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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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), a small business owner and member of the House Financial Services Committee, today received the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in recognition of pro-business votes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced that he has directed the U.S. Army to "provide all possible benefits to the victims of the 2009 attack at Fort Hood who were recently awarded the Purple Heart" last Friday at a ceremony at Fort Hood:
In 1939 a man started a car dealership to realize the American dream. When he died the ownership of the business was passed along to his son and so was a death tax liability equal to a significant value of the business' worth.
The son nearly declared bankruptcy.
Fortunately, he was able to pull the resources together to keep his father's dealership afloat. He still runs the dealership to this day and has more than 100 employees.
That son is me.
The U.S. Army on Thursday approved additional benefits for soldiers who were wounded in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting.
The service also announced it would award the Purple Heart to a soldier who was killed and another who was wounded in an attack by a radicalized Muslim in 2009 at a recruiting center in Little Rock, Ark.
Last Friday the III Corps and Fort Hood commander hosted a ceremony to award the Purple Heart and Defense of Freedom medals to the victims of the November 5, 2009 attack on Fort Hood.
In total, 47 medals were presented to both military personnel and civilians during an emotional ceremony that recounted the horrific events of that awful day.
AUSTIN -- The oldest living U.S. veteran was honored on Wednesday with the presentation of an American flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) will present 108-year-old Richard Overton with the flag at a ceremony on Wednesday. Williams will also congratulate Overton on receiving a new roof donated by Lon Smith Roofing.
"I'm really surprised, I appreciate every bit. I pray to God that they do live a long time and do it again for somebody else. Not only me, do it for somebody else, too," said Overton.
Austin, Texas – U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today invited interested middle school and high school students to the 2015 North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum to learn more about our nation's service academies, requirements for admission and the selection process:
Austin, Texas – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement observing the anniversary of the 2014 shooting at Fort Hood: