U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s proposed $10-per-barrel tax on oil: “It is astonishing how out-of-touch the president is and the lengths he will go to distract Americans from his failed policies. A $10-a-barrel tax on oil will be dead on arrival in the House. It is clear that in his last year in office the president is more concerned with his radical climate policies and pleasing special interest groups than providing ...
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By Naomi Jagoda It may be difficult to get conservatives to vote for the House budget if the resolution follows the spending levels reached in last year’s budget deal, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) said Wednesday. In an interview with The Hill, Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas) warned that getting his RSC members to support the official House GOP budget blueprint would be "tougher" this year. The group's members would prefer spending on non-defense programs to be lower than the l...
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Today, the House voted to override President Obama’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring American’s Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015. Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement: “It is unfortunate that President Obama seems more interested in protecting his failed legislation than protecting the interests of the American people. Despite his veto, Congress has shown that Obamacare can and will be repealed under our next president.” L...
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U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 3662, the Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act: "Today, Congress voted to strengthen sanctions on Iran in the wake of the Obama Administration’s naïve and reckless nuclear deal. Since the deal’s ‘adoption’ by the White House, Iran has demonstrated time and again its willingness to violate international agreements. It has flouted the international community, firing medium range ballistic missi...
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By U.S. Rep. Bill Flores The Declaration of Independence states that we have inalienable rights, among them, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To secure these rights, our Founding Fathers believed that the top priority of the federal government is to provide for the common defense of our nation. Now, more than ever, the state of our national security is the number one issue on the minds of most Americans, and rightly so. The United States now faces an increasing number of ...
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Today, thousands of people are joining together on the National Mall. Though they hail from all over the country, they are bound together by a common cause: to protect the lives of the most vulnerable. This year, they had every excuse to stay at home, with dire warnings of an unprecedented winter storm approaching. Yet they are marching, undeterred and undaunted, to lend their voices to those who cannot speak for themselves. On the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we remember the 57 million defe...
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By Elizabeth Kamenicky Two Bryan veterans were honored with the 2015 TX-17 Congressional Veteran's Commendation, presented by U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, on Thursday. Staff Sgt. George Alfred Myrick and Gary Mancil Banta, past commander of the American Legion Post 159, accepted their honors during a ceremony at the Earl Graham Post 159 in Bryan in the presence of family and friends. Established in 2012, the award recognizes veterans of the 17th Congressional District who have served their co...
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Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 757, North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 418-2. The bill expands existing sanctions against North Korea in response to allegations that the country recently conducted a hydrogen nuclear weapons test. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding its passage: “Recent reports that North Korea successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear bomb demand a serious and stro...
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U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to the president’s State of the Union address: “If President Obama listened to hardworking Americans as much as he lectures them, tonight’s State of the Union speech might have actually reflected reality. Instead, the president took an unearned victory lap, once again ignoring the true concerns and priorities of the American people. “Many Americans feel less secure and less satisfied with the direction of this c...
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Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Bill Flores (R-Texas) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s veto of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015: “Today, the president had the chance to put politics aside and alleviate the crushing burden hardworking Americans are facing under Obamacare. Instead, he doubled down on his failed health care law. He has cemented his legacy as the president whose unsustainable policies infli...
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