In a move many business leaders called “long overdue,” Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has announced a new panel of lawmakers will consider what policies need to be in place – and what kind of policies should be rejected – in order to keep this state a vibrant economic powerhouse for decades to come. Read more about Texas House Panel to Study Economic Competitiveness
I released the following statement after a bipartisan bill I authored with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to crack down on elder abuse was signed into law by the President today. The Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act helps to protect seniors from neglect and financial exploitation by strengthening oversight and accountability for guardians and conservators. Read more about Trump Signs Cornyn Bill to Protect Seniors from Financial Exploitation
While many are rejoicing at the fall of Raqqa and the freeing of thousands of trapped civilians, ISIS has retrenched itself in the Oil Rich Deir Ezzor Countryside from Al Qurraya through Qa’im and while maintaining a presence in Western Iraq. Read more about Raqqa Has Fallen, Long Road to Eradicating ISIS Ahead
Recently on the Senate floor, I discussed the importance of passing the FY2018 Budget Resolution, which is necessary to enacting tax reform. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found here. Read more about Vote Against Budget is Vote Against Tax Reform
I applauded EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s Monday announcement that he is ending “sue and settle” practices within the agency, and urged my colleagues in Congress to pass the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, which would enact this policy into law. Read more about Ending "Sue and Settle" Practice is a Major Victory for Texas Landowners
With the United States experiencing rapid economic growth and the lowest unemployment rate it has seen in sixteen years, labor shortages in several American industries pose one of the most significant threats to our nation’s continued economic prosperity. 
In a move many business leaders called “long overdue,” Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has announced a new panel of lawmakers will consider what policies need to be in place – and what kind of policies should be rejected – in order to keep this state a vibrant economic powerhouse for decades to come. 
I recently issued the following statement regarding the situation involving the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government and the Government of Iraq: 
I released the following statement after a bipartisan bill I authored with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to crack down on elder abuse was signed into law by the President today. The Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act helps to protect seniors from neglect and financial exploitation by strengthening oversight and accountability for guardians and conservators. 
Today I penned the following 
Recently on the Senate floor, I discussed the importance of passing the FY2018 Budget Resolution, which is necessary to enacting tax reform. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video of my remarks can be found 
I applauded EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s Monday announcement that he is ending “sue and settle” practices within the agency, and urged my colleagues in Congress to pass the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act, which would enact this policy into law. 
