Last week, KRIS-TV ran a story about a Portland veteran who, despite decorated service in Vietnam, was being mistreated by the Department of Veterans Affairs when it came to the payment of his medical bills. After learning about the situation, my office contacted the VA and within a week had almost all of his bills paid. Read more about Putting Veterans First
Our nation has led the world in making the impossible possible. One example is our national space program and by extension, our emerging commercial space industry. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the Commercial Space Launch Act into law, making it the policy of the United States to open space to the American people and their private commercial, scientific, and cultural enterprises. Read more about We Must Continue America’s Leadership in Space
The man who allegedly killed four men, a woman and her 6-year-old while they were camping on their land in east Texas Saturday night now faces six counts of capital murder. The Anderson County District Attorney filed the additional charges on Thursday afternoon. Read more about Texas Man Faces Capital Murder Charges in Slaughter of 6 Campers
Earlier this week, I introduced a House Resolution (H.Res525) urging the Administration to work with the NATO member states to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in response to the Paris attacks. Article 5 signifies that an attack on one NATO country is an attack on all and requires a joint response from all NATO members. Read more about Chairman Poe Releases Strategy to Respond to Paris Attacks
Video also shows Texas Right to Life President Jim Graham was ecstatic about police citations that he and Sullivan would later use as tools for fundraising
The attacks on our nation's oldest ally have struck us here at home to our very core. We know what it's like to be attacked in our homeland, and we know, therefore, what the French people are going through. So as we continue to keep the French people in our thoughts and prayers, we should do everything in our power to assist them. Read more about After Paris, Cornyn Calls for a Clear, Credible Strategy to Combat ISIS
As we all watched in horror the events that unfolded in Paris on Friday night, November 13, we knew that Satan was wandering the streets in France. The President of France, Francois Hollande, called it an act of WAR! It did not take the French long to respond to the terror attacks by ISIS. The ‘Guardian’ reported that ten French fighter jets targeted the Islamic State’s stronghold in Raqqa on Sunday night and dropped twenty bombs. Read more about Paris Attacks: The WAR on TERROR is NOT contained!
Three Pakistani police officers were killed and several more were wounded today in a failed police operation on a Pakistani Taliban hideout in Peshawar. Read more about Terrorism Watch Update
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has already tweeted that he won’t pursue immigration reform while President Obama is in office. Ryan does not trust the president to enforce an amnesty or partial legalization for unauthorized immigrants. But that does not preclude improving the legal immigration system for other workers. Read more about Three Ways to Improve Employment-Based Green Cards
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Our nation has led the world in making the impossible possible. One example is our national space program and by extension, our emerging commercial space industry. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the Commercial Space Launch Act into law, making it the policy of the United States to open space to the American people and their private commercial, scientific, and cultural enterprises. 
The man who allegedly killed four men, a woman and her 6-year-old while they were camping on their land in east Texas Saturday night now faces six counts of capital murder. The Anderson County District Attorney filed the additional charges on Thursday afternoon. 
Earlier this week, I introduced a House Resolution (H.Res525) urging the Administration to work with the NATO member states to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in response to the Paris attacks. Article 5 signifies that an attack on one NATO country is an attack on all and requires a joint response from all NATO members. 
The attacks on our nation's oldest ally have struck us here at home to our very core. We know what it's like to be attacked in our homeland, and we know, therefore, what the French people are going through. So as we continue to keep the French people in our thoughts and prayers, we should do everything in our power to assist them. 
As we all watched in horror the events that unfolded in Paris on Friday night, November 13, we knew that Satan was wandering the streets in France. The President of France, Francois Hollande, called it an act of WAR! It did not take the French long to respond to the terror attacks by ISIS. The ‘Guardian’ reported that ten French fighter jets targeted the Islamic State’s stronghold in Raqqa on Sunday night and dropped twenty bombs. 
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has already tweeted that he won’t pursue immigration reform while President Obama is in office. Ryan does not trust the president to enforce an amnesty or partial legalization for unauthorized immigrants. But that does not preclude improving the legal immigration system for other workers. 
A total of two men and one woman and three children were killed over the weekend while camping on their land near Palestine, Texas. One woman survived the attack by hiding and called police Sunday morning. 
