116th Congress
August 28th, 2020
H.R. 8093 would allow the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire land from willing private property owners via sale or donation to expand Big Bend National Park 6,100 acres.
August 24th, 2020
This additional money is a short-term measure for USPS, which will help this vital institution as we continue to battle this pandemic. But, beyond this, we must enact a long-term fix for USPS. Bipartisan reform bills have...
August 17th, 2020
Small businesses in Texas have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s devastating impact. I applaud this announcement and will continue to do everything I can to make sure Texas small businesses have what they need to survive...
August 14th, 2020
I helped introduce legislation yesterday to provide $28 billion for state and local governments to update technological infrastructure to help with COVID-19 recovery efforts and enhance existing cyber infrastructure.
August 13th, 2020
I recently announced at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) that entities in the Rio Grande Valley so far have been allocated $530 million in federal coronavirus relief resources from Congress.
August 12th, 2020
By determining gaps in our border technology, we will be able to detect where improvements must be made to strengthen our border security and national security. I am pleased to join my colleagues in introducing this...
August 11th, 2020
Last week, the House passed H.R. 7617, the second package of FY2021 funding legislation, completing work on ten of the twelve annual appropriations bills for the fiscal year beginning October 1st.
August 10th, 2020
This bill will provide families with the resources needed to support their children's education - including tuition, instructional materials, tutoring, and education therapies for students with disabilities.
August 7th, 2020
This proposal violates last year’s bipartisan spending agreement by hundreds of billions of dollars and contains poison pills that jeopardize our nation’s safety and security, defund our police, and reverse pro-life and...
August 5th, 2020
Child care is essential to getting our economy going again, but these Democrat bills are not the answer. They call for unnecessary spending to combat this challenge and the bills were developed without any Republican input...
August 25th, 2020
Experts have repeatedly debunked Speaker Pelosi’s postal conspiracy, describing it as ‘embarrassing' and ‘lunacy'. Meanwhile, small businesses are closing, workers are losing jobs, schools need resources and America needs...
August 18th, 2020
An estimated 291,000 US citizens and lawful permanent residents* (LPRs) living in Texas were ineligible for federal economic impact payments because of a “marriage penalty.” Under the CARES Act, any person with a social...
August 17th, 2020
ICYMI: Congressman I joined the Sam Malone Show on AM 1070 The Answer, where I discussed the next round of stimulus negotiations, President Trump’s recent Executive Orders, Biden’s VP pick Kamala Harris, and how a Biden...
August 13th, 2020
Hate crimes do not just affect victims. Because the victim is targeted solely because of his or her race, religion, gender, or ethnicity, when an attack occurs, entire communities are put on notice.
August 12th, 2020
To fully understand American history, we have to understand all our history, which must include the contribution of the American Latino.
August 11th, 2020
Texas is home to the first VETS Court established on a military installation at Fort Hood, so we are no stranger to the positive impact these courts can have on those who need a second chance. I’m glad more communities will...
August 10th, 2020
Friday, I announced my support for the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act, a bill to retroactively send economic recovery checks authorized by the CARES Act to Texans who did not originally qualify...
August 7th, 2020
Since the CARES Act became law, nationwide the EIDL program has provided nearly 3 million small businesses with over $160 billion in loans, and the EIDL Advance program has provided 5.7 million small businesses with $20...
August 5th, 2020
The HEROES Act, passed by the House, includes a long list of liberal priorities. Things like environmental justice grants— what in the heck does that have to do with COVID-19? Soil health studies, and not one but two...
August 5th, 2020
Instead of seeing leaders united, we’re seeing too many local officials, mayors and governors, who have made a cynical decision that it’s in their partisan interest to turn a blind eye to this violence. To turn a blind eye...