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Thursday, Johnson County Judge Roger Harmon said, to the best of his knowledge marked the first visit by a sitting president to the county. State Rep. DeWayne Burns, R-Cleburne, countered that he's not so sure.
"I read somewhere, but I'm not sure if it's true, that [President Roosevelt] stopped on a train in Grandview for a stump speech on his way to Fort Worth," Burns said. "If that's true I'm not sure if that happened when he was first running for president or after he already was president."
Over the last few months, I've had the opportunity to hear from members of our community about what matters most to them. It is a privilege to be your voice in Congress and to fight on your behalf for continued job creation, economic growth, and bettering the lives of our Texas families. Click on the video below to see a few of my visits throughout the 25th District.
Public schools around the country would receive funding for safety measures, such as metal detectors and bulletproof windows, designed to protect students and teachers during school shootings in a new bill before Congress.
We've had a busy few weeks back in Washington, but I wanted to recap our district work period during the month of August, where I visited every county in our 25th District and logged over 3,300 miles between nearly 70 events. I had the opportunity to meet with some of our school leaders, law enforcement officials, business owners, veterans and families, and had some invaluable conversations about the state of our nation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced H.R. 3665, the School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, with Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) as the lead co-sponsor. The newly introduced bill establishes federal grant programs for public schools to first identify then mitigate vulnerabilities in their security related infrastructure.
I am pleased to share some great news with you. The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) is expanding its services for veterans with two new clinics. One in Copperas Cove and one in Killeen.
During my tenure in Congress, my top priority has been fighting for better care for veterans in Texas' 25th district and across the country. With the rapidly growing number of veterans living in the Central Texas region, meeting the needs of our vets is a challenge that we must address immediately.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced H.R. 3665, the School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, with Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) as the lead co-sponsor. The newly introduced bill establishes federal grant programs for public schools to first identify then mitigate vulnerabilities in their security related infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) and Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statements on the introduction of the Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act:
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's abrupt delay in launching a massive deportation effort aimed at families in several American cities — including Houston — drew responses divided along partisan lines.
After exchanges via news release, Twitter and a phone call, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi successfully lobbied Trump to hold off on deporting immigrants around the country. Trump announced the delay in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids via Twitter on Saturday.