Congressman Steve Stockman

Representing the 36th District of Texas

Press Releases

Jun 20, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers who do not produce documents for the Internal Revenue Service will be able to offer a variety of dubious excuses under legislation introduced by Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX 36) a week after the IRS offered an incredibly dubious excuse for its failure to turn documents over to House investigators.

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Jun 18, 2014 Press Release
Federal funds can legally bankroll unethical medical experiments on children

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stockman released the following statement Wednesday:

I am happy to see Justina Pelletier returned home to her family.  We have all been praying with her family for her return since she was wrongly taken from them by Massachusetts government employees unqualified to question the decisions of her team of doctors at the Tufts Medical Center.

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Jun 13, 2014 Press Release
'This response is oddly worded and seems intentionally evasive.'

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman issued the following statement Friday:

Last Thursday I issued a letter to the President Barack Obama asking if he authorized any form of financial compensation to the Haqqani terrorist network in exchange for Marine Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

Jun 13, 2014 Press Release
‘Barack Obama has brought us Jimmy Carter’s economy and Richard Nixon’s excuses’

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stockman Friday asked the National Security Agency to turn over all its metadata on the email accounts of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations division director Lois Lerner for the period between January 2009 and April 2011.

Jun 13, 2014 Press Release
‘We should make sure these innocent children are safe and return them quickly to their parents.’

> ‘Obama deliberately created this humanitarian crisis to solve an election-year problem.’
> ‘Obama hopes an election-year surge of illegals will crash the system, agitate liberals and force Congress to surrender to his demands.’


Jun 13, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- Representative Steve Stockman and his wife Patti want to express their condolences to the close friends and family of Dan McCool of Pasadena, Texas, who unexpectedly passed away last night.

Jun 12, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX 36) Thursday enthusiastically backed Congressman Louie Gohmert’s bid for Republican Study Committee chairman.

“The RSC is the conscience of conservatism in Congress.  There is no better choice for Chairman than one of our most fearless champions.  Louie Gohmert is the no-compromise leader we need to do battle in a town of compromisers.”

Jun 11, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX 36) released the following statement Wednesday:

I first want to thank Eric Cantor for his service as a congressman and Majority Leader.  He is one of the kindest and brightest Members here and it is a privilege to work with him.

Jun 9, 2014 Press Release
Job growth plunges, joblessness at 36-year high as Obama spawns misery

> Job growth drops 33 percent compared to reported April numbers
> Obama has never posted monthly job growth number at or above average recovery
> Number of Americans out of work grows to 36-year high
> Hispanic unemployment grows higher


Jun 5, 2014 Press Release
‘Americans deserve to know if the President paid off a terrorist group’ in Bergdahl swap

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steve Stockman (R-TX 36) transmitted a letter to President Barack Obama Thursday asking if the Obama administration authorized any payment to the Haqqani Network terrorist group in exchange for U.S. Army Spc. Bowe Bergdahl.

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