113th Congress
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Healthcare Plan. The House voted 261-157 in favor of the bill, including 39 House Democrats.
This week, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX25) announced the formation of the new, bipartisan Congressional Baseball Caucus. Williams created the organization with Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA14).
In the last five years, Washington has governed from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis. Terms like "debt ceiling," "continuing resolution," "fiscal cliff," "sequester," have become commonplace in our vocabulary. The Obama Administration takes in a record $3 trillion annually yet our national debt recently topped $17 trillion.
Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) delivered remarks on the House floor in response to recent statements by Army Secretary John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno that military readiness is staggeringly low due to budget constraints. Excerpts from Williams' remarks are below. The full speech can be viewed here.
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3080, the Water Resources and Development Act of 2013 (WRRDA). The bill was approved unanimously by the bipartisan Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, of which Rep. Roger Williams (TX-25) is a member.
Congressman Williams (TX-25) released the following statement after the House voted to approve the Reid/McConnell plan which will reopen the government and raise the debt limit.
This afternoon, the House passed H.J. Res. 91, the Honoring the Families of Fallen Soldiers Act, to ensure that death benefits to families of fallen troops will continue to be paid despite the government shutdown.
In the last five years, Washington has governed from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis. Terms like "debt ceiling," "continuing resolution," "fiscal cliff," "sequester," have become commonplace in our vocabulary. U.S. revenues under the Obama Administration gross a record $3 trillion annually, yet our national debt recently topped $17 trillion.
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) made the following statement after voting in favor of the bipartisan House Amendment to the Continuing Resolution (CR).
The Texas Republican delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter today to every member of the United States Senate, urging senators to unite with them in the effort to defund Obamacare through the continuing resolution.