Media Center
Latest News
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.
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.
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."
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today met with the Austin Area Life Affirming Coalition board members and Austin Pregnancy Resource Center (APRC) staff to discuss women's health issues and how to protect the sanctity of life.
"Organizations like APRC are what lawmakers should be rooting for," said Williams. "Instead, Congress has awarded more than $500 million a year to an organization that actually alters abortion procedures to harvest fetal parts. Not only is this illegal under federal law, it is morally reprehensible.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams' (R-Texas) has introduced the final piece of legislation in his seven bill tax reform plan, Jumpstart America.
"As a business owner I believe cash flowing American businesses should be Washington's number one approach to tax reform, but unfortunately that just has not been the case," said Williams. "Small businesses need relief now, and Jumpstart America is the most effective and immediate way to empower small businesses to grow and hire again."
Two weeks ago was the fifth year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – a 2,300 page law that has blanketed our entire financial system with more than 400 costly rules and regulations.
Just as we have found out that the Affordable Care Act is not affordable, we are learning that Dodd-Frank doesn't do what its full name suggests either.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday afternoon, the House Financial Services Committee passed Congressman Roger Williams' (R-Texas) bill, the State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015 (H.R.2643), by a vote of 57- 0.
H.R.2643, which would give states more control to conduct required background checks on state-regulated non-bank financial services industries, now heads to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives where it will be voted on by the entire chamber after lawmakers return to Washington in September.
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.
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."
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.