Press Release

  • Conaway statement on Senate NDAA
    Dec 5, 2012 - Washington, DC – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Senate passed the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act. “Yesterday, the Senate passed the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, thus authorizing spending for our Department of Defense for the upcoming... More
  • Conaway Statement on the Train Accident in Midland
    Nov 16, 2012 - Washington, DC – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today on the train accident in Midland. "Suzanne and I are deeply saddened by the events in Midland last night. Our heartfelt prayers are with the Heroes and their families who have been affected by this tragedy. I am com... More
  • Conaway statement on the House Financial Services Committee’s MF Global Report
    Nov 15, 2012 - Washington, DC – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today: “I commend the House Committee on Financial Services for producing a thorough account of the MF Global collapse. Do not assume the intent of this report was to provoke the perennial argument about merging the CFTC ... More
  • Conaway statement on Ending the President’s War on American Energy
    Sep 21, 2012 - Washington, DC – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today on passage of the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act (H.R. 3409). “President Obama’s war on American energy is as real as it is dangerous and misguided, and coal is no exception.... More
  • Conaway statement on Restoring Work Requirements to Welfare
    Sep 20, 2012 - Washington, DC – Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today on passage of the Congressional Disapproval of Waiver of Work Requirements (H.J.Res. 118). “This summer, President Obama unilaterally gutted the most effective antipoverty program this nation has seen. He did so on ... More
  • Conaway statement on passage of the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
    Jul 26, 2012 - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued the following statement today on passage of the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act (H.R. 4078). This legislation would prohibit federal agencies from implementing their most severe regulatory actions until the unemployment rate falls to 6 per... More
  • Conaway: Trust between financial market participants is essential to our nation’s economic growth
    Jul 26, 2012 - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, issued the following statement after the House Agriculture Committee hearing on oversight of the Swaps and Futures Markets: “Trust between financial market participants is essential to... More
  • Conaway: President’s silence is deafening
    Jul 18, 2012 - Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) offered the following remarks after the House of Representatives voted 414-2 to pass on a bipartisan basis H.R. 5872, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012. “On the most pressing budgeting matter in Congress today, the President’s silence is deafening. “Our... More
  • Conaway: House farm bill saves more money, fairer than Senate bill
    Jul 12, 2012 - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, issued the following statement regarding House Agriculture Committee passage of the farm bill today: “For our kids and our grandkids, we need to get Washington’s spending under control... More
  • Conaway statement on repealing Obamacare
    Jul 11, 2012 - Today, Rep. K. Michael Conway (R-TX) made the following statement after voting in favor of the Repeal Obamacare Act, H.R. 6079: “The Affordable Care Act is a misguided and dangerous expansion of federal power which reduces our freedoms, slows job creation, and burdens our children with an additional... More