112th Congress
July 18th, 2011
NRCC - Democrats on Friday renewed their calls for a new credit card to continue their spending spree without any accompanying spending cuts:DEMOCRAT WHIP STENY HOYER (D-MD): “I have told Mr. Boehner that our party stands...
July 15th, 2011
Speaker of the House John Boeher is quickly becoming one of the strongest Republican Speakers of all time. He is standing strong against heavy pressure from the Liberal Media, Barack Obama, Democrats in the Senate and even...
July 6th, 2011
Today, I secured House approval of my amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill of 2012 (H.R. 2219) to increase funding for research and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress...
July 1st, 2011
The debt ceiling negotiations with Vice President Biden and key Republican negotiators broke down last week. These negotiations have been going on for some time now and are the result of the last Debt Ceiling bill passed...
June 30th, 2011
Today, I released the following statement after the unanimous vote by the Senate in favor of confirming General David H. Petraeus as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.Few Americans have contributed more to the...
June 28th, 2011
NRCC - Two years ago, House Democrats voted en masse to pass a national energy tax on American workers and families—legislation that was called “the biggest tax in American history”:HOUSE DEMOCRATS PASS CAP-AND-TRADE ON 219-...
June 9th, 2011
In response to the 2010 Medicare funding warning, the President was legally required to present a plan to Congress—within 15 days after submitting his 2011 budget—addressing funding for the Medicare program. As of today, 101...
June 2nd, 2011
Today, I secured House approval of my amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 2107) which strikes Section 514 of the legislation. Section 514 eliminates any use of funds for A-76...
May 31st, 2011
The following statement came in from Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2).This evening the House voted on a bill to increase the legal debt limit by $2.4 trillion without cutting a single dollar from our budget. I voted against...
May 24th, 2011
NRCC - Democrats aren’t backing away from their record of job-destroying policies forced on Americans during the Democrats’ two years of unchecked control of Washington. Instead, they’re embracing that record by denying and...
July 17th, 2011
With August 2nd approaching and doomsday for the American economy just around the corner, Barack Obama is attempting once again to play mediator/hard ball ideologue in his attempt to get Republicans to raise a ton of taxes...
July 7th, 2011
Today I issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Air Transport Rule (CATR) to include Texas in the Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) programs:Once again...
July 1st, 2011
The political mood in America is extremely volatile these days. In 2008, the American voters were upset with the policies of the George W. Bush administration and turned over Congress to the Democrats while electing Barack...
June 30th, 2011
NRCC - Pressed yesterday about the National Labor Relations Board’s actions to destroy jobs in South Carolina, President Obama “dodged” the issue, claiming that “it’s an independent agency” despite the fact that he has...
June 30th, 2011
The following letter by me appeared in Sunday’s edition of the Dallas Morning News:Dear Editor,“High joblessness may be ‘normal,’” was the headline of a story in Monday’s Business section of the News.When it comes...
June 27th, 2011
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Brady, introduced legislation that would impose mandatory smart caps on federal spending and provide for flexible fiscal guardrails that shrink the size of government.“Creating jobs is...
June 3rd, 2011
The following is a message from Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2):Earlier this week, the House of Representatives voted on the President’s request to increase the debt limit. I, along with 317 of my colleagues, voted NO, and this...
June 1st, 2011
I released the following statement regarding the House’s rejection of a measure supported by the Obama Administration to raise the national debt limit by $2.4 trillion without any conditions for fiscal responsibility by a...
May 25th, 2011
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX-32), a Member of House Republican Leadership, today secured House approval of his amendment to expedite new and innovative treatments, not currently available within military and...
May 13th, 2011
This week President Obama came to Texas to discuss border security. In advance of the visit, the White House has said “President Obama believes Democrats and Republicans should come together to tackle an issue that is...