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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today voted in favor of H.R.36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of conception, except in cases of rape or incest or if the life of the mother is at stake.
"I believe all life is sacred and is a gift from God," said Williams. "Especially considering scientific studies have proven that unborn infants do in fact feel pain at 20 weeks, I believe it is our duty to be the protector of those who are unable to protect themselves. "
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a small business owner and a member of the House Financial Services Committee, today announced that the American Conservative Union (ACU) has awarded him the ACU Award for Conservative Excellence for a 100 percent rating in their newly released 2014 Ratings of Congress.
For the first time in six years, Congress has passed a blueprint that will establish guidelines for our federal government's spending. This Republican Congress came together, united, to develop much needed improvements to ensure our nation's fiscal health and security and protect our individual freedoms all without raising taxes on hardworking families.
Our budget will cut spending by more than $5 trillion.
As a young boy, Roger Williams wanted to be a baseball player when he grew up.
But the late former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright of Fort Worth suggested another path.
The two first met when Williams was a 9-year-old boy and Wright was a congressman. After Williams said he wanted to play baseball, Wright suggested a backup plan.
"If you don't become a baseball player, go into politics and don't do something small, do something big — like run for Congress," Williams recalled Wright telling him.
Former House Speaker Jim Wright, who rose to lead the chamber after more than three decades in office only to resign two years into his speakership amid an ethics investigation, died Wednesday morning in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 92.
Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) first met Wright in 1958, when Williams' parents were holding a fundraiser for Wright at their home. Williams recalled in an interview Wednesday that upon shaking his hand, Wright asked him: What do you want to be when you grow up?
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) released the following statement after the passing of former U.S. congressman from Texas and speaker of the House, Jim Wright:
"I am saddened to learn of Jim's death," said Williams. "I knew Jim for a long time, and although we had a difference in political beliefs, he was a patriot who served his community with pride. I send my prayers and thoughts to his family who I know will miss him dearly."
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) yesterday attended the unveiling of a statue commemorating former U.S. Representative Ralph Hall at the Rockwall County Courthouse on Hall's 92nd birthday.
"As a judge, state senator and U.S. Representative for more than 30 years, Congressman Hall has devoted much of his life to serving Texas, and we were there to honor that," said Williams. "After decades of hard work, I hope he can celebrate his 92nd birthday feeling quite accomplished."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today announced the winning submission for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition from Texas' 25th congressional district.
"I am proud to announce Weatherly Sawyer, a junior at Dripping Springs High School as this year's winner," said Williams. "I look forward to having Weatherly's painting, Eventide Illumination, displayed in our nation's capital, and I want to thank all of the artists who made it clear that there is much creative talent in the 25th district of Texas."
WASHINGTON — Just the word fundraising elicits groans or slumped shoulders from most politicians. It's drudgery for them — a despised but necessary task.
But U.S. Rep. Roger Williams of Austin, a lifelong salesman and an old hand in Texas fundraising, is an exception.
"I'm one of those weirdos that lives to raise money," Williams said. "I've been in this business forever."
So when colleagues approached him to be the new chairman of the House Conservatives Fund, a political action committee for conservative candidates, Williams jumped at the opportunity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) this evening voted to pass S. Con. Res. 11, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget which will balance the federal budget over 10 years, strengthen the U.S. military and repeal Obamacare.