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021116 Zinke 4
February 17, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Roger Williams (R – Texas) and Ryan Zinke (R – Mont.) have commemorated Texas Christian University’s win over University of Oregon in the Alamo Bowl with the terms of their wager made in December.

Williams, a former All-Southwest Conference center fielder at TCU, and Zinke, a former All PAC-10 center with the Oregon Ducks, both bet on their alma maters.

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021216 NationalRetailFederation
February 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Texas) announced today that he has received the National Retail Federation’s 2015 “Hero of Main Street” Award.

The recipients, according to the NRF, are a “bipartisan group of 289 members of Congress (who) support retail industry priorities such as international trade, patent reform, health care, tax reform and workforce policies that work for employees and employers alike.”

Williams is a second generation small business owner and rancher.

Issues:Economy
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021016 Special Olympics Texas
February 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Texas) today released the following photo of his meeting with P.J., a Special Olympics Texas athlete and volunteer from Amarillo, Texas who was on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss the importance of the organization’s impact on individuals with intellectual disabilities.

February 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court Tuesday night, in a 5-4 vote, put a hold on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule on carbon emissions from power plants:

February 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the White House this morning announced President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2017.

February 4, 2016
Columns

Deficits are down and the stock market is up – that premature victory chant by President Barack Obama couldn’t be further from the truth today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged more than 2,000 points from its high, and according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the federal government is projected to spend 544 billion dollars more than it will take in this fiscal year alone.

Issues:Economy
January 15, 2016
Columns

This week, President Obama is going around the country to re-hash some of the themes from his State of the Union. I have a better idea: how about he start apologizing for the last seven years?

I’ve decided to help the president by highlighting some of the lowlights that he should address. I’ve also taken the liberty of assisting the president’s speech writers by putting this in a speech format for him:

Issues:EconomyMilitaryVeteransHealthcareImmigration and Border Security
January 7, 2016

HHS officials open gates of Somervell County camp housing refugee minors

SOMERVELL COUNTY, TX – Pinned above the doorway to Clegg No. 5 is a handwritten and crayon-colored sign that reads, “Jesus Christ is mi love.” The sign sits between coloring book pages depicting children’s television characters SpongeBob Square Pants and Tweety Bird.

January 6, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Office of the Secretary of Defense notified Williams' office that Fort Hood has "been determined to no longer be appropriate for use as a temporary shelter at this time."