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March 24th, 2010
I spoke on the Senate floor today and introduced an amendment to the U.S. House of Representatives-passed House Health Care Reconciliation bill (H.R. 4872), to remove a 3.8 percent tax hike which would be imposed on the...
March 17th, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending March 6 rose to 19,194 from 18,112 the previous week. The four-week moving average for initial claims – a steadier measure of unemployment claim activity – declined for the...
March 6th, 2010
Recent upward revisions to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product in the fourth quarter of 2009 have drawn skepticism from many who still point to dragging unemployment rates, reduced consumer demand, and still-declining home...
March 4th, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending Feb. 20 fell to 16,712 from 17,730 the previous week. This marked the lowest number of first-time unemployment claimants since Jan. 2. Continued claims (those receiving...
February 20th, 2010
For the week ending Feb. 13 initial claims on the national level rose to 473,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 442,000. Bloomberg’s Bob Willis reports:
February 17th, 2010
Today, I issued the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the President’s stimulus package:
February 6th, 2010
I issued the following statement yesterday regarding the newly released January jobs report:
January 30th, 2010
Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow had an excellent article on placing greater emphasis on career and technical education instead of pushing every student to attend a four-year university.
January 27th, 2010
You would think that Obama would have a lot of explaining to do in his State of the Union Address tonight, but have no fear Obamanites, for a third "bipartisan" party is emerging: The Mad-As-Hell Party, and Obama is here to...
January 22nd, 2010
This past week, the Texas Comptroller’s office released the latest sales tax collection figures. December sales tax collections in Texas were down 11.6 percent compared to the same period last year. This follows ten straight...
March 19th, 2010
A new study from the United States Department of Labor reports that the unemployment rate in 2009 for young returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan rose to 21.9%, far higher than the national unemployment rate for non-...
March 12th, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending Feb. 27 climbed to 18,112 from 16,712 the previous week. The four-week moving average for initial claims – a steadier measure of unemployment claim activity – declined for the...
March 4th, 2010
I do have thoughts about Senator Bunning and the Pay-Go situation, but honestly, more and more for me, things are boiling down to one BIG? thing. Personally of course, Jim Bunning is no issue, a retiring Senator. And, this...
February 26th, 2010
Facebook has been looking for a city to open a new office, and Rick Perry has offered $1.4 million in incentives to Facebook to open its new office in Austin, Texas.
February 19th, 2010
Thursday, I joined the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) in announcing the findings of critical new research on the severe impact federal climate change, or cap-and-trade, legislation would have on the Texas economy....
February 11th, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 30 reached 19,365 from 18,318 the previous week. The four-week moving average for initial claims – a steadier measure of unemployment claim activity – has risen to 22,442...
February 3rd, 2010
Texas initial jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 23 declined to 18,318 – a 16.7 percent drop from the previous week’s figure. Continued claims (those receiving benefits for two weeks or more) also declined by 9,580 to...
January 28th, 2010
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama invokes the Mad As Hell Party to direct anger and blame at Wall Street.
January 26th, 2010
Obama will be reporting the condition of the nation and outlining his legislative agenda tomorrow in the State of the Union Address. The civilian police officer heroes who opened fire on terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort...
January 14th, 2010
Today, I issued the following statement in response to President Obama's proposed tax increase on selected firms and industries:
