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February 21st, 2014
This week, I held a press conference at the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont to discuss ideas to promote energy development and boost the economy.Restoring jobs and economic growth is the number one priority for Americans and...
November 4th, 2012
Recently I was driving down the freeway in Houston, Texas and I noticed a small business alongside the freeway that was making a BIG statement! Flying over the business was a giant American flag, which is common to see along...
April 21st, 2011
NRCC - It’s been nearly two months since gas prices started their upward climb towards record highs, and with summer around the bend, the financial strain on families and businesses is as bad as ever:GAS PRICE NATIONAL...
March 15th, 2011
NRCC - As gas stands at $3.56/gallon nationwide, Obama has tried to fashion himself as a defender of domestic energy production, despite his administration’s deliberate delay in issuing new drilling permits.GAS AT $3.56/...
March 7th, 2011
The Washington Post published an article on Feb. 28, 2011 by Lon Montgomery entitled “GOP spending plan would cost 700,000 jobs, new report says”. The article goes on to quote Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s...
October 12th, 2010
Following the announcement by Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior Ken Salazar on deepwater oil and gas drilling, I issued the following statement:The Obama Administration’s drilling moratorium announcement is a...
June 28th, 2013
This week, House Republicans advanced a part of our all-of-the-above energy plan to help create jobs and boost our nation’s energy security. The Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2013 (H.R. 2231), which passed the House today...
May 18th, 2011
Today, I issued the following statement regarding the Offshore Production & Safety Act of 2011:Seventy percent of Americans say gas prices are causing their families financial hardship, and Democrats introduce a bill...
March 24th, 2011
Drill, Drill, Drill in BrazilIt seems that President Obama had something more to accomplish on his trip to Brazil this week, other than to enjoy the sights of Rio and the adulation of Brazil’s leading...
March 10th, 2011
A very recent shooting star in the newstalk world has been John Hofmeister, former GE manager under legendary GE Chairman Jack Welch (author of Winning and others), and before he retired, President of Shell Oil...
December 10th, 2010
I joined Senators David Vitter (R-LA), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), and others in sending a letter to Senators Daniel K. Inouye (D-HI) and Thad Cochran (R-MS), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S.
September 5th, 2010
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) announced that Director Michael R. Bromwich will hold the next two events in a series of fact-finding forums in Houston, Texas and Biloxi, Miss. the...
