WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) called out the Biden-Harris administration for spreading misinformation about broadband in the U.S. in a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Telecommunications and Information Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released a staff report on the Committee's year and a half long investigation into the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) decision to end collection on nearly a quarter of its COVID-19 lending portfolio. Throughout the investigation, the SBA repe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: HARLINGEN, TEXAS -Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced an additional $5 million in federal funding for the new air traffic control tower currently under construction at Valley International Airport. Congressman Gonzalez secured an initial $4.5 million for phase 1 of the project in February of this year. Funding for both grants were allocated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Air  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS -On Monday, October 28,Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) presented members of the Brownsville Public Utilities Board with $2,017,000 for the restoration of Brownsville's historic resacas. This is part of the Congressman's successful effort to secure a total of $15.5 million for 14 Community Project Funding (CPF) projects throughout South Texas in the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: quality, affordable health insurance starting November 1st through HealthCare.gov(link is external). The 2025 Open Enrollment period runs from November 1, 2024 to January 15, 2025, offering a wide range of plans with options for as little as $0 a month after subsidies. Helping to expand access to health insurance and lowering health care costs for Central Texas families is a top priority for local leaders Con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, wrote to Director Neera Tanden of U.S. Domestic Policy Council expressing concerns with the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) and Department of Veterans' Af  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Austin, Texas -- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez expressing his frustration regarding the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) overall aversion to enforcing export controls against China's semiconductor industry, including Huawei and Semiconductor M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter urging President Biden to end bureaucratic delays and surge defense articles to Israel amid increasing threats from Iran and its terrorist proxies. "We are seeing mounting, tangible evidence of the myriad ways that Russia, China, and Iran are enabling each other's aggression against the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas-27), and Texas State Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-HD-17) condemned the Biden-Harris administration after a Texan from Bastrop County was killed by an illegal alien drunk driver. The suspect had previously been deported twice, once by the Obama administration and again by t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) penned an op-ed(link is external) in The Hill laying out a conservative vision for healthcare freedom as we enter 2025. The full text of the op-ed is available at the link here(link is external); some key quotes are below: "American healthcare is getting more expensive but Americans aren't getting healthier... Spending more money on government programs is not the solutio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act, legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to publicly advertise the functions of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO). Recently, DHS-funded billboards advertising "rights" for individuals in "immigration custody" have been spotted in Arizona   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) introduced the Specialist Joey Lenz Act of 2024, a bill aimed at enhancing the health and well-being of military personnel by expanding the medical tests included in routine health assessments. Named in memory of Specialist Joey Lenz, this legislation addresses the critical need for comprehensive and preventive health evaluations to support the health and readiness of the U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: Houston, TX - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) led a heartfelt dedication ceremony to name the post office on 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas after Benny C. Martinez, a beloved veteran, a LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) social justice leader for more than six decades, and a fierce advocate for Houston's Latino community. "Benny's contributions were bold   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: Last week, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act to restore integrity in the hospice benefit. The bill will increase transparency of data and selection processes, reduce payment for non-compliance, and boost public awareness of data reporti  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the results of the Presidential election: "Congratulations to President Trump on his historic victory. Texans have made their voices heard and have had enough of Democrats' failed policies and absent leadership. Faced with higher costs for just about everything, a wide-open southern border, and a lagging economy that doesn't  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield regarding Palestinian moves to suspend Israel from participation in the UN General Assembly. The letter outlined steps that would be taken in response, including limiting American funding and participation across the UN and comprehensively downgrading the U.S  more