The U.S. House of Representatives has passed two bipartisan resolutions disapproving of the Obama Administration’s proposed taxes on energy. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding passage of these resolutions: “President Obama's proposed carbon tax and $10-a-barrel tax on oil would raise energy prices, cost jobs and weaken our economy. These taxes would harm businesses and hardworking American families who are already struggling with stagnant wages. Today, the...
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By: Phillip Ericksen As Lake Waco flooding damages infrastructure in the area, Rep. Bill Flores, R-College Station, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has the money it needs to maintain the Lake Waco Dam and will be able to secure any extra money needed to respond to flooding. Flores said the corps has access to $6 billion, up a little more than $500 million from past budgets, and his office has a history of securing tens of millions of dollars for McLennan County. Heavy rainfall caused a 4-f...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Ozone Standards Implementation Act, H.R. 4775, with bipartisan support. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas), a principal coauthor of the bill, released the following statement regarding its passage: “As our economy has grown over the past decades, harmful emissions are down and air quality continues to improve dramatically. The Ozone Standards Implementation Act protects American jobs, manufacturing and economic growth by giving states needed time t...
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Republican Study Committee Chairman (RSC) Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement on the policy initiative released today by Speaker Paul Ryan’s Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity and Upward Mobility: “The new House agenda reflects a fresh approach to tackle our nation’s most difficult and enduring problems. Last month, the Republican Study Committee offered substantial policy input to each of Speaker Ryan’s six task forces charged with charting a new course for House Republicans....
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Guest columnist- Bill Flores On Memorial Day, we remember the service of those brave military men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending and protecting our freedoms. These patriots’ service and sacrifice to our nation remind me of the words of Jesus in John 15:13 – “Greater love has no man than this, that he would lay down his life for his friends.” From the depths of the Pacific to the deserts of Iraq, more than a million American soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines have laid d...
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By Scott Wong A “SWAT team” of eight House GOP lawmakers has begun meeting to strike a last-ditch deal on a fiscal 2017 budget, Republican Study Committee Chairman Bill Flores (R-Texas) told The Hill on Monday. It’s just the latest attempt to jump-start a budget process that many on Capitol Hill have left for dead. “Earlier this month, I recommended that Speaker [Paul] Ryan put together a small team of interested individuals with disparate views to develop a path forward to get a budget on the f...
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U.S. Representatives Bill Flores (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA) and Steve Womack (R-AR) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed 2017 renewable fuel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “The proposed increases in the volume of ethanol under the current RFS will continue to harm America’s consumers and economy while adversely impacting the environment. The EPA’s proposal forces more ethanol into t...
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U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that the Obama Administration should compromise to accommodate religious organizations’ objections to Obamacare’s overreaching contraceptive mandate: “Today’s Supreme Court decision is an important win for Little Sisters of the Poor and their fellow petitioners. Charitable groups like Little Sisters of the Poor are called to service because of their religious beliefs, yet those...
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By: Brooke Wellborn The chamber met with Texas Congressmen and major policymakers including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. "We're trying to find where the common ground exists to get things done in this divided government," said Speaker Ryan. He discussed what issues are being presented on the 2017 governing agenda. Speaker Ryan said, "How do you grow the economy, what does patient centered healthcare look like how do you better get people out of poverty and welfare, what does national security...
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U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and State Fire Marshal’s Office announcement regarding the fertilizer plant explosion in West: “It is extremely disturbing to learn that the fertilizer plant explosion in West was not accidental and has been ruled incendiary. The explosion injured hundreds and claimed 15 lives, 12 of which were first responders. There are now many questions that need to be answere...
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