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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State Of The Union Address Yesterday, 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 bills waiting for action. After three years in office, it’s clear the President’s policies have failed and are making th...
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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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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman K. Michael Conaway added his name to a bill (H.R. 2179) that would direct the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations (USO) for funding its activities in support of USO airport centers. “I am proud to add my name to this legislation which will direct the TSA to send any money left behind at security checkpoints to the USO to help with onsite airport ser...
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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Mike Conaway made the following statement after President Obama announced he would block the creation of tens of thousands of jobs by not approving the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. “Since elected, President Obama has traveled the country promoting the importance of job creation. He has preached his jobs message on every platform from 60 minutes to the View, to even a Joint Session of Congress and what does he have to show for it – nothing. Nonetheless, before for the ho...
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National Defense Authorization Act In Congress this week the National Defense Authorization Act passed the House and Senate, whereupon it was sent to the President for his signature. This bill is important because it provides pay and benefits for our troops, buys the weapons and equipment they need to do their job, and funds research to help meet future threats to our national security. While this bill is central to a functioning national security, there was a misunderstanding regarding the deta...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway voted in support of the Conference Report on H.R. 2055, the Military Construction, Veteran Affairs, and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012. This bill provides $915 billion in funding for the nine remaining appropriations bills and is consistent with the overall $1.043 trillion level enacted by the Budget Control Act. After the vote, Rep. Conaway made the following comment: “After weeks of tough negotiations with our colleagues in the Senate,...
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