Today, Congressman Mike Conaway made the following statement regarding the Medellin v. Texas case:
“Jose Ernesto Medellin was found guilty by a Texas court of the brutal killings of two young girls in Houston in 1993 when he was 18 years old. He confessed and was convicted of the heinous gang raping and strangling of these two girls. A judge sentenced him to death in October 1994..."
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Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) denounced the decision of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to censor those who request the word “God” and other religious expressions inscribed on the certificate included with flags flown over the U.S. Capitol. “Having a flag flown over the Capitol in honor of someone or to commemorate an event is a wonderful and patriotic service available to constituents,” said Conaway. “It is appalling to me that the AOC would actually censor religious expression from these...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) announced that the Coleman Fire Department was granted $41,729 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. “Congress recognizes the importance that first responders’ play in keeping our communities safe. Firefighter grants are vital to our nation’s fire departments and we will continue to work closely with the fire service community...
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Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) announced that two West Texas community colleges were awarded a Strengthening Institutions- Hispanic Serving Institutions Program grant of $698,817 from the Department of Education. Western Texas College and Texas State Technical College West Texas received this grant to enhance educational opportunities for low-income Hispanic students. It is a five-year cooperative arrangement development grant in which partner colleges intend to improve student access t...
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Today, the House voted to pass H.R. 976, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007. After the vote, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) made the following statement:“I strongly support the SCHIP program and believe that it should be reauthorized and extended, but only on a rational basis. The bill that passed the House tonight does not do that. With a promised Presidential veto that will be sustained by the House, we Republicans will have an opportunity, unlike with this bi...
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“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” -Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America Last night, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) introduced a bill on the House Floor dubbed the AMERICA Act, A M...
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Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) announced that the Comanche County Consolidated Hospital District received a grant of $34, 850 from the Community Facilities Grant Program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development funds. The grant is to be used to purchase an ambulance.“I commend the efforts of the USDA Rural Development program to assist the needs of the Comanche County Hospital District,” Conaway said. “Ambulances are a critical tool for hospitals an...
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Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX) made the following statement after President Bush addressed the nation proclaiming his support for General Petraeus’ plan to bring the troops home safely and victoriously: “This week, Congress heard from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the two most credible and reliable sources on our efforts in Iraq and the status of our troops on the ground. Their words outlined a strategy that will secure the good work that has been done in Iraq, capitalize on the prog...
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