U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant

Proudly Serving the 24th District of Texas
Archived E-Newsletters
  • Week of June 14, 2010
    Jun 18, 2010  - U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant Proudly Representing the 24th District of Texas E-Newsletter: Week of June 14, 2010 I. Arizona Immigration Bill Survey Results II. This Week’s Cosponsored Bills III. GAO Report: $1 Billion Tax Dollars Funding Abortion Groups IV. Letter Opposing Abortion at DoD... More
  • E-Newsletter: Weeks of May 30 & June 7, 2010
    Jun 10, 2010  - U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant Proudly Representing the 24th District of Texas E-Newsletter: Weeks of May 30 & June 7, 2010 Contents I. America Speaking Out II. Oil Spill Survey Results III. Farmers Branch Liberty Fest IV. Dallas Morning News Front Page Feature V. Service AcademyA... More
  • Memorial Day
    May 31, 2010  - U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant Proudly Representing the 24th District of Texas Special Bulletin: May 31, 2010 “In Preparation for Memorial Day” It is The VETERAN,  Not the preacher,  Who has given us freedom of religion.  It is  The VETERAN,  Not the reporter,  Who has given us ... More
  • Special Bulletin: April 15, 2010
    Apr 15, 2010  - Tax Day 2010 On this Tax Day, I thought I’d share a few thoughts and some facts about taxation in our country. The current tax code is more than 20,000 pages long; thus, it’s easy to see why many Americans (including our current Treasury Secretary) have resorted to tax preparation software. With ... More
  • E-Newsletter: Week of April 5, 2010
    Apr 5, 2010  - I. Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities One of my Summer ‘09 interns (and current senior at Texas A&M University) alerted my office to a great program that I wanted to share with you. It’s called Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). The program, wh... More
  • Special Bulletin: March 22, 2010
    Mar 22, 2010  - Last evening, I voted against H.R. 3590 (the Senate bill) which the President will sign into law as well as H.R. 4872 (the reconciliation bill) which now goes to the Senate for consideration. I have provided links to the relevant votes. H.R. 3590 http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2010/roll165.xml H.R. 4... More
  • E-Newsletter: Week of March 8, 2010
    Mar 8, 2010  - I. Reconciliation and the “Slaughter Solution”   Many of you have emailed me about the talk on Capitol Hill of Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid resorting to reconciliation and the “Slaughter Solution” (named after House Rules Committee Chairwomen Louise Slaughter, D-NY) to circumvent the will ... More
  • E-Newsletter: Week of March 1, 2010
    Mar 1, 2010  - I. Marchant cosponsors Spending Limit Amendment   I have joined as a cosponsor of the Spending Limit Amendment (authored by Reps. Hensarling (R-TX), Pence (R-IN), and Campbell (R-CA)) which would amend the U.S. Constitution, limiting spending to one-fifth of GDP (the historical spending aver... More
  • E-Newsletter: Week of February 22, 2010
    Feb 22, 2010  - I.   Marchant receives “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” from NTU   On Thursday, February 25th, I was happy to again receive the “Taxpayer’s Friend Award” from the National Taxpayers Union, a nonpartisan, nonprofit citizen group founded in 1969 to work for lower taxes, smaller governm... More
  • E-Newsletter: Week ending February 5, 2010
    Feb 5, 2010  - I. President’s FY ’11 budget unveiled On February 1st, President Obama unveiled his $3.8 trillion budget. I have outlined some of my concerns below: • $1.56 trillion budget deficit for FY ’11 or roughly 10.6% of GDP • Projects budget deficits of no less than $700 billion for the next ten years... More