Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Office of the Secretary of Defense notified Williams' office that Fort Hood has "been determined to no longer be appropriate for use as a temporary shelter at this time."

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s executive order which will restrict the purchase and sale of firearms in the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Roger Williams (R – Texas) and Ryan Zinke (R – Mont.), former college athletes, today announced the terms of a friendly and delicious bet surrounding this year's Alamo Bowl between the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs and the Oregon Ducks.

Williams was an All-Southwest Conference center fielder at TCU, and Zinke was an All PAC-10 center with the Oregon Ducks.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today announced that he has sent a letter to President Barack Obama, the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Homeland Security urging the Obama Administration not to provide temporary housing for unaccompanied alien children at any U.S. military installation, including Fort Hood.

CLEBURNE, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the death of inventor, businessman, philanthropist and former Mayor of Cleburne George Marti:

"Today, we lost a true Renaissance man whose immense talents made him a household name to many and whose devotion to helping others improved the lives of so many more. George honorably served his country and community and made it his life's work to putting others before himself. I am proud that I was able to call him a friend."

CLEBURNE, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the death of inventor, businessman, philanthropist and former Mayor of Cleburne George Marti:

"Today, we lost a true Renaissance man whose immense talents made him a household name to many and whose devotion to helping others improved the lives of so many more. George honorably served his country and community and made it his life's work to putting others before himself. I am proud that I was able to call him a friend."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the nonpartisan CBO (Congressional Budget Office) estimated "The labor force is projected to be about 2 million full-time-equivalent workers smaller in 2025 under the ACA (Affordable Care Act) than it would have been otherwise."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) this evening supported the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act which would prohibit certain individuals who have recently visited Syria, Iraq, Iran or Sudan from entering the United States without a visa.