Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after House and Senate Democratic leaders announced a compromise on the troop funding bill: “The so-called compromise that House and Senate Democrats have agreed on is nothing more than an ill-conceived proposal that sends a negative message to our brave troops on the frontlines. By requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops to begin by October 1st at the latest, and setting a goal of nex...
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Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX), a member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement today following the release of the annual report of the Medicare and Social Security Trustees: “The trustees have once again made it clear that Social Security and Medicare are dying a slow death. Their report recognizes the strong need for Congress to address entitlement spending, which the Democrats completely ignored in their recent Budget Resolution. Runaway entitlement spending is irresponsible,...
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Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) applauded the Supreme Court for their decision yesterday to uphold a national ban on partial birth abortion. In a 5-4 ruling, the Court agreed that the Partial Birth Abortion Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2003, does not violate a woman's constitutional rights. The Partial Birth Abortion Act protects the unborn by prohibiting the procedure in which an intact, living fetus is partially delivered and then killed. Conaway made the following ...
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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives debated the Democrats’ budget for fiscal year 2008. Today, the bill passed by a straight party-line vote of 216 to 210, and is set to impose the largest tax increase in American history. According to the Democrats’ plan, taxes will increase by almost $400 billion dollars across the United States over five years, affecting every single American. It also puts off reform for entitlement programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, for at least five years, de...
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Today, U.S. Representative Mike Conaway (R-TX) attended a General Farm Commodities Subcommittee hearing to listen to and review an array of proposals from various commodity organizations aimed at amending the program crop provisions of the 2002 Farm Bill. Congressman Conaway made the following statement following the hearing: “Today’s hearing provided excellent first-hand testimony on how our federal policies are affecting various sectors of the agriculture industry,” said Conaway, who is curren...
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1591, the Democrat Fiscal Year 2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriation bill by a vote of 218 to 212. The supplemental puts in place an inflexible timeline with a date certain for withdrawal (March 2008), micromanages our commanders on the ground, and undermines and slows the efforts of out troops. “This legislation sends a negative message to our troops in combat who deserve to be sent the resources and reinforcements they need to suc...
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Late last night, the House Budget Committee released the final product of the fiscal year 2008 House Budget Resolution. The total budget amounts to $2.96 trillion, and increases non-defense discretionary spending by $23 billion, compared to the President's increase of $8.8 billion. The result is a massive tax increase – the largest in American history. “This proposal holds no accountability, and calls for huge spending increases with no significant reform or offsets,” said Conaway. “Allowing the...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement in response to the House Democrats’ Fiscal Year ’08 Budget proposal, which calls for the largest tax increase in American history: “Today is a very expensive day for American taxpayers. Allowing the Republican tax cuts of ’01 and ’03 to expire will result in a massive tax increase, placing the burden of the federal governments out of control spending habits squarely on the backs of hard-working American families, seniors, and...
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The City of Brady has received a competitive grant in the amount of $400,000 to fund the Brady Aquatic Park. The grant program is administered by the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund, in conjunction with the Texas Wildlife and Parks Department. “With an increase in the consciousness of public heath and environmental issues, projects such as the Brady Aquatic Park are vital to our growing communities,” said Conaway. “I am pleased these competitive grant programs are able to ...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics announcement that non-farm payroll employment increased by 97,000 in February and the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.5 percent. “Today’s announcement is confirmation that the economy is strong and growing. Our current policies have led to 42 consecutive months of increased payroll employment, adding close to 7.6 million new jobs. Tax relief and fiscal restraint are driving...
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