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January 20, 2017

Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) will speak with the following radio stations this morning:

7:15amCT: WBAP Dallas/ Fort Worth
https://www.wbap.com/

7:30amCT: KLBJ Austin
https://www.newsradioklbj.com/

8:35amCT: KSKY Dallas/ Fort Worth
https://660amtheanswer.com/

January 18, 2017

WASHINGTON — After a downsized gala for President Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013, the Texas State Society's Black Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball is set to return to its full form this year.

Almost 10,000 tickets have been sold to the quadrennial ball, organizers say, around double the 5,000 that had been sold at this time four years ago.

January 17, 2017
Columns

The following column by U.S. Representative Roger Williams originally appeared in the Dallas Morning News:

Issues:Healthcare
January 17, 2017

WASHINGTON- Making the Baseball Hall of Fame is no easy feat, especially for a player in their first year of consideration.

Longtime Texas Rangers catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez is on the ballot for the first time in 2017, and although Rodriguez is widely regarded as one of the best catchers of all time, he may not make it into Cooperstown during his first attempt.

But Rodriguez has one vocal supporter, even though that person doesn't have a vote: U.S. Rep. Roger Williams.

January 13, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) today voted for the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution, the first step in Congress' efforts to dismantle President Obama's signature health care law.

Issues:Healthcare
January 11, 2017

A familiar name has been assigned to be the next III Corps and Fort Hood commander

Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk II is a Fort Hood native and the son of retired Lt. Gen. Paul "Butch" Funk, who led III Corps and Fort Hood in the mid-1990s.

The Army announced recently that Funk will soon be promoted to lieutenant general and will replace Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, who took command of III Corps and Fort Hood on Aug. 8, 2014.

Funk currently serves in the Pentagon as assistant deputy chief of staff for the Army.

January 9, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Services Committee announced that Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) has been appointed Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade for the 115th Congress. Williams, who has served on the Financial Services Committee for the past two years, was appointed to the leadership role by the committee chairman, Congressman Jeb Hensarling.

January 9, 2017
Columns

The following column by U.S. Representative Roger Williams originally appeared in Townhall:

Issues:Military
January 6, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) today announced that he will participate in the Parade of Champions to celebrate with and congratulate the Lake Travis High School Cavaliers' UIL Class 6A - Division I championship title.

Williams will also present Head Coach Hank Carter with the State Championship trophy.

What: Congressman Williams to participate in the Lake Travis High School Parade of Champions

Date: Sunday, January 8, 2017

Time: 2:00pm CT

January 5, 2017


WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) and a bipartisan group of 341 Representatives Thursday night formally objected to last month's United Nations' Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements by adopting H.Res.11.

"The overwhelmingly bipartisan adoption of this House resolution illustrates this Congress' commitment to Israel," said Williams. "For too long President Obama has allowed his personal grievances to jeopardize our country's relationship with a reliable, strategic and friendly ally in the Middle East."