WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) delivered remarks on the House floor to urge Republicans to deliver on their promises starting with confirming President-Elect Trump's cabinet nominees. Key quotes from the interview are below and the interview clip is available here(link is external): "I agree with Pete Hegseth that wokeism is destroying the United States military. I agree with Pete that we don't nee more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it would drop a much-criticized plan to shift McAllen mail processing operations to San Antonio: "As the holiday season begins, this is great news for San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. The proposal to move McAllen's mail processing to San Antonio would have created new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) was celebrated by the House Rules Committee with a portrait unveiling in the U.S. Capitol, honoring his 22 year legacy in Congress and his service to the 26th Congressional District of Texas. During the ceremony, Chairman Burgess' portrait, which was painted by James Tennison, was unveiled by his wife, Laura Burgess, to the public. Speaker Mike Johnson more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12837) on Dec. 3, 2024, by agricultural policy analysts Joel L. Greene and Lia Biondo. Here are excerpts: * * * H5N1 HPAI Continues to Spread in Dairy Herds The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a strain (H5N1) of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAI) in dai more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: MCALLEN, TEXAS -Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) celebrated the recent announcement by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to retain mail processing operations at the McAllen postal facility. This announcement follows previous proposals by the USPS to consolidate and relocate McAllen and San Antonio mail processing operations to the San Antonio Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: [RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2024] DUBAI, UAE -Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his visit with service members from the U.S. Navy stationed at USO Jebel Ali Port. He was joined by Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). "It was my honor to visit our brave servicemembers in the UAE and to express my utmost gratitude for their service," said Congressman Gonzalez. "During more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Will Bring More Than $1.2B to Texas for VA Mental Health & Medical Facilities * * * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, legislation he cosponsored to authorize the construction of new VA medical facilities to improve the quality of veterans' health care, was signed into law: "As the son  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its second estimate for economic growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The report found that real U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter. Chairman Arrington's Statement on GDP Growth: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, rose by 2.3 percent over the last year for the month of October. Chairman Arrington's Statement on the PCE Report: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the followin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced a full committee hearing entitled, "An Assessment of the State Department's Withdrawal from Afghanistan by America's Top Diplomat," with testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, December 11th. What: Hearing - "An Assessment of the State Department's Withd more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: The House passed the Prove It Act, legislation led by Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01), Congressman Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-08) to strengthen protections for small businesses established through the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The legislation passed the House with a vote of 208-196. "Federal agencies seem to ignore the reality and the harm that their regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled "Exposing the Truth on LNG: How the Administration Played Politics with America's Energy Future."In his statement, Subcommittee Chairm more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This past weekend, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Rules Committee, penned an op-ed in the Dallas Morning News on the Pentagon's failure to pass an audit for the 7th year in a row. Congressman Burgess has voiced his concern multiple times to Congress, that there must be oversight into the Department of Defense and they must be held accountable for the billions of taxpayer dollars more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Rules Committee joined Dallas Morning News for a legacy piece interview on his 22-year tenure in Congress. Congressman Burgess highlighted the work he has done for the 26th Congressional district, how his medical expertise influenced legislation introduced in Congress, and what is in store for the future of Texas and the United States. Doctor-turn more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * New Grants from Telecom Agency Would Violate the Fifth Amendment * * * In case you missed it, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling for the administration to withdraw and halt its unlawful and discriminatory guidance?for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Pushes for Senate Confirmation of Forest Service Chief Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Forest Service Accountability Act, legislation designed to bring greater transparency and public accountability to the leadership of the U.S. Forest Service. The bill would change the Chief of the Forest Service position from a career appointment to a presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed role. "The Forest Service  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Senate Commerce Committee Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Sens. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), authors of bipartisan bills to protect children online, wrote to House Republican Leaders urging them to pass the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) package before the end of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) instructed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Biden administration to preserve all information related to the border crisis and illegal aliens they have released into American communities. Representative Roy wrote in a letter,"Since February 2021, Members of Congress, including myself, have sent you countless requests for information about DHS's policies a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) commended the release of Mark Swidan, a Texas native wrongfully detained in China for over 12 years. On November 13, 2012, Texas resident Mark Swidan was arrested by the People's Republic of China and falsely accused of being a member of an international criminal drug organization. A year later, in November of 2013, Swidan was tried, and despite no evidence of drugs ever bei more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), proudly announced Roma Ibarra and Aaliyah Molina as the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Texas's 28th District. Roma and Aaliyah, both sophomores at Hebbronville High School, earned first place with their innovative app, Space Navigator. This space-themed platformer game challenges users to overcome level-based obstacles