Texas GOP Vote

Today Elena Kagan faces her first vote in the United States Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committtee is dominated by Democrats so Kagan is nearly certain to sail through this first round - as of this morning no Democrat has announced opposition to Kagan.

Senator Lindsey Graham, the GOP Senator from South Carolina has just announced on C-SPAN that he will vote in support of Kagan.

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Senator John Cornyn recently stated that he is ready to work with legislators on an immigration bill. Personally, I would like to thank Senator Cornyn for stepping up to the plate on this volatile issue. Senator Graham retreated (thankfully) because he could not pursue his cap and tax legislation.  Read more »

Bravo to Senator Cornyn! The Texas GOP should unite behind his efforts to help pass a SENSIBLE approach to immigration reform. No Amnesty! No Deportations! ID them and Tax them! Read more about this in John Stanton's Roll Call article:

National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) is leaving the door open to working with Democrats on comprehensive immigration reform - so long as President Barack Obama commits to using his bully pulpit to advance legislation.

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Conservative Latino Talk Radio discusses the lies and misinformation from supporters of SB 1070, Arizona Gov. Brewer, Sen. Russel Pearce, and Law professor Kobach who wrote the law. I report how I saw them on Fox news last evening and heard them lie directly about the contents of the bill in an attempt to hide its un-constitutionality.   Read more »

Over the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with the Mayors, City Council members, and other representatives from cities across Texas as they visit Washington to discuss local issues. I have met with delegations from Midland, El Paso, Laredo, Lubbock, Lufkin, and San Marcos, to name a few.  Read more »

The Democrats are scrambling to do everything and anything they can to get the 60 votes needed to pass their healthcare bill. Hear what Republican senators Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn have to say about the new "opt-out" proposal.

In the words of S.C. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, "This is not change we can believe in, this is a disaster!"