Washington, D.C. – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following statement on the President’s Fiscal 2013 Defense Budget. “When I look at the defense budget, I try and look at it through the eyes of those it will affect and ask, is this congruent with the values I was elected to uphold – or, more plainly will it hurt or harm our troops and nation? “Regarding this budget, it is clear the President looked through the lens of his domestic and budget agendas and asked how much can I cut and sti...
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Washington, DC – Congressman K. Michael Conaway’s office will host a Service Academy Day on March 24, 2012, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. CST. During the event attendees will have the opportunity to watch videos profiling “a day in the life” at each of the service academies as well as receive background information about academy life and an explanation of the nomination process. Who: All interested parties What: Academy Day When: March 24, 2012 1:30-4:30 pm CST Where: Angelo State University MCS Bldg., Ro...
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Washington, D.C. – Rep K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following comments after voting in support of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act. “It has been 1015 days since the Senate passed a budget. To put that in perspective, the last time the Senate passed a budget – April 28, 2009 – no one had yet heard of the iPad. “Based on their lack of action, Leader Reid and his majority in the Senate seem to believe that by ignoring our nation’s fiscal problems, they ...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) made the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act. “Congress must take bold action and display the courage to do what is right in order to overcome the serious financial challenges facing our nation. I believe H.R. 1734 takes a step in that direction by smartly reducing the size of government through selling or redeveloping underutilized federal properties, increasing the utiliz...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway made the following statement after Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for his role in the reckless, dangerous, and botched Fast and Furious gun tracking operation. “Today, I joined a number of my colleagues in expressing to the President our complete loss of faith and confidence in Eric Holder as the Attorney of the General United States. “As the chief decision maker at the Department...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1173 to repeal the CLASS program. “Today, the House of Representatives took another step forward in our efforts to repeal Obamacare. The CLASS Act was flawed in its inception and today, the House of Representatives offered legislation to repeal one of the most egregious and fiscally irresponsible components of the President’s healthcare law. “Since the start of the health...
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Washington, DC – Today, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Chairman Mike Conaway issued the following statement regarding the passage of several pieces of legislation aimed at clarifying or amending certain parts of the derivatives section (Title VII) of the Dodd-Frank Act. “The fundamental responsibility of a regulator is to accurately gauge the costs and benefits of each of the regulations it proposes. Congress delegates this authority to federal agencies because it reco...
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Washington, DC – Tonight, Congressman Mike Conaway issued the following statement after President Obama delivered the State of the Union address. “Tonight, the President called on Congress to work in a spirit of bipartisanship, to focus on making better lives for ourselves and our children. I agree with the President that we need to work together on common-sense solutions to our nation’s problems and believe the best way to start would be for the Senate take up and pass the 27 bipartisan jobs bi...
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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Mike Conaway added his name to a House resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. This resolution publicly recognizes the tremendous personal sacrifices made by over 1.5 million service members and their families. Afterward, he made the following statement: “It is an honor and a privilege to recognize the brave men and women of our Armed Forces by cosponsor...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Mike Conaway made the following statement regarding the renaming of the Big Spring Veterans hospital after a West Texas hero. “Soldiers fight wars because of a sense of duty. For generations, countless Americans have accepted this duty, despite the risks, to ensure their homeland is safe and our future secure. Their actions are selfless. We can never repay this debt, but we can honor their sacrifice. In honor of one of our nations many heroes, yesterday we celebrat...
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