as they advance throug more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Jayapal termed out; Casar, Omar, & Garcia to lead CPC in 119th Congress * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) was elected as the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), the highest-ranking leadership position for progressives in the U.S. House. CPC Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has reached her term limit. Term limits were championed by Jayapal and added to the caucu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of FinCEN's burdensome and potentially unconstitutional reporting requirement as required by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) ahead of the January 1, 2025, deadline. "As a former entrepreneur and small business owner, I fought against the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Wesley Hunt's legislation H.R. 9563 - The Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024 passed the House of Representatives by Voice Vote. H.R. 9563 marks Wesley's third piece of legislation that has been passed favorably out of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. Background information: The following members from the House Judiciary Committee cosponsored this bipartisan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2024: Following today's ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to block the rollout of rushed reporting rules by the U.S. Treasury Department, Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) released the following statement: "The decision out of Texas is a massive win for America's small businesses, and I am thankful there will be adequate time to clarify the guidelines and properly infor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) announced the bipartisan passage of H.R. 7480, the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act. It is her sixth piece of legislation to pass the House of Representatives. De La Cruz's legislation, which passed Wednesday, ensures that service-connected disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluded from income calculations when requesting assis more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Friday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) joined WMAL to recap Congress' meeting with DOGE's Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and how Republicans must unite to cut swamp spending. Key quotes from the interview are below and the interview clip is available here(link is external): "But the point I made yesterday in the meeting to my colleagues and I made it to Elon...You've been looking for the problem, look no furt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), led 11 members in a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director, Andrea Gacki, expressing deep concerns regarding the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which will impose burdensome regulations on small businesses nationwide. "On more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairmen Chip Roy (TX-21) and Andy Biggs (AZ-5) instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to preserve all existing and future records and materials related to the Biden-Harris Administration's weaponized enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The Chairmen wrote in a letter,"...we remain concerned  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the announcement that Mark Swidan, a Houston resident, was released from Chinese prison: "After 12 long years of unjust imprisonment, Houstonian Mark Swidan is finally free," said Sen. Cornyn. "Mark has suffered unimaginable conditions and treatment after being wrongfully detained at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, which more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, after repeated claims from his administration to the contrary. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here (https://youtu.be/r2f4xjB7OZI?si=e636Zuw8OQUygX5Z&t=840). "This is blatant corruption, and an abuse of the office, and a blatant example by Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised President Trump's energy and environment nominees and discussed the importance of unleashing Texas' energy sector to provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy nationwide. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and video can be found here (https://youtu.be/GjAwG6E86N8). "It should be no surprise to the Biden administration that Texan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2024: Today on Fox News' The Faulkner Focus, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed ways Republicans can work with the incoming Trump administration to rein in spending and get our economy back on track, including his role as a founding member of the Senate DOGE Caucus, as well as his meeting with Pam Bondi, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Attorney General. Excerpt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 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, filed an amicus brief in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Hoeven (R-N.D. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led colleagues in opposing any potential language in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require American women to register for the Selective Service System. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Eric Schmitt  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Letter urges DOJ probe, details how Europeans are seeking to hamstring US AI development * * * U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate whether foreign organizations had failed t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes the publication of fake explicit images and requires websites to remove them * * * U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) bipartisan legislation, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, today passed the Senate unanimously and now moves to the House for consideration. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) bipartisan legislation, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, today passed the Senate unanimously and now moves to the House for consideration. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, which Sen. Cruz introduced with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), would criminalize the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII (commonly referred to as "deepfake reve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA), and Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Enable IC Partnerships Act, which would encourage public and private partnerships with the Intelligence Community to streamline acquisitions and adoption of cutting-edge technologies and support workforce development: "Artificial Intelligence, mac more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Jim Risch (R-ID) today introduced the Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictions (CLEAR) Path Act, which would mitigate foreign influence on U.S. policymaking by prohibiting former government employees from lobbying on behalf of countries of concern: "When it comes to influencing U.S. policymaking, our adversaries will stop at nothing to get what more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Securing Trade and Resources for Advanced Technology, Economic Growth, and International Commerce (STRATEGIC) Minerals Act to strengthen America's supply chain of critical minerals and rare earth elements. Critical minerals are essential resources but are highly vulnerable to su more PR