WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * This evening, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 3746, the "Fiscal Responsibility Act": "I appreciate the many North Texans who contacted me and our office to share their opinions about the state of our country's economy. Overwhelmingly, we heard that our spending levels are far too high, and we must make significant cuts to bring  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan agreement to lift the debt ceiling and prevent catastrophic default. "This bipartisan agreement first and foremost, prevents an economically disastrous default and ensures we pay our bills and obligations through the end of 2024. After a tough few years of rising costs on working famili  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 2, 2023: * * * Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement regarding U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai's announcement that the United States will file a request for consultations with the Government of Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Mexico's import restrictions on U.S. grown corn and other American biotech crops. "I applaud   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 30, 2023: * * * House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would restore fiscal sanity in our nation and hold Washington accountable. "It took two decades of fiscal irresponsibility to put our country in this financial mess and we shouldn't expect to get out of it with just one legislative deal. "The Fiscal Responsibili  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Responsibility Act. "Tonight, I voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act," said Babin. "Given the reality that only one-half of one-third of the federal government is held by Republicans, it is the most significant conservative win since Joe Biden took office. "These are the facts: Any bill to add  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. "We are the people's representatives in the people's House. It's up to us to take action to rein in this administration's reckless government spending," said Burgess. "That is what House Republicans did with t  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 3 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) announced their offices have secured more than $2.8 million in AmeriCorps funding for education and small business development programs run by City Year San Antonio and LiftFund Inc. The funding comes in addition to more than $13 million in new state formula funding announced by AmeriCorps last month for programs thr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 3 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following remarks on June 2, 2023: * * * Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) joined Prosper West, Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez, the San Antonio Area Foundation, and Texas Capital Bank for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the completion of the first new affordable housing redevelopment under the new Casa Bella program. Congressman Castro delivers remarks at the new Casa Bella property "As San Antonio grows, we ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * "Republicans control one-half of one-third of the federal government. "Today, we cut federal spending by 2 trillion dollars," said Ellzey. "We put an end to the President's proposed 5 trillion dollars in new taxes, we cut wasteful spending within the federal government, we reversed the President's student loan repayment giveaway, and we cut 400 million dollars from the Centers For Disease C  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on May 30, 2023: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to freeze property taxes for the next calendar year. "Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the country," Congressman Gonzalez wrote. "Recent property appraisal values across Texas have increased at least 25 percent from the previous year. In Cameron County alone, which is in Te  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release statement on June 1, 2023: * * * "Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans played games with Americans' livelihoods and jeopardized the full faith and credit of our country. By toying with default, Republicans risked more than $12 billion in Veteran benefits, $25 billion in Social Security benefits, and $47 billion for Medicare providers. Defaulting would have risked up to eight million American jobs. "As a   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Supports Working Americans' Benefits * * * Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement ahead of the U.S. House's vote on the default crisis agreement, H.R. 3746. "Throughout this manufactured crisis, extremist Republicans have shown their true colors. They don't care about avoiding default, they only care about their billionaire buddies," said Greg Casar (D-Texas). "Fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: The debt ceiling bill should be titled the Sleight of Hand Spending Bill. The bill is essentially a spending freeze at the much higher, post-Covid spending levels rather than the lower, Fiscal Year 2022 figures. In exchange, the Sleight of Hand contains a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase. That is 2 1/2 times the increase in the Limit, Save, Grow bill passed by the House. The debt ceiling is functionally unlimit  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement today after voting against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: "Spending in Washington, D.C. is out of control, and as a result, so is our national debt. This ever-growing debt, along with our annual deficit spending and overwhelming mandatory spending programs, prevents Congress from addressing critical issues such   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) voted to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement which protects Americans' healthcare and retirements, rejects extreme cuts to vital programs, fully funds veteran medical care, and avoids a catastrophic default on our nation's debt. "Today I voted to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement to put an end to the dangerous political games Republicans are pl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 31 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a press conference to highlight $1,431,174 in federal funding she secured