Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) sponsored an amendment to reduce the salary of an out of control bureaucrat to $1. The amendment would have reinstated the 19th Century Holman Rule, which Democrats rescinded in 1983 when they held the majority. The...
Congressional Republicans and Democrats actively colluded last week to spend even more of your money in Washington, D.C. in the omnibus funding bill. The swamp has declared war on taxpayers. It is sickening to think that the Democrats got more spending out of a...
We’re now inside two weeks before the first-in-the-nation regular midterm primary election, as the Texas early voting process is now well underway in preparation for the March 6th regular primary vote. A total of 76 candidates are running for major statewide office,...
A budget-busting, bipartisan spending binge passed Congress last week, so I’d like to propose a topic for this week’s Texas Congressional Delegation luncheon: What is each Texan’s oversight and legislative plan to shrink the number of federal...
In Swamp Country, there is a fight between Obama appointee Leandra English and President Trump to lead the bureaucratic, inefficient, and unconstitutional Consumer Financial Protection Board. (I’ve previously stated we should get rid of all unconstitutional...
Texas’ delegation to the US House voted down party lines for the historic tax cut on Thursday. Authored by US Rep. Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) who chairs the Ways and Means Committee, the measure is designed to lower rates and simplify the federal tax code. On this...
The president of Empower Texans and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility recently sent an open letter to Texas’ congressional delegation asking them to stop the health insurance tax from taking effect on Jan. 1, 2018. The text of the letter can be found below....
Veteran Texas US Rep. Lamar Smith (R-San Antonio) rather surprisingly announced yesterday that he will not seek a 17th term in the House next year. Mr. Smith was first elected in 1986, and has averaged 81.5% of the vote during his 16 election campaigns. The lowest win...
After hinting at a campaign for months, a leading conservative state legislator has officially announced that he intends to run for higher office. On Wednesday, State Sen. Van Taylor (R–Plano) announced his candidacy for United States Congress, declaring his resolve...
Putting speculation that he would pursue higher office to rest, State Rep. Jeff Leach (R–Plano) has announced that he will instead run for re-election to his current seat. In a statement posted to Facebook earlier today, Leach said that he “[looks] forward to running...
Illegal aliens might be the biggest beneficiaries of the GOP “replacement” to ObamaCare proposed by the Republican leadership in the U.S. House. Is your Republican congressman going to let that happen on Thursday? Very possibly. Members of Congress are poised to vote...
Republican members of the Texas congressional delegation won’t be living up to their campaign promise to repeal and replace ObamaCare if they pass the measure being promoted by the House leadership. That’s the charge from experts who say a measure promoted by...
According to published reports, State Sen. Van Taylor will make a run for the congressional seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson when the veteran lawmaker retires at the end of his term. Johnson announced last week that he would not seek re-election in 2018...
