U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposal: "President Obama has repeatedly shown that he cares more about partisan politics than proven solutions to help hardworking taxpayers and families. The fact is Americans are making less and paying more as a result of President Obama's failed policies. Now, he is proposing more big government programs, another huge job-killing tax hike and $2.4 trillion in new sp...
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Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) has announced that the renaming ceremony of the Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in honor of Doris Miller, will take place on February 19, 2015. Last year, Congressman Flores introduced legislation to rename the medical center after Waco native and World War II hero, Doris Miller. The bill passed both the House and Senate and the president signed it into law on December 18, 2014. WHO: Congressman Bill Flores WHAT: Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act. Following passage of H.R. 351, Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement: “For the past six years, hardworking American families have been suffering from the failed ‘middle class economics’ that have been imposed by the Obama administration. Alternatively, House Republicans have been focused on growing America’s economy instead of Washington’s bureaucracy. “Today, th...
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The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act. Following passage of H.R. 7, Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement: “Today, the House took a stand toward strengthening protections for our unborn children with the bipartisan passage of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act. The federal government must be restricted from using taxpayer dollars to kill in...
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U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “Once again, President Obama used his State of the Union address to push a big government agenda full of unaffordable tax-and-spend initiatives. His outdated, top-down approach is just a re-run of the same policies that have failed America’s hardworking families. Each time the president proposes a new government expansion as part of his liberal agenda, like ObamaC...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has taken a firm stance against President Obama’s lawless, unconstitutional amnesty plan with the passage H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015. Following passage of this bill, Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement: “Today, the House passed legislation, with bipartisan support, to terminate President Obama’s unlawful immigration actions, while at the same time ensuring that the Department of Homeland Se...
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Sixteen members of the Texas Delegation – Congressman Brian Babin, Congressman Kevin Brady, Congressman John Carter, Congressman Blake Farenthold, Chairman Bill Flores, Chairman Jeb Hensarling, Congressman Will Hurd, Congressman Sam Johnson, Chairman Michael McCaul, Congressman Randy Neugebauer, Congressman Pete Olson, Congressman Ted Poe, Congressman John Ratcliffe, Chairman Pete Sessions, Chairman Lamar Smith, and Chairman Mac Thornberry, issued the following joint statement supporting legisla...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act. Following passage of the bill, Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement: “The Keystone XL pipeline will bring thousands of jobs and enhanced energy security for America. Its construction is widely supported by a large majority of Americans. Yet, for over 2,300 days its application has been stymied due to President Obama’s unwillingness to have it approved. Today marks the 10th time the Hous...
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Today, U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) was sworn in to the 114th Congress. “It is an honor to be able to represent the 17th Congressional District of Texas for a third term. A lot of work lies ahead of this new Congress as we work to restore trust and accountability to the American people,” Flores said. “The results of the midterm elections show that Americans want to see change come out of Washington. That change starts today as we begin working to improve economic opportunities for h...
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The president has signed into law Congressman Bill Flores’ (R-Texas) bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.” Flores released the following statement regarding the bill being signed into law: “It is fulfilling to see our efforts to honor Doris Miller, a Central Texas World War II hero, receive the president’s signature and become law. It has been an honor to lead the effort to pay tribute t...
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