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United States Congressman Roger Williams is home from Washington, D.C., and is spending his time in Texas visiting small businesses around U.S. House District 25.
Williams and members of his staff were in Hamilton last Wednesday to visit with the management team and employees of Pederson's Natural Farms.
"I'm one of the few in congress that actually owns a business," said Williams. "We're out visiting small businesses with the message that our office is working to jumpstart America, and that begins with helping our businesses grow and succeed."
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, visited with about 75 members and guests of the Johnson County Republican Women's Club Tuesday at Caddo Street Grill, to discuss the status of the Republican Party and his stance on various issues.
According to its website, the Johnson County Republican Women club was founded in 1979 with the purpose of promoting conservative values and supporting Republican candidates. At that time, Johnson County had no Republican office holders.
At the meeting, Williams first spoke about the diversity of the 25th District of Texas which he represents.
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, turned back a challenge Wednesday to join a long list of Republicans running for president, or to pick his favorite.
"As you know, I'm the only one in Texas not running for president," Williams said during a Johnson County town hall at Grumps' Burgers in Old Town.
"Why not?" a member of the audience retorted.
"Someone's got to turn the lights out," Williams said.
A local Republican leader suggested the initial GOP presidential debate and more to come might not be good for the party. The process is good, Williams said.
Congressman Roger Williams-who represents Stephenville, Erath County and the rest of the 25th District in the U.S. House of Representatives-spoke to Stephenville officials and folks from the business community Wednesday morning at the Chapel on the Bosque on the museum grounds.
BURNET — Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) made it clear Aug. 14 that he'll do whatever he can to curtail federal funding of Planned Parenthood while voicing his support of organizations such as the Highland Lakes Pregnancy Resource Center.
"It's unbelievable that we have to even talk about this," Williams said while meeting with representatives of the HLPRC. "We're talking about future generations of this country — of this world."
The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation board hosted Texas District 25 U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, on Aug. 7 at the EDC building to brief Cove residents on his tax reform plan called Jumpstart America.
Texans are firing back at a federal plan to prevent some Social Security beneficiaries from buying guns if they don't or can't manage their own financial affairs.
Some say the proposal — which would have the Social Security Administration comply with procedures already in place to prevent gun sales to drug addicts, felons and more — is the latest move by President Barack Obama's administration to restrict firearm use.
WASHINGTON — NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz may have some explaining to do at her next listening session with credit union executives.
Testifying Thursday before the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Matz told lawmakers that credit unions that have raised questions about the size of the NCUA's budget are not representing the best interests of their members.
While the Defense Department on Wednesday came out against arming "all" service members at U.S. military installations, the debate is still heating up in Central Texas, with federal lawmakers getting involved.
"We do not support arming all military personnel for a variety of reasons," Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters at the Pentagon. "(There are) safety concerns, the prohibitive cost for use-of-force and weapons training, qualification costs as well as compliance with multiple weapons-training laws."
Five years ago, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law as one of the largest financial overhauls in our nation's history. The American people were told the law was necessary to ensure stability in the financial sector and prevent future meltdowns. But instead of responsibly studying the root causes of the crisis, Democrats in Washington rushed to regulate and threw a blanket over our entire financial system.