Coronavirus
November 23rd, 2020
The aviation industry has suffered immensely due to lower travel demand during the pandemic, and unfortunate but necessary cost-cutting measures taken by the airlines mean they don’t currently have the infrastructure or...
November 19th, 2020
Steve Sisolak, governor of Nevada, recently scolded citizens of his state. Why, only irresponsible behavior can account for a rise in “cases” there!So he’s telling Nevadans that they have two weeks to get things under...
November 16th, 2020
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the Trump administration was a key part of accelerating the company's progress in developing the vaccine.
November 11th, 2020
Dear Fellow Texans:Please join me this Veterans Day in honoring the men and women who have served our nation in the U.S. Armed Forces.
November 9th, 2020
Pfizer announced Monday that a COVID-19 vaccine developed with its partner, BioNTech, has proved to be more than 90% effective and that it plans to ask regulators for permission to sell the shot before the end of this month...
November 6th, 2020
Under President Trump, America saw the greatest economy in history. Wages were up, unemployment – especially for minorities and women – was at historic lows, manufacturing was back, and jobs and businesses that had...
November 3rd, 2020
Professor Gabriel Scally, a member of the SAGE group advising the British government on COVID-19, is asked if he’s done any kind of cost-benefit analysis with regard to lockdowns, since lockdowns carry a heavy cost both in...
October 29th, 2020
A recent report
October 26th, 2020
A musician who’s weary of the COVID hysteria just sent me the following, and I thought (with her permission) you might also want to read it.
October 20th, 2020
We already passed $3.8 trillion worth of COVID-19 relief, and I believe we do need to do some more. That's why I was disappointed when Senate Democrats voted to block another half trillion dollar bill on September the 10th...
November 20th, 2020
The governor, who issued a stay-at-home order in April, contended that “there are now known severe medical consequences to that — emotional, mental-type consequences to it — as well as the devastating financial consequences...
November 19th, 2020
Recently on the floor, I discussed Democratic leadership’s decision to release to the media a letter to Majority Leader McConnell on coronavirus relief instead of engaging in good-faith negotiations.
November 13th, 2020
Watch video of my remarks at the recent Ron Paul symposium in Texas.
November 10th, 2020
Lockdowns only delay the inevitable, and they leave wreckage in their wake.
November 6th, 2020
It's been over seven months since COVID-19 fundamentally changed Texans’ lives. Seven long months – and longer for some.But what was true in March is still true today, which is that when the going gets tough, you can always...
November 4th, 2020
As we continue the fight against COVID-19, it is clear that the development of a safe, effective vaccine for the American people is the best way to defeat this virus. Fortunately, Operation Warp Speed (OWS), created by...
October 30th, 2020
Joe Biden's answer to Chinese Covid-19? Blame President Trump. Don't be fooled, he has no answers. We have seen what lockdown was good for, economic and personal devastation.
October 27th, 2020
In response to a surge of COVID-19 cases in El Paso, recently I called Assistant Secretary of Defense Kenneth Rapuano to request he open the William Beaumont Army Medical Center to relieve pressure on El Paso area medical...
October 22nd, 2020
The Senate had the opportunity to pass a bill with half a trillion dollars in additional relief for workers, schools, small businesses, and vaccine research. No controversial positions, nothing ‘Republican’ or ‘Democrat’...
October 19th, 2020
Recently on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier, I discussed the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Judiciary Committee’s response to recent accusations of social media...