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Texas' 24th District
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I welcomed the University of Texas federal relations team to my office today, including Jana from Colleyville.
#TX24
http://t.co/ZhwI8Dq4
Pleased to welcome @
tedcruz
, Randy @
WeberforTexas
, @
RogerWilliamsTX
, and @
SteveStockmanUS
to the Texas delegation!
Congratulations to the new committee chairmen from Texas: @
RepHensarling
@
LamarSmithTX21
@
McCaulPressShop
and @
PeteSessions
.
Today, the 113th Congress convenes. Thankful to
#TX24
for the honor to serve you. Welcome to all my new colleagues!
I am honored to have been appointed to the Education & Workforce Committee. I will be the only Texan on it.
http://t.co/5AgEL4n5
#TX24
#tcot
ICYMI: My statement opposing the "fiscal cliff" bill.
http://t.co/suiMczea
#tcot
This is surprising to no one. ---> "Health care law may mean less hiring in 2013"
http://t.co/alzoeM5t
#tcot
I look forward to serving on @
WaysandMeansGOP
and @
EdWorkforce
in the 113th Congress.
#TX24
Thank you to Chairman @
repjohnkline
for selecting me to serve on @
EdWorkforce
.
http://t.co/yt7UAPxn
#tcot
"House votes to freeze congressional, federal worker pay"
http://t.co/RJQNSHAK
#tcot
I will also be sending a letter to the House CAO instructing him to return the pay increase to the Treasury for deficit reduction.
I am cosponsoring @
RepFitzpatrick
's legislation to halt President Obama's Congressional pay hike
http://t.co/m8JGy3rD
#tcot
RIP, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
http://t.co/wlt9zyva
Praying for former President George H.W. Bush
http://t.co/iHmFJ1qJ
From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!
Report: Jon Hammar to be released from Mexican prison today
http://t.co/lRKkRFTs
#tcot
RT @
ForeignAffGOP
: Report finds that failed leadership + management 2 blame 4 security lapses at
#Benghazi
consulate.
http://t.co/q10Tv5IF
Read @
ForeignAffGOP
Chairwoman @
RosLehtinen
's letter (which I joined) to Sec. Clinton & Napolitano re: Jon Hammar
http://t.co/obOUOXzm
"State Dept. officials resign following Benghazi report" via @
cbsnews
http://t.co/MrrTKFTM
#tcot
"Operation Fast and Furious gun found after drug cartel shootout" via @
latimes
http://t.co/CcSxOSDj
#tcot
RT @
SmallBizGOP
: .@
CNBC
#MedDeviceTax
"could mean the difference between barely being profitable and going under" for
#SmallBiz
http://t
...
“Bush courthouse” bill heading to Obama’s desk
http://t.co/rDIUA4YQ
h/t @
JohnCornyn
#tcot
"ObamaCare's Medical Device Tax Will Cost Innovation and Jobs" via @
Forbes
http://t.co/OgnD3EV2
#tcot
Use
#AskClinton
or
#BenghaziAnswers
to submit questions for Thursday's hearing.
http://t.co/W3VOgnaW
via @
ForeignAffGOP
#tcot
Great news! RT @
HouseCommerce
: Terrific news out of @
WaysandMeansGOP
today: Chairman @
RepDaveCamp
is cancer free.
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: Ways & Means, Oversight Committees seek documents on illegal
#ObamaCare
expansion
http://t.co/Jtpff4fj
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: @
RepErikPaulsen
releases GAO rprt on SSI overpayments, oversight has improved but more can be done
http://t.co/7Lg5gHKx
Congratulations to my friend @
RepTimScott
who, news outlets are reporting, will be appointed to the Senate by Gov. @
nikkihaley
later today!
RT @
GOPWhip
: The Bill of Rights - Established Dec. 15, 1791
http://t.co/Xbdr8due
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the tragedy in Connecticut and their families.
"Get ready for the costs and chaos of Obamacare" via @
ByronYork
http://t.co/RUrkWaZ8
#tcot
RT @
RepErikPaulsen
: Paulsen to POTUS: Higher Taxes on
#MedInnovation
Not a Prescription
#4Jobs
http://t.co/zUBV7LZS
#tcot
RT @
RepPaulRyan
: President Obama's tax hikes are bad for jobs and don’t fix the debt crisis, as this chart shows.
#SpendingIsTheProblem
...
Happy 376th birthday to the @
NationalGuard
!
http://t.co/LgwkHjOR
#SpendingIsTheProblem
--->
http://t.co/HYdEdHtF
via @
RepPaulRyan
#tcot
I have joined @
ForeignAffGOP
Chairwoman @
RosLehtinen
in calling for Jon Hammar's release from a Mexican prison.
http://t.co/BwQ19wiH
#tcot
RT @
ForeignAffGOP
: Press conf. on
#JonHammar
, fmr Marine, in a Mexican prison –
#BringJonHammarHome
+ urging @
StateDept
action!
