Today, House Democrats voted to adjourn for the five-week district work period without so much as an attempt to reduce energy prices for hard-working Americans. With the embarrassingly low approval ratings of Congress, there is hardly anyone to blame but the Democrat leadership, who refuses to listen to the pleas of Americans across the country to increase domestic drilling for relief at the pump.
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Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass The National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act (H.R. 3999). The legislation included language from Congressman Mike Conaway’s (TX-11) bill, the “Bridge Life Extension Act of 2008” (H.R. 6234), which he introduced last month.
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Today, the House Committee on Agriculture passed, in a bipartisan fashion, draft legislation that would amend the Commodity Exchange Act in an effort to provide greater transparency in the commodity market. The legislation will likely be brought to the House Floor next week for a vote. Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) made the following statement following passage of the bill in Committee: “Today, I voted in favor of a bill that would increase transparency in commodity markets. While there is no...
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Today, after months of House Republicans urging that a meaningful and productive energy bill be brought to the floor, the Democrat Leadership brought the “Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008” (H.R. 6578) up for a vote. This legislation is neither productive nor responsible, but does show that Democrats are willing to concede that supply matters. Like all other legislation proposed thus far by Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic Leadership, this legislation would not lead to any new oil or gas produ...
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Today, after weeks of House Republicans urging that a meaningful and productive energy bill be brought to the floor, the Democrat Leadership brought the DRILL Bill (H.R. 6515) to the floor which is neither productive nor responsible. In all actuality this bill, better known as the ‘Use-It-Or-Lose-It’ bill, would not lead to any new oil or gas production or lower gas prices for the American people.
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) announced that the Horseshoe Bay Fire Department was granted $417,620 from the 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Award administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The grant is to be used for safety and operations. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program assists local fire departments to purchase firefighting equipment, fund firefighter health and safety programs, enhance emergency medical service programs, and conduct fire ed...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11), along House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (MO-7) and Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-2) held a session for Members of Congress to discuss the basics of the oil and gas industry, from the initial lease of land, through the drilling process, and leading up to the production of oil.
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