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Dear Friends,
After a delay in the voting schedule due to Hurricane Irma, we are headed back up to Washington today to get back to work. Here are some updates from last week as well as a glance into this week:
Hurricane Harvey Relief Update
Dear Friends,
We are back in Washington this week after the conclusion of the August district work period. I'd like to take a moment to share with you what my team and I have been up to:
In the past five weeks, we have crisscrossed the 13 counties in our district - from Tarrant County in the north, down to Hays County in the south - which includes much of the Texas Hill Country and Austin. The August District Work Period is my favorite time of the year because I get to go back to Texas and meet with our constituents to discuss what is important to you all.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), released the following statement Friday after the bi-cameral passage of Hurricane Harvey Relief:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), released the following statement Wednesday in opposition to indications that funding for Hurricane Harvey relief will be packaged with a debt ceiling increase:
Dear Friends,
Hurricane Harvey is one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to ever hit the Texas coast. Our friends and families in Southeast Texas are struggling due to storm damage and flooding that continues to devastate homes, properties, and entire communities. I applaud President Donald Trump for his swift action by promptly signing a disaster declaration at the request of Governor Greg Abbott. This will provide any and all emergency protective measures to be made available to those impacted by the hurricane.
Dear Friends,
We are deep into the August district work period and I have been traveling around Texas' 25th Congressional District every week. While I've been working hard here, there have been some significant strides in Washington that I'd like you to be aware of:
Congressman Roger Williams told Burnet County elected officials Thursday, Aug. 17, he wants to see Congress enact tax reform that would help their constituents where they need it most — by putting money back in their pockets.
Williams met with Burnet County elected officials at the Highlander restaurant in Burnet to discuss several important issues.
We've got the highest tax rate in the world and we wonder why jobs leave here, people leave here and they don't come back and so forth," Williams said. "It's because were not competitive at all.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin), who represents Fort Hood, one of the largest United States military installations in the world, released the following statement Tuesday after President Trump's Afghanistan Announcement:
Fort Hood recognized Soldiers and civilians Aug. 8 at Club Hood for their service and support to the military community.
Special guests attending the award ceremony included Lt. Gen. Paul Funk II, III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby, III Corps and Fort Hood command sergeant major. U.S. Congressman Roger Williams, congressman for District 25 of Texas, was the event's keynote speaker who expressed his support to the Fort Hood community.