RT @
ForeignAffGOP
:
#JonHammar
has suffered enough let's bring him home 2 his family where he rightly belongs 4 Christmas @
RosLehtinen
sa ...
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: History of the W&M Committee Room on @
CBSThisMorning
http://t.co/dFE20wpT
.@
WaysandMeansGOP
Chairman @
RepDaveCamp
on @
CBSThisMorning
talking about the
#fiscalcliff
:
http://t.co/2YeK09h4
#tcot
"Democrats continue to find out what was in ObamaCare–and try to dismantle it" via @
TPCarney
http://t.co/gjsWMx1g
#tcot
via @
WSJ
: "Taxes Are Much Higher Than You Think"
http://t.co/ButejJnN
#tcot
"180 economists oppose tax hike"
http://t.co/84tqnFmm
#fiscalcliff
#tcot
Must-read ---> "@
SenateDems
: Um, Let's 'Postpone' Obamacare's Medical Device Tax" via @
guypbenson
http://t.co/VtMhrkpq
#tcot
House GOP repealed tax months ago ---> "Democrats urge delay for ‘job-killing’ Obamacare tax" via @
dcexaminer
http://t.co/KKobhe6R
#tcot
RT @
GOPWhip
: Linda’s Story: How POTUS’
#SmallBiz
tax hike hurts middle class Americans (video)
http://t.co/TRnQryN6
#FiscalCliff
"California exodus as thousands quit state for Texas, Ariz., elsewhere" via @
NBCnews
http://t.co/SayTlfGa
#tcot
.@
gopconference
voted to repeal in June ---> "Dems join in calling for delay to ObamaCare medical device tax"
http://t.co/cAfreUys
#tcot
"Time to reform complex tax code" via @
RATECoalition
http://t.co/3nv9Xjqf
#tcot
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: According to
#smallbiz
owners the President's tax hike means fewer jobs & less retirement security
http://t.co/mJgXmzu4
RT @
RepErikPaulsen
: READ:
#MedDeviceTax
to hit job creators
http://t.co/vEq50UNS
@
BostonHerald
Senate must act
#4jobs
&
#4repeal
.
#M
...
RT @
gopdoccaucus
: ..and economic investment overseas.The House repealed this tax w/bipartisan support,& we urge the Senate to do the ...
RT @
TxDOT
: Santa is back delivering some helpful holiday safety tips in Texas. So be a dear & follow him here!
http://t.co/Hkc2HNZV
RT @
gopdoccaucus
: The
#meddevicetax
would be a crippling blow for the industry & accelerate a "brain drain" by sending high-paying j ...
RT @
TxDOT
: Fa lala la la, lala la laaaaa. Carolers are nice. Sober drivers are nicer. Be someone’s
#HolidayPASS
today!
http://t.co/CqBylGIc
RT @
RandyNeugebauer
: This week, I'm calling for an
#SOS
to Stop Outrageous Spending. We must start discussions on how to rein in the deb ...
RT @
gopconference
: When our national
#debt
is equal to our entire economy, it's unacceptable to ignore serious spending cuts.
http://t.c
...
RT @
SenRubioPress
: U.S. Senator @
MarcoRubio
Delivers Weekly Republican Address: Watch Here:
http://t.co/4y2mRDv2
Pearl Harbor survivor, 91, helps identify unknown dead
http://t.co/bSyGYeJj
A Pearl Harbor veteran remembers the horror
http://t.co/tnZSXk05
RT @
uscapitol
: From Capitol to Hawaii remembering those lost 71 years ago at Pearl Harbor.
http://t.co/Rpyuvshs
"Honolulu after Pearl Harbor: A report published for the first time, 71 years later" via @
washingtonpost
http://t.co/E4E3EKoV
RT @
virginiafoxx
: December 7, 1941 - A date which will live in infamy...
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: Camp: The Administration’s position that tax rates must go up is not based on policy; it is purely political. http: ...
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: .@
WSJ
story shows raising taxes means hurting
#smallbiz
growth, investment & job creation
http://t.co/BXxzBmAt
RT @
RepErikPaulsen
: IRS to American
#MedDevice
Innovators: “Good Luck”
http://t.co/vTnlUIjw
#MedTech
#MN03
Repeal
#DeviceTax
#4jobs
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: Obama 2011: $1.2 t in revenue possible w/o tax hikes v. Obama 2012: $800 b in revenue impossible w/o tax hikes http ...
FLASHBACK ---> Obama 2011: We can get $1.2 trillion in revenues without raising tax rates
http://t.co/kKqjT1U2
#tcot
RT @
SmallBizGOP
:
#TX
#SmallBiz
on $250K income: Very little went into my bank account; profits went to fund payroll & grow our busin ...
