Republican lawmakers are running away from town halls in August. In a New York Times piece about the frustrations of one citizen activist in Texas, some prominent Republicans who have not held an August town hall are listed. They include: Rep.
Rep. John Carter (R-TX), who is working with four Democrats and two other Republicans to draft a “comprehensive immigration reform” bill in the House, said he believed it was impossible to fully secure the border. According to The Hill, Carter
In a press release issued Friday, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Republican Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), disturbed by the Obama administration’s courting of the heads of the six major professional sports organization to sell Obamacare to the
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said on Wednesday that the immigration bill is “chockfull of de facto earmarks, pork-barrel spending and special interest sweetners” designed to buy support. One such provision involves language slipped into the bill by Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and
Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) ripped Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s rush to bring the new version of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill across the finish line without transparency in a Senate floor speech on Monday. “On
While working with his fellow “Gang of Eight” member Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to attempt to defeat a border security amendment offered by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) claimed America’s borders could never be secured. “No border
On Wednesday, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, released the text of his amendment to the Senate’s immigration bill that would prevent illegal immigrants who become legalized after the bill’s passage from even applying for Green
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the National ICE Council union wrote to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Tuesday to express their dissatisfaction with the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. They specifically expressed concern
More than 20 Republicans joined the GOP members of the Gang of 8 to support the motion to proceed to the immigration bill. Supporting a motion to begin debate isn’t the same as supporting final passage, however. Many GOP Senators
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) has added even more drama to the immigration reform debate with a border security amendment he plans to introduce next week. The amendment, dubbed the RESULTS amendment (short for “Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, &
Even as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) political targeting scandal widens, an army of 2,137 IRS agents are gearing up to implement and police numerous aspects of Obamacare. Their enforcement of the law is under the leadership of Sarah Hall
As counterintuitive as it may sound for an organization with such a wholesome and all-American reputation, it seems that secrecy and heavy-handed tactics are the order of the day at the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) meeting that will decide
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on CBS’s “Face The Nation”…
On Friday, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Jason Reyes reported a wide disparity between the number of people known dead in West, Texas, and the number who remain missing. While only twelve deaths were confirmed by Reyes in the
Amid the flurry of anti-gun amendments offered to the Senate gun bill by Democrats, Republican Senators have found an amendment to rally behind: Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) “National Reciprocity” push. Under the language of Cornyn’s amendment, any state that has
From the Politico: Appearing jointly on “Fox News Sunday,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Minority White John Cornyn (R-Texas) both refused to say if their side had the votes to either pass or derail the bipartisan deal on
This Spring Break, thousands of students visiting DC won’t be able to enjoy a time-honored tradition – a self-guided tour of the White House. President Obama canceled the tours, asserting that he needed to trim $2 million from the Secret
Last month, DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano, told Congress that due to the sequester, the department would have to the cut hours of 5,000 Border Patrol agents and 2,750 Customs and Border Protection officers. To the horror of many congressional Republicans,
Senator John Cornyn of Texas released a web video showing First Lady Michelle Obama calling the White House “The People’s House,” along with multiple reports on why the President decided to discontinue tours. The video ends with students asking the
The Senate “Gang of Eight” plan for immigration reform – a bipartisan plan that was supposed to secure the border before granting a pathway to citizenship – has just imploded. It now appears that the Senate plan would give Secretary
(AP)- Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked Republicans from bringing up a House-passed immigration bill offering permanent residence visas for foreigners with advanced degrees. Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, sought unanimous consent to consider a bill that would provide 55,000 visas a
The number of absentee ballots requested by military members and their spouses in some of the nation’s most important swing states — like Virginia, Ohio, and Florida — is down considerably from 2008, and President Barack Obama’s administration’s failure to
On June 6, I wrote about a New York Times article on a “highly classified” operation begun under George W. Bush but “significantly expanded” and continued under Barack Obama. The operation was one of cyber warfare, and one of its principal targets was
Though the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced that they would postpone balloting on controversial amendments to its LEED building certification program until June 2013, they gave no hint of openness to working towards a consensus-based approach. But despite what
Just now Texas Senator John Cornyn told Attorney General Eric Holder he has no choice but to join the others who are calling on him to resign. That makes 125 officials calling for Mr. Holder’s resignation. Senator Cornyn went through
The media will do anything to keep Eric Holder in a good light. Politico has a piece up about Mr. Holder’s statements on more police deaths. According to Politico the statistic jumped 13% in 2011 and Mr. Holder said it
One year ago tonight–the night of December 14 / 15, 2010–Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was gunned down with weapons sold to a straw purchaser in Operation Fast and Furious. Originally, two Fast and Furious weapons were said to have
In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Nov. 8th, Attorney General Eric Holder continued to claim he knew nothing about guns being walked into Mexico until after the fact, and that he knew nothing about operation Fast and Furious
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) appeared on the Laura Ingraham Show to discuss the latest entry into the GOP Presidential field.
Yesterday, I had the honor of attending the Religious Freedom Rally at the Houston National Cemetery with my husband Steve. At this event, a coalition of Houston area pastors, representing a variety of ethnic and religious denominations, stood alongside several
In a visit to Washington, D.C., yesterday, a group of about fifty energy industry workers and representatives from the Gulf of Mexico area told lawmakers, reporters and bloggers that if the Obama administration and Congress are serious about creating and
KVUE: “I believe the travel I do is essential,” said US Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, when asked whether he would change his travel habits in light of the federal data first reported by Politico.Texas taxpayers helped foot the bill for
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/230b/popup/index.php?cl=2766512 According to the Capitol Briefing, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) allegedly accused Sen. John McCain of being too busy campaigning for president to take part in negotiations regarding immigration legislation. Allegedly, McCain shouted, “[Expletive] you! I know more about this
CBS: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says recent controversies over the IRS, Benghazi, and the seizure of Associated Press phone records amount to a “trend line” pointing to a “culture of cover-ups and intimidation” at the White House.