for Harris County Public Health's (HCPH) Maternal & Child Health Program. The funding will be used to support the program, which focuses on Black mothers and helps eligible families navigate their parenting journey through an evidence-based home visitation model that provides education too  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act, H.R. 3746, a bipartisan bill that lifts the debt ceiling until January 2025 and sets budget caps for this Congress. "Congress has the responsibility to ensure that the United States fulfills its obligations and pays its bills," said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. "The Fiscal Responsibility Act makes it possible to  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Yesterday, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia voted no on the Fiscal Responsibility Act "I cannot in good conscience vote for the Fiscal Responsibility Act. While I want to avoid a default on our budget, I do not want it to come at the expense of everyday Americans. People suffering hardships who need food assistance would be subject to burdensome work requirements, my district will lose FEMA dollars  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following remarks after the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval he introduced with Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to overturn President Biden's plan to 'cancel' student loan debt passed the Senate and is now headed to the President's desk. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remar  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that they are accepting applications for judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and the Southern District of Texas. These vacancies are located in El Paso and McAllen, respectively. The Senators have established a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas to help identify the most qualified candidates from acros  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Reps. Dan Crenshaw and Scott Peters released a discussion draft of the Biosecurity Infrastructure for Operational Early Warning Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at treating public health situational awareness and disease detection as a national security priority. The legislation would: * Require increased coordination with the Intelligence Community (IC) for foreign threats and oversight in C  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR) introduced bipartisan legislation to address the U.S. public defender shortage. The Ensuring Quality Access to Legal (EQUAL) Defense Act, H.R. 3758, will increase access to quality counsel by providing public defense grants, establish workload limits, phase in pay parity between publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * In response to Texas' request for assistance due to the crisis at our southern border, Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin announced that he will be deploying 100 Virginia National Guard to the state. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) released the following statement: "Our country is currently in crisis due to the Biden Administration's inability to control our southern border. Here  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Alex Padilla (D-C.A.), and U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Yvette Clark (NY-09), introduced the Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act to address severe mental health care provider shortages and improve access to affordable services at community health centers. The bill creates a new grant  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. "At the beginning of this process, liberal Democrats were expecting they would raise the debt limit and continue their mindless spending spree with no holds bar  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement after Rep. Chris Stewart (UT) announced his planned resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives. "I will miss serving with Rep. Chris Stewart, who has announced he is resigning from the Congress. He has been a valuable Member of the Appropriations Committee, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * Biden's Regulatory Apocalypse We live in an over-regulated America. While it's important to set reasonable rules of the road for public health and safety, by congressional abdication, and executive activism, we have created a fourth branch of government and a massive regulatory state that is compromising our freedom, quenching our entre  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following floor remarks on May 31, 2023, in support of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746): * * * "The fiscal state of our nation is in decline, our financial health is rapidly deteriorating, and our national debt is unsustainable. "Mr. Speaker, one thing is for sure: We didn't get into this financial mess overnight, and we won't get out of it with just one piece of legislation. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on May 30, 2023: * * * House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would restore fiscal sanity in our nation and hold Washington accountable. "It took two decades of fiscal irresponsibility to put our country in this financial mess and we shouldn't expect to get out of it with just one legi  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement: * * * House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following statement on this month's Personal Consumption Expenditure's Price Index (PCEPI) - the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation - which came in at 4.4%, higher than last month. "Another month, another devastating inflation report under this President. "But Americans don't need a   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: The Senate today is set to consider the Republican House-led resolution to reverse President Biden's reckless student loan cancellation plan for the wealthy. Ahead of the Senate vote, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF) released new data showing how much Biden's student loan cancellation will costs taxpayers in each state. * $3,526. On aver  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 will reduce the deficit by more than $2.13 trillion over ten years. Here's how the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scores Republican-championed savings: Discretionary Savings The Big Picture: CBO scores the statutory caps for