“That it took six long years for America’s economy to simply return to break even for Main Street jobs is compelling proof of President Obama’s disappointing economic leadership,” said Brady Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, commented on today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report showing that 192,000 nonfarm payroll […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 1874, the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act:
By Ed O’Keefe Former Florida governor Jeb Bush said Sunday that many who illegally come to the United States do so out of an “act of love” for their families and should be treated differently than people who illegally cross U.S. borders or overstay visas.
By Byron York “It’s only 800 bucks to qualify,” says Rep. Bill Cassidy, the leading Republican challenger to Louisiana incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, of his state’s Senate race. “So if it’s on your bucket list to run for Senate, you move to Louisiana, pay your 800 bucks and run for Senate.” Even though a lot […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Hall (TX-04) voted in support of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act. This pro-jobs bill – of which Congressman Hall is an original co-sponsor – repeals the 30-hour definition of “full-time employment” under “ObamaCare” and restores the traditional 40-hour definition in order to combat the negative […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to a Hoover Institution study, 2.6 million Americans – primarily low-income earners and those without a college degree – are at risk of losing needed income because employers are forced to cut their hours as a result of Obamacare’s 30-hour rule. Cong. Pete Olson (TX-22) today helped American […]
Rejects Obama-Style Attacks Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (HOUSTON) – Ryan Sitton, conservative Republican candidate for Railroad Commissioner, announced today the endorsement of the Immediate Past Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission and former state representative, Elizabeth Ames Jones. Jones served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2000-2005 and on the Railroad Commission from […]
Former Smitherman Supporter Backs Fellow North Texan Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (McKinney, Texas) – The Ken Paxton for Attorney General Campaign today announced the endorsement of Texas State Senator Craig Estes, who represents the fourteen counties of Senate District 30 in North Central Texas.
By Star Parker The Supreme Court’s decision last week in McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission, eliminating the total limit that an individual can contribute in an election cycle to candidates and party committees, amounts to a shot of adrenalin to American democracy. The court ruled that such limits violate First Amendment free speech protection. Limits […]
By Conn Carroll In the April issue of Townhall Magazine, HotAir’s Erika Johnsen explains why the ban on crude oil exports was useless in the 1970s, and is actively harmful today. The United States’ shale revolution came almost out of nowhere. In the space of just a few short years, innovations in hydraulic fracturing and […]
By Rick Santorum The mainstream media are in full cry for the U.S. Senate to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Watch out. When the United Nations starts talking about rights, the truth about what it’s really up to is often carefully concealed. There are always plenty of people […]
“Texas leads the nation in wind energy production, generating more wind power than all but five nations. . . “ Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Rick Perry today announced the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) is awarding $2.2 million to the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Wind Energy Center for a collaborative project that […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today spoke on the Senate floor regarding Majority Leader Harry Reid’s refusal to consider Republican proposals that would directly lead to job creation and economic growth. Excerpts are below and a video of his full remarks can be accessed here.
By Ed O’Keefe and Paul Kane, Washington Post Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said Monday that he plans to retire at the end of this congressional term. His announcement was expected by many inside the Capitol. The 60-year-old has served in Congress since 1991 and assumed control […]
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement regarding Chairman Dave Camp’s decision to not run for reelection:
By Greg Miller, Adam Goldman and Ellen Nakashima, A report by the Senate Intelligence Committee concludes that the CIA misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for years — concealing details about the severity of its methods, overstating the significance of plots and prisoners, and taking credit for critical […]
By Byron York Some conservative political groups have run into trouble making ads that criticize Obamacare. The ads were intended to showcase “horror stories” from the Democrats’ national health care overhaul, but instead attracted zealous fact-checking and ferocious pushback from media outlets and liberal activists.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded nearly $700,000 to The Civilians, Inc., a Brooklyn, NY theatre company, for a play that is described as “a thrilling and timely production” that is “a highly theatrical look into one of the most vital questions of our time: how can we change […]
