TexMessage: Obama vows to take action on climate change ‘on behalf of our kids’
TexMessage Wednesday, June 26 Good morning, TexMessagers! Will the President allow the construction of the Keystone Pipeline as part of his new climate change policy overhaul? TEXclusive President...
View ArticleSenate poised to pass immigration reform as border-district congressmen...
Though the comprehensive immigration reform bill set to pass the Senate this afternoon now boasts $50 million-worth of beefed up border security measures, congressmen representing Texas border...
View ArticleTexMessage: Cornyn, Cruz slam Obama’s new climate change agenda as ‘killing...
TexMessage Monday, July 1 Good morning, TexMessagers! After sailing through the Senate by a wide margin, will comprehensive immigration reform face roadblocks in the House? TEXclusive Sens. John Cornyn...
View ArticleThe Week in Review: Supreme Court rulings, immigration and environmental...
Welcome to Texas on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • •...
View ArticleExamining the Senate’s immigration reform package by the numbers
Texas on the Potomac dissects the Senate-passed comprehensive immigration reform bill by the numbers and examines the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of its potential to reduce the federal...
View ArticleTexMessage: Immigrant rights advocacy coalition sets Aug. 2 deadline for...
As House Republicans ready for a closed-door meeting to discuss immigration reform July 10, members of immigrant rights groups are pressuring the House to pass a comprehensive reform package before the...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Congress begins to fritter away the summer with more...
In years past, the July session was among Washington’s most productive periods. With the 113th Congress challenging the 112th for a dearth of accomplishments, not much is expected this year.
View ArticleTexMessage: White House report lauds immigrant economic stimulus to encourage...
The report – published by the President’s National Economic Council, Domestic Policy Council, Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers – cites the results of the...
View ArticleAhead of Obama’s economic speech, Cornyn says president has created ‘a lost...
Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn said President Barack Obama needed to admit defeat on policies from "Obamacare" and the national debt to the Keystone Pipeline and tax reform.
View ArticleCruz calls on grassroots conservative groups to help him defund Obamacare —...
"The only way [defunding Obamacare] is going to happen is if the American grassroots, if the conservatives, come together and demand that of our elected officials," Cruz told Bret Baier of Fox News,...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Partisanship impedes deal on fiscal reform in face of...
Having missed the opportunity during July to set the table for substantial solutions, Washington is preparing for an October showdown over spending and sequester's across-the-board spending cuts that...
View ArticleRep. Michael McCaul: Cut foreign aid to China and other nations holding large...
The Austin Republican introduced legislation to restrict United States foreign assistance to countries that hold more than $500 billion in U.S. Treasury Securities. "It is hard to understand why the...
View ArticleTop Texas GOP donors urge congressional leaders to pass immigration reform...
Five of Texas's top GOP donors -- including a former member of George W. Bush's Cabinet -- penned a letter to members of Congress urging for a year-end deadline for comprehensive immigration reform. In...
View ArticleGAO report: Long wait times at border entry points could hamper U.S. economy
Inconsistent and unreliable data collection methods for wait times at the U.S.- Mexico border could hamper the economy according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. "I hope the Obama...
View ArticleHouse GOP targets IRS, federal spending with #StopGovtAbuse Week
House GOP members are targeting big government agencies, such as the IRS, to reduce federal spending. One federal conference in 2012 cost over $820,000 and included a mind reader and a clown....
View ArticleRon Paul sees Detroit as a preview of America’s future
Former Rep. Ron Paul stated in an interview with Wall Street Journal Live that if Congress doesn't make serious changes in spending, the country could end up bankrupt like Detroit.
View ArticleDay 10: Lots of meetings, guide to debt limit problem
President Obama (and Vice President Biden) Thursday will meet with the Senate Democratic Caucus in the State Dining Room. After that, they will meet with House Republican leaders and certain House GOP...
View ArticleJohn Cornyn slams Yellen as Fed chair nominee
The nomination of Janet Yellen as the new Head of Federal Reserve, has caused diverse reactions from Congressmen. While Sen. Cornyn strongly opposes her nomination, Congressman Al Green commends her.
View ArticleJoint Economic Committee seeks advice on moving forward from government shutdown
Texas Rep. Kevin Brady said Friday morning he is confident America will not default on its debt.
View ArticleKevin Brady: Economic growth rate not large enough
"Four years after the recovery began why has the economy not yet picked up steam?" Brady said in a statement.
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