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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) this morning released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the annual defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act .
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) and his Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives this morning met with Vice President-Elect Mike Pence in the Capitol to discuss the shared goals between the incoming Trump Administration and the 115th Congress.
"The American Conservative Union feels it is very important that the leadership table includes conservatives. Roger Williams, in our opinion is one of the leading conservatives in Congress–having him around that leadership table will be very important–having someone around that leadership table, who has never wavered in his support for our nominee Donald Trump is very important," said Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the ACU.
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, a Bryan Republican, is vying for a high-ranking position among his party's leadership for the next Congress.
Flores is running to be vice-chair of the Republican Conference, a spokesman confirmed to the Tribune. If elected, Flores would play a crucial role in the organizational mechanics of the House GOP, which retained control of their chamber on Tuesday.
While Congress features no fewer than seven Texas chairmen, the state does not currently have a member in leadership.
Roger Williams will likely be remembered more for his political career than athletic career.
But the congressman from the 25th district of Texas, which stretches from Tarrant County in the north to Hays County in the south, had a distinguished baseball career at TCU.
And Williams added another baseball accolade Wednesday night as the Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation's 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award winner.
CLEBURNE, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) today announced that on Wednesday he will congratulate James Clay, an Army veteran, on being the recipient of a new roof to be donated by a local roofing company.
Clay, a native of Johnson County, was stationed in Japan and spent six years in the Army Reserves while segregation existed in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) this afternoon released the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced it would reopen its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.
"As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton mishandled classified information. I believe the FBI should have never closed their initial investigation without holding Secretary Clinton accountable for her complete disregard of national security. This is their chance to make things right."
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Here are the Star-Telegram Editorial Board recommendations for the Nov. 8 election. This post will be updated as further recommendations are made.
Federal, State, County:
Congressional District 6: Joe Barton
Congressional District 10: Kay Granger
Congressional District 24: Kenny Marchant
Congressional District 25: Roger Williams
Wells Fargo Chief Executive John Stumpf quickly left the Rayburn House Office Building today after facing more than four hours of blistering questioning from lawmakers angry about the bank's creation of millions of bogus accounts in customers' names.
Stumpf would not answer reporters' questions after numerous members of the House Financial Services Committee criticized his handling of the controversy and questioned his ability to run the giant bank.
In his second Capitol Hill appearance in as many weeks, Mr. Stumpf again expressed regret for his company's actions and said Wells Fargo's board was working to investigate how problems with sham accounts and unauthorized meddling in customer business snowballed over five years.