• THE LAND OF LAWLESS DAYS
    Nov 30, 2010  - Madam Speaker, the border war continues to escalate.  Over 2,200 people have been killed just this year in drug-related violence in Mexico.  The battles are spilling over into American communities.  The drug cartels are shooting their way across the Rio Grande River.  The federal government’s answer... More
  • Colonel Sam Johnson: A Hero Among Us
    Nov 17, 2010  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, it was dusk when he left Thailand and entered Laotian airspace. Soon he was flying into North Vietnam as darkness came over the horizon. It was his 25th mission into North Vietnam flying an F-4 Phantom jet. The date was April 16, 1966. The pilot was Sam Johnso... More
  • BRANDON RANDOLPH MICHAEL
    Nov 16, 2010  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, I recently got a letter from a grieving family in Florida. Their young 21-year-old son was killed 3 years ago in a senseless homicide by an illegal. The family is still seeking justice, however. This is their son's story. On August 15, 2007, Brandon Randolph M... More
  • FULL BODY SCANNERS VIOLATE FOURTH AMENDMENT
    Nov 16, 2010  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, a trip to the airport these days leaves Americans with embarrassing choices. Law-abiding citizens can bare it all through a peekaboo body scanner--or they can get groped in a pat-down search by a Federal employee. Now that's a real choice. There is no evidence... More
  • HURRICANE HITS WASHINGTON, D.C.
    Nov 15, 2010  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, my district is in hurricane alley. Since I've been elected to Congress, we've had five hurricanes: Katrina, Rita, Humberto, Gustav, and Ike. Hurricane season is over in southeast Texas, but hurricane season came late this year to D.C. And as I predicted in Septe... More
  • ANOTHER DAY ON THE TEXAS BORDER
    Nov 15, 2010  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, it was just another day on the Texas border on October 1, 2010. A young couple, David and Tiffany Hartley, were on Falcon Lake. Falcon Lake is a massive lake that borders Mexico in the State of Texas, an international border. They were on their jet skis, and t... More
  • Tribute to Sergeant First Class Calvin B. Harrison
    Oct 8, 2010  - It is my honor to come before you today and celebrate a true American hero.   Green Berets are a special type of soldier. You have to be the best of the best: smart, tough, and an almost supernatural strength of will. Their qualification and training process is the toughest in the business: not ju... More
  • BORDER FENCE
    Sep 29, 2010  - Mr. Speaker, in spite of objections to the contrary, a fence is still being built along the southern border.  Illegals objected to this, but the President is resilient.  He is standing firm on his commitment to build the fence to keep illegals out. You see, over 500,000 illegals cross the border ... More
  • SUPPORTING NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 2010
    Sep 28, 2010  - It is an honor to once again sponsor this Domestic Violence Awareness Month resolution. I want to commend Judge Green for working with me on this issue. He did make one mistake, however. He said we have known each other for 20 years. I'm sorry; it has been 30 years since we were young buck lawyers ... More
  • AMERICAN HURRICANE ON THE POTOMAC
    Sep 23, 2010  - CLICK HERE TO WATCH Mr. Speaker, my district is in Hurricane Alley.  Since I've been elected to Congress, we have had five hurricanes: Katrina, Rita, Humberto, Gustav, and Ike.  Hurricane season is about over in southeast Texas, but hurricane season is coming late this year to Washington. Th... More
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