Washington, D.C. – Saturday, April 30th, 2011 Congressman Mike Conaway will host a town hall meeting in Odessa, TX from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. to listen to local residents’ concerns and answer questions regarding current issues in Congress. Who: Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) What: Town hall meeting When: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. CST on Saturday, April 30, 2011 Where: University of Texas, Permian Basin Library/Lecture Center 4901 East University Boulevard, Odessa, Texas 79762 For more information, please co...
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Washington, D.C. – Friday, April 29, 2011, Congressman Mike Conaway will host a town hall meeting in Mertzon, TX from 1:40 - 2:15 p.m. to listen to local residents’ concerns and answer questions regarding current issues in Congress. Who: Congressman Mike Conaway What: Town hall meeting When: 1:40 – 2:15 p.m. CST on Friday, April 29, 2011 Where: Irion County Courthouse Commissioner’s Courtroom 209 North Park View Mertzon, Texas 76941 For more information please contact Joanne Powell in Congressma...
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Today, the House of Representatives passed the 2012 House Budget, “The Path to Prosperity.” After the vote, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) made the following statement:
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Please tune in to see me on the Glenn Beck Program, with guest host Eric Bolling, today at 4:00 pm CST on the Fox News Channel. Check your local listings and tune in for a discussion on the budget battle in Washington.
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“While the CR represents the largest real dollar spending cut in American history, these cuts are still woefully inadequate.” “I voted for the CR because it cuts almost $315B in real dollars over 10 years and changes the discussion in Washington from ‘how much to spend’ to ‘how much to cut.’ This CR also gave us our only chance to force votes in the Senate on two very important issues: repealing Obamacare and defunding Planned Parenthood.” “The debate now shifts from cutting billions of dollars ...
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By Asjylyn Loder and Silla Brush - Apr 13, 2011 1:00 PM ET Regulation of the $583 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market will “bring tangible benefits to the real economy,” Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, said today in New York. “It is essential that we have comprehensive oversight of these markets to protect and benefit both end-users of derivatives and the broader American public,” Gensler said at a conference sponsored by the Levy Economics Institute ...
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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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Monday, 11 April 2011 22:41 | Written by Ray Tipton Officers and soldiers from the 111th Engineer Battalion of the Texas Army National Guard were ordered to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Monday in a mobilization ceremony at the Brownwood Coliseum. These citizen soldiers were honored by US Congressman Mike Conaway, Brad Locker representing Texas Representative Jim Keffer, and Commander of the Army National Guard, Brig. General Joyce Stevens. Loved ones of those deployin...
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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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