Family
Republicans must come together to stand for policies that strengthen the core of society: The traditional family. Marriage must be protected. Life must be respected. Liberals suggest the policies we embrace are “divisive wedge issues,” but they could not be more wrong. Policies that strengthen the family are essential to a GOP that keeps its core conservative principles.
December 31st, 2012
I find it very hard to understand why there is so much emphasis on ‘coming together’. The truth is that the LEFT will never understand that we want God in our lives and see Christ as our Lord and Savior and that we love...
December 28th, 2012
The Senate today approved legislation authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) to reauthorize provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that governs the surveillance of...
December 27th, 2012
It can be argued that one of the most important and treasured cultural aspects in the Black community is our faith. We are overwhelmingly Christian. The church has played a key role in our cultural and spiritual development...
December 21st, 2012
My proposal to fight the growing backlog of disability claims within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) using a new Texas initiative as a national model passed both the House and the Senate this week as part of the...
December 20th, 2012
Texas State Representative Jason Villalba has announced that he will file a bill to allow teachers to have concealed handguns at schools. Should Teachers pack heat at Schools to be able to protect kids from mass shootings? I...
December 16th, 2012
Why would anyone who is against the killing of innocent unborn babies ever consider voting for Joe Straus? Joe Straus is not pro life. He voted against pro life issues before he became Speaker and enjoyed support from...
December 14th, 2012
The mass shooting/murder today of dozens of kindergarten kids at a Connecticut Elementary School is just one of the many recent school shootings. This event should cause Americans to seriously think about allowing select,...
December 13th, 2012
Wednesday, the House unanimously passed H.R. 6364, the bipartisan Frank Buckles WWI Memorial Act. The bill was introduced by Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) along with Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Congresswoman...
December 11th, 2012
Today the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) presented U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) with their ‘Crime Fighter’ award for his efforts to reduce and prevent sexual assault. RAINN has endorsed Sen. Cornyn’s...
December 10th, 2012
(Washington, DC) - Log Cabin Republicans call upon House Republicans to support an inclusive Violence Against Women Act which protects LGBT Americans."Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act passed the Senate with...
December 29th, 2012
Norman Schwarzkopf passed away Thursday, and in an era of celebrity, he was a true hero. The First Gulf War was broadcast live with almost every second brought into every American living room. The Gulf War made CNN a...
December 28th, 2012
Today U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) and I announced the Senate passage of their bill to rename legislation championed by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) to allow working spouses and homemakers to contribute...
December 25th, 2012
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. [Isaiah 7:14, NKJV]Most of you are familiar with this passage from Isaiah, written...
December 20th, 2012
“What is the gun community going to do about this tragedy? I dunno, what is the gay community going to do about Penn State?”- From Ann Althouse's blog and InstapunditMs. Althouse's point was that the gun community...
December 19th, 2012
Groups like FAIR, NumbersUSA and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) have long worked to deepen and widen a wedge between conservative Hispanic citizens and the Republican Party. Looking at the boards of these...
December 15th, 2012
A post from a friend, Angie McCosh Vogt of Tennessee...With regard to the horrible school shooting Friday, I'd like to offer a prayerful reflection. The history of humanity is fraught with examples of unspeakable evil. The...
December 13th, 2012
Throughout 2012, whenever I was asked if we would win in November, my answer was consistently, “We will win if we can overcome voter fraud.” I just could not comprehend that the American people would willingly allow the...
December 12th, 2012
Congressman Pete Sessions with members of the Charitable Giving CoalitionLast week, I was pleased to meet with several representatives from the Charitable Giving Coalition, including Dallas members of the Meadows Foundation...
December 10th, 2012
I am often asked, why do you place yourself in a group, and box yourself in when you should assimilate into America. The answer is twofold. First, because of government categorization, Latinos have to select a box that...
December 7th, 2012
Seventy-one years ago, on December 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked American forces at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,402 Americans, wounding 1,282, destroying 188 aircraft, sinking four Navy battleships, and, as the world later...