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This week, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX25) announced the formation of the new, bipartisan Congressional Baseball Caucus. Williams created the organization with Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA14).
In the last five years, Washington has governed from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis. Terms like "debt ceiling," "continuing resolution," "fiscal cliff," "sequester," have become commonplace in our vocabulary. The Obama Administration takes in a record $3 trillion annually yet our national debt recently topped $17 trillion.
Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) delivered remarks on the House floor in response to recent statements by Army Secretary John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno that military readiness is staggeringly low due to budget constraints. Excerpts from Williams' remarks are below. The full speech can be viewed here.
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3080, the Water Resources and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The bill was approved unanimously by the bipartisan Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, of which Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25) is a member.
The water resources bill speeds up, streamlines and consolidates studies and reviews, deauthorizes $12 billion of old, inactive projects, strengthens oversight, transparency and accountability, and strengthens water transportation networks to increase America’s competitiveness and economic growth.
Congressman Williams (TX-25) released the following statement after the House voted to approve the Reid/McConnell plan which will reopen the government and raise the debt limit.
This afternoon, the House passed H.J. Res. 91, the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act, to ensure that death benefits to families of fallen troops will continue to be paid despite the government shutdown.
In the last five years, Washington has governed from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis. Terms like "debt ceiling," "continuing resolution," "fiscal cliff," "sequester," have become commonplace in our vocabulary. U.S. revenues under the Obama Administration gross a record $3 trillion annually, yet our national debt recently topped $17 trillion.
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) made the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan House Amendment to the Continuing Resolution (CR).
“This bill is about fairness. Members of Congress and the White House should have never been exempted from Obamacare from the beginning – or any law for that matter – and this bill rightfully subjects elected officials and their staff to the same treatment as everyday Americans. After all, it’s WE the people, not THEM the people.
The Texas Republican delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter today to every member of the United States Senate, urging senators to unite with them in the effort to defund Obamacare through the continuing resolution.
The full text of the letter is below. For a PDF of the letter with signatures, click here.
Today, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) made the following statement following passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) that defunds the President’s healthcare law.