FY2024-25 as reducing discretionary budget authority by $246 billion in the short term. * In o  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), showing that the bill reduces the federal deficit by $2.1 trillion over the next 10 years, including $240 billion of lower interest payments on the debt. In other words: this is the largest deficit reduction bill in American history. As Chairman Jodey Arrington   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: The May jobs report showed alarming signs in the labor market. The household survey data--the part of the jobs report data that looks directly at American workers--showed that 440,000 more Americans became unemployed, a sign that the labor market may be beginning to deteriorate in the face of raging inflation and sky-rocketing interest rates. President Biden released   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Chairman Michael McCaul is once again reiterating that all House Foreign Affairs Committee Members must be granted access to the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable as well as the State Department's official response in order to satisfy the March 28th subpoena he issued. Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Meeks were granted access to the cable last we  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: Following the Chinese Communist Party ban of Micron, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, calling on Commerce to work with Japan and South Korea to ensure their companies do not t  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscoring the urgent need for action to address Lebanon's growing political and economic crisis, including through the use of targeted sanctions to make clear to Lebanon's political cl  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere will convene a hearing entitled, "Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden's FY24 Budget Request" on Wednesday, June 7th. What: Hearing - "Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden's FY24 Budget Request" Da  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) announced a hearing next Wednesday, June 7, at 2:00 PM ET to examine the threats posed to the U.S. homeland by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). "The Bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittees on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Health Care and Financial Services issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Environmental, Social, and Governance Part II: The Cascading Impacts of Environmental, Social, and Governance Compliance" at 2 p.m. on June 6, 2023, at 2154 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses and testimonies: * Mandy Gunasekara, Director, Center for Energy & Cons  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, issued the following news release: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Chairman Troy Nehls (R-TX) announced that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled "Amtrak Operations: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Efficiency and Service" at 10:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in 216  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, joined "Fox News Live" to discuss the Fiscal Responsibility Act. Highlights: On Speaker McCarthy's negotiations: "I'm grateful for the work the Speaker did. I think we are in a much better place today than we were at the start of this Congress because of the work of the Speaker." On the Fiscal Responsi  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 27, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, penned an op-ed arguing against the theory that President Biden can use Section 4 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to circumvent Congress in order to address the debt ceiling. In the piece, Sen. Cruz wrote: "President Obama--who, like Mr. Biden, faced a f  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today voted to pass a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), led by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), to stop the Biden administration's Department of Education from implementing a rule that burdens taxpayers with an estimated $400 billion in student loan debt that they never agreed to incur  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, joined Fox Business' The Big Money Show to discuss the Fiscal Responsibility Act and U.S. oil being included in the world's most important benchmark. Highlights: On the Fiscal Responsibility Act: "Well, it [the Fiscal Responsibility Act] is the largest savings in federal spending that I've seen since I've been h  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on May 31, 2023: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, delivered the following remarks in support of H.R. 3746 - the Fiscal Responsibility Act. As Prepared for Delivery: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. Included within the rule measure is H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act. I am pleased to say that t  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * On May 31st, Congressman Crenshaw voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act, voting with more than 2/3 of the Republican conference to avoid a catastrophic debt limit default. Below is a statement from the Congressman on why he voted yes: "We vote based on realistic choices, not what we wish were true. Of course, I wish that Ronald Reagan was resurrected, and we had 60 votes in the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement after voting against the House Budget Agreement. "Throughout what should be a simple process to fulfill our constitutional obligation to pay our government's debts, Speaker McCarthy has allowed the extremist, anti-governing wing of his party to use the debt ceiling to hold the American economy hostage - revealing that his party is will  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following remarks: U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) voted to lift the debt ceiling and prevent a national default, which would have created an economic catastrophe. Before the vote, Rep. Doggett spoke on the House Floor to express his dissatisfaction with the deal but reiterate the importance of assuring that the full faith and credit of the United States is upheld. The legislation now heads to the Senate with sufficient   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. "At the beginning of this process, liberal Democrats were expecting they would raise the debt limit and continue their mindless spending spree with no holds barred. Instead, Speaker McCarthy forced an agreement   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) issued the following statement upon passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act: "By racking up more debt than any government in human history, Washington has put our country on a path toward a fiscal calamity. I agree with my colleagues who say this bill does not fully rectify that problem, but it is an important first step. The Fiscal   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2023: On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) called on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to provide a full accounting of the department resources that will be used to impose woke gender ideology on America's men and women in uniform during the month of June. Rep. Roy's request follows the Department of the Air Force memo that empowered Installation Commanders to "plan and conduct appro  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following floor statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) gave the below remarks on the House floor Wednesday afternoon regarding H.R. 3746, a debt ceiling increase contrived by House GOP leadership and the Biden White House. "I listen to the gentleman from Massachusetts wax on, talking about governing. Well, we don't govern, Mr. McGovern. We represent. "That's what we're supposed to do, anyway, is represent the people of   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Rep. Veasey voted to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement that lifts the debt ceiling until January 2025 and sets budget caps for this Congress. The legislation also protects Americans' healthcare and retirements, rejects extreme cuts to vital programs, and fully funds veterans' medical care. "We took this vote because extreme Republicans decided that they were going to play a dangerous political game and hold   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement on H.R. 3746: "Washington spending has become wasteful and unsustainable. I have a duty to represent Texas' Fourteenth District: They sent me to Washington, and I cannot vote for this bill in good faith. "Our nation's debt is approaching $32 TRILLION--to put that in perspective, it already costs over $95,000 for every man, woman  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of the U.S. Border Patrol's 99thAnniversary. "The men and women of Border Patrol are some of America's finest, having selflessly devoted their lives to the mission of securing our border. For the last 99 years, the U.S. Border Patrol's agents have exemplified courage and played a critical role in maintaining our na  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), as well as 35 members of the House of Representatives, joined Sen. Cruz on the brief. Sen. Cruz and his colleagues fil  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Senate's vote to increase the debt ceiling. "While there were some good elements to this deal, such as reclaiming some unspent Covid-19 funds, there were a lot of elements that were disappointing. I'm upset this agreement did not cut more, and I'm frustrated this agreement adds a lot to the debt in exchange for relatively f  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas) on the latest episode of Doctor in the House. The two engaged in a conversation about the significance of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Right to Try Act and explore potential avenues for its future enhancement. Sen. Johnson is a champion of Right to Try legislation, and he worked tirelessly until   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on May 16, 2023, entitled "Economic Cooperation for a Stronger and More Resilient Western Hemisphere": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses for joining us here today. I recently led a bipartisan delegation to Panama, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil to investiga  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, last week sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting information regarding the administration's handling of the crisis in Sudan. "  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas) introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2023. This legislation would establish a holistic approach to children's health care by integrating mental and ph  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that they are accepting applications for judicial vacancies in the U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and the Southern District of Texas. These vacancies are located in El Paso and McAllen. The Senators have established a bipartisan panel of leading attorneys in Texas to help identify th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 2, 2023: As the United States marks the 125th anniversary of the Spanish-American War in 2023, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), joined by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), announced a resolution designating June 2nd as National Rough Riders Day. The First United States Volunteer Calvary, nicknamed the Rough Riders, was a regiment that fought valiantly to defend and protect the interests of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released the below statement after he voted against the debt limit deal, H.R. 3746, when it was considered this evening. "Suspending the debt limit until after the next election is not fiscally responsible, nor do I believe that it adequately addresses the issue to prevent a similar scenario from happening again as soon as the suspension expires," said Con  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability will convene a hearing entitled, "Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget" on Wednesday, June 7th. What: Hearing - "Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget" Date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 Time: 2:00pmET Location: R  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), senior member of the Senate Finance Committee--along with Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Burgess (R-Texas)--introduced the Kickstarting Innovative Demonstrations Support (KIDS) Health Act of 2023. The legislation would establish a holistic approach to children's health care by integrating mental and physic  more