Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Mike Conaway (TX-11) again questioned the varied impacts of Dodd-Frank implementation during a hearing of the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. During the hearing, the subcommittee continued examination of the impact of the multitude of new rules proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) by listening to testimony from the General Counsel of the Commission as well as a panel of industry participants. Chairman Conaway...
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Today, April 12 at 7:35 p.m. Central, I will be hosting a live Telephone Town Hall meeting, and would love for you to join in on the conversation. If you live in District 11 and would like to participate, dial 877-229-8493 and use the passcode 17531. As always, I encourage you to check out my website and Facebook Page I look forward to visiting with everyone tonight. -Mike
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Once a year Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have the opportunity to host locally judged art competitions for high school age students within their districts. Since this competition entitled, “An Artistic Discovery,” was created in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students have participated at the local level. The winning piece of art from each Congressional district is displayed in the Cannon tunnel, a pedestrian walkway leading to the United States Capitol, for approximat...
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Washington, DC – Today 34 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging him to pass the most recent continuing resolution, H.R. 1363, in order to continue funding for our Armed Services and prevent a shutdown of the federal government. Please see the below statements, text of the letter and the attached document with signatures:
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“I am alarmed to hear that the Administration cannot explain the United States’ role in a post-Qadhafi Libya. We must think about the next step in our involvement in Libya and ask the tough questions like what Libya looks like without Qadhafi."
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His remarks this afternoon consisted largely of the same empty green-job-rhetoric that he has offered since he was a candidate. He did not offer a comprehensive strategy to power our nation, he offered his utopic vision of a green economy powered by government subsidies and federal mandates. Implementing his policies will raise costs for businesses and families, waste taxpayer dollars on unsustainable industries, and drive employment overseas.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Conaway and Congressman Andrews released the following statement after being informed of the Department of Defense’s unilateral decision to issue a stop-work order on the F136 engine program for the Joint Strike Fighter.
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Washington, DC, March 17 – Congressman K. Michael Conaway’s office will host a Service Academy Day on March 26, 2011, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. CST. This is a useful information session for high school students interested in attending a United States Military Service Academy and for parents, counselors, and educators. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Service Academy and ROTC representatives. The Academy Day program will include information on each of the five U.S. service academies, an expl...
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