RT @
SmallBizGOP
:
#SmallBiz
owners share on our
#OpenMic
how raising tax rates in a
#FiscalCliff
deal will affect them
#tcot
#Congress
h ...
Cheesecake Factory CEO Warns ObamaCare Will Be 'Very Costly' via @
newsbusters
http://t.co/nzqCWhZd
#tcot
I have an independent committee composed of graduates from each of the Service Academies who review/select candidates.
http://t.co/PjQye33K
http://t.co/PjQye33K
Here I am with
#TX24
's 2012-13 Service Academy Advisory Board which recommends local students to Service Academies.
http://t.co/g0CZx8vs
"Math is hard: Why spending, not tax revenue, is the big problem" via @
JimPethokoukis
of @
AEI
http://t.co/4ibNWeJ9
#tcot
What's the tally so far? RT @
JohnCornyn
How many Ds support POTUS's $1.6T tax hike demand? Just asking.
Met some outstanding students from
#TX24
who interviewed for recommendation to the Service Academies.
http://t.co/liTeB5rx
RT @
WaysandMeansGOP
: House GOP passed legislation to stop the
#My2k
tax hike on all Americans 4 months ago, where has the @
whitehouse
been?
I visited the arriving families of @
SnowballExpress
at DFW Airport to wish them well & thank the Patriot Guard Riders!
http://t.co/mAXpmjqj
http://t.co/mAXpmjqj
Just signed on to cosponsor my friend @
RepTomPrice
's new bill prohibiting a new financial transaction tax
http://t.co/gHsGq8uQ
#tcot
Me chairing House floor debate earlier this week --->
http://t.co/ur4VqTZd
via @
WaysandMeansGOP
: Chairman @
RepDaveCamp
Announces Release of the 2012 Green Book
http://t.co/g3BR45Xl
#tcot
Congratulations to my new @
WaysandMeansGOP
colleagues, @
RepTimScott
@
RepToddYoung
@
RepTimGriffin
and Mike Kelly!
Re:
#FiscalCliff
---> "This Unserious White House" via @
KimStrassel
http://t.co/gue3UyyA
#tcot
RT @
AAN
: WATCH: @
Djheakin
breaks down the
#FiscalCliff
in 30 seconds. If we don't
#FixtheCliff
, we face a recession
#FixTheDebt
http://
...
RT @
GOPoversight
: Starting now. Watch "Security Failures of Benghazi" hearing LIVE:
http://t.co/Teu4sXOA
"US Security Official in Libya Tells Congressional Investigators About ‘Inappropriately Low’ Security at Benghazi Post"
http://t.co/afZBQDJb
"State Department Officials: No Protest Outside Libya Mission Ahead of Attack" via @
nationaljournal
http://t.co/snIUSQys
#tcot
NOW: State Dept. says it never linked attack to video
http://t.co/IpVL03iv
// THEN: attack was in response to video
http://t.co/yeWqVdUt
RT @
GOPoversight
: "The Security Failures of Benghazi" WATCH HEARING LIVE @
12PM
http://t.co/RrGU60QM
#Libya
RT @
GOPoversight
: Tune in at 12pm EST today: Watchdogs examine security situation in Libya. More info-
http://t.co/fZRYYjSU.
cc @
Jasonin
...
---> RT @
Heritage
: MUST-SEE VIDEO: The White House Misinformation Campaign on
#Libya
:
http://t.co/rMIv4a9Q
"Avoid The Fiscal Cliff, And Then Reform The Tax Code"
http://t.co/fFsK1qzl
#StopTheTaxHike
#tcot
via @
GOPoversight
: US Libya Official: Denied Security Requests
http://t.co/IYsDDlkL
#tcot
"Ex-U.S. security team leader in Libya: 'We needed more, not less' security staff" via @
CBSnews
http://t.co/H5YXauKT
#tcot
"Security dwindled before deadly Libyan consulate attack" via @
CBSnews
http://t.co/JO8y012N
#tcot
"Officer Claims ‘Pressure’ to Reduce Security at Libya Mission" via @
nationaljournal
http://t.co/reslD26k
#tcot
ICYMI: My latest via @
townhallcom
---> "Avoid The Fiscal Cliff, And Then Reform The Tax Code"
http://t.co/fFsK1qzl
#StopTheTaxHike
#tcot
via @
BloombergNews
: "Unemployment Drop Masks Labor Malaise: Chart of the Day"
http://t.co/o8kebRDh
#tcot
Serving With (Other Republicans in Texas
Roger Williams
Michael McCaul
Pete Olson
Ted Poe
Randy Neugebauer
Blake Farenthold