the...
August 28th, 2013
Last week, the group, Immigration Works USA, hosted a panel discussion moderated by U.S. Congressman Ted Poe called Immigration Reform: What Houston Employers Need. The event was held at Pappadeaux with opening...
August 23rd, 2013
A body believed to be that of a Honduran national killed by Mexican drug cartel violence was seen floating in the Rio Grande river as a congressional delegation focused on border security matters visited the Texas/Mexico...
August 17th, 2013
With each passing day, it becomes more and more obvious that President Obama’s health-care law is simply unworkable. Yet rather than accept reality and support full congressional repeal of the law, the administration is...
August 13th, 2013
Last week, I visited Young, Throckmorton, Shackelford, Taylor, Stephens, Fisher, and Jones Counties to meet with constituents and talk about what’s on your minds. In many conversations I’ve had, one question has come up: “...
August 12th, 2013
Over the last week, there have been reports that Members of Congress have exempted themselves from Obamacare. These reports are false. Members of Congress should never be exempt from any laws that they pass, and all Members...
August 6th, 2013
I have a lot of events planned for the next few weeks in West Texas and the Big Country. On Wednesday, August 7th, I’ll be in Olney to celebrate the delivery of the 3,000th Air Tractor aircraft. Air Tractor has been...
July 22nd, 2013
This Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee, we held a hearing with government officials from the DOJ, NSA, and FBI to investigate the Administration’s collecting of personal phone records and other data. According to an...
July 11th, 2013
Yesterday I joined all 45 fellow Senate Republicans in sending a letter to President Obama asking him to extend the Obamacare employer mandate delay to the rest of the flawed law and to make those delays permanent. The...
July 5th, 2013
House Republicans have solutions for getting Americans back to work, one of them being to fully repeal the President’s damaging, unaffordable health care law. In fact, one in five small businesses have laid off workers while...
August 31st, 2013
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit a Syrian refugee camp while I was overseas in Turkey. This helped me to better understand the civil war raging in Syria. In the midst of the current turmoil, the...
August 26th, 2013
The battle cry goes far and wide... No Amnesty, No Way, No How! Great! I am with you 1000%. Absolutely no amnesty. But wait, no one is asking for amnesty. So why is it that you hear someone parroting this mantra of "No...
August 20th, 2013
I am pleased to announce an upcoming town hall meeting. I hope that you can join me for a discussion on government overreach in Washington and what House conservatives are doing to address it. More importantly, I look...
August 14th, 2013
Every year, millions of Americans across the fruited plains send their tax returns to the IRS. Some claim exemptions so they can keep more of their money; now the IRS wants an exemption of its own.IRS employees want an...
August 12th, 2013
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy (D) has a grave misunderstanding of the 2nd Amendment and demonstrated his lack of knowledge recently in front of millions of Americans during a recent interview with Rachel Maddow.Here’s an...
August 9th, 2013
As the father of a young man with Down syndrome, I have been an advocate for individuals with disabilities in Congress and in our community. On Thursday, I was delighted to visit the Helping Everyone Reach Outstanding...
August 5th, 2013
This week was a win for anyone who wants a more responsible and accountable government.As a part of "Stop Government Abuse Week," the House came together to pass my bill, H.R. 313, the "Government Spending Accountability (...
July 12th, 2013
Today I introduced legislation to reduce frivolous lawsuits that plague our legal system. The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 2655) imposes mandatory sanctions on lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits in federal...
July 9th, 2013
Congress has a packed schedule in July, and there’s a lot to be done. The House will be working on appropriations bills, which is how we fund the government. In following with the budget plan we passed earlier this year,...
July 3rd, 2013
I released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's announcement that it will delay the employer mandate until 2015.The Administration's announcement highlights what Texans have known since the day...
