Today, U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) announced the promotion of Jon Oehmen to serve as his Chief of Staff. Oehmen will be replacing Jeff Morehouse who is leaving the office for an opportunity in the private sector. “I am forever grateful for all of the hard work that Jeff has done for our office. His many years of experience and knowledge helped immensely in setting up our Congressional operations and assembling an outstanding team to serve the constituents of the 17th Congressional ... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement following the House passage of H. Res. 11, which objects to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace: “Israel is a staunch ally and an important presence in the Middle East. It is shameful that the Obama administration undermined our long standing position to defend Israel. Today, the House took a bipartisan stand against the administration’s anti-Israel UN resolution s... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding passage of the bill: “One of the biggest burdens that American small businesses and manufacturers have today is the cost of complying with excessive and complicated federal regulations generated by the Obama administration. During the last eight years, unelected and unaccountable Obama administration b... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement after being sworn in to the 115th Congress: “I am honored and humbled to represent the 17th Congressional District of Texas for the 115th Congress. We have a tremendous opportunity to lead our nation down a path to restore liberty, opportunity and security. I am ready and eager to work alongside President-elect Donald Trump and Conservatives in Congress on a unified agenda to make America great again. Our top priorities i... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s ban on offshore drilling in parts of the Arctic and Atlantic: “President Obama’s continuing efforts to appease radical special interest groups in the waning days of his administration is beyond the pale. His recent actions to restrict access to energy exploration in the Arctic and Atlantic will impede energy development, economic growth and job growth, while putting our national security at ris... Read more

Following passage of the continuing resolution (CR), Republican Study Committee Chairman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement: “After Election Day’s resounding results, House conservatives listened to the American people and advocated passing a short-term CR to fund the federal government until President-elect Trump has his team in place. Given the mandate for unified Republican government, it would have been inappropriate to negotiate a lame-duck omnibus deal with President Ob... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding House passage of S. 2943, the Conference Report to accompany the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “Congress has a duty to ensure our military has every resource necessary to fight and defeat the threats that exist in the world today. With passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, we provide America’s uniformed men and women with the tools and support they need and deserve. It gives our t... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding passage of the bill: “Today, the House acted to improve the development and discovery of life-saving cures and treatments for childhood cancer, Alzheimer’s and thousands of other diseases; problems that plague the lives of so many people all around the world. The 21st Century Cures Act modernizes research and innovation to accelerate the path to cure... Read more

U.S. Representatives Bill Flores (R-TX), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jim Costa (D-CA) issued the following joint statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2017 volume requirement for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “Today, the EPA announced that it is again increasing the amount of ethanol to be forced into our nation’s gasoline supplies under the Renewable Fuel Standard. These higher volumes of ethanol will increase the costs of fuel and food for our constituents. In additio... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the Department of Interior’s flawed five-year offshore drilling plan: “President Obama has once again impeded energy development opportunities by appeasing the unreasonable demands of radical special interest groups. By closing off exploration to taxpayer-owned Arctic and Atlantic waters, he is continuing to prevent America from continuing its progress toward energy security and increased economic opportunity. For... Read more