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Some Republican lawmakers are taking issue with the Obama administration’s decision to close the White House doors to visitors. Citing the sequester, the visitors’ office announced yesterday that due to staffing issues tours would be put on hold indefinitely, starting Saturday.
Today, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) made the following comments regarding the White House’s decision to cancel all public tours blaming the federal spending cuts, known as the sequester. Williams said:
Today, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams released the following statement after voting in favor of the H.R. 933, the continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through the remainder of FY2013. The House passed H.R. 933.
This week, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX) invited high school students residing in the 25th District of Texas to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition by submitting their original pieces of art.
As long as congressional inaction continues, the only thing certain about the sequester's impact on Texas is that the state stands to lose billions in funding.
Today, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX) spoke on the House floor urging the President to take necessary actions to prevent his disastrous sequester from going into effect.
This week, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX) cosponsored Rep. John Carter's (R-TX) bill, H.R. 705, that would grant the victims and victims' families of the November 5, 2009, attack on Fort Hood the same treatment and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families.
Today, U.S. Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX) released a statement following President Obama’s press conference on the upcoming sequester:
"Mr. Speaker,
Today I join my colleagues in the United States Congress in honoring the life and legacy of Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle.