The Dream Act - More Dirty Tricks from the Lame Duck Democrats
John CornynLatinos and the GOPHarry ReidLame DuckDREAM ActOnce again, Lame Duck Democrats (led by the arrogance of Sen. Harry Reid, D-NV) are playing dirty politics to will try and shove the Dream Act...
View ArticleDisorder in the US House - "This is why the People have Thrown You Out"
videoLame DuckLame Duck CongressUS HouseSpeakerThrow them outIf it wasn't so serious it would be funny. Here is a clear illustration of the abuse of power by Democrats that has led to their being...
View ArticleThe Dream Act - Four Bills, One Bad Policy
Border securityLame DuckDREAM ActThere is a lot of merit to the Dream Act. And now we have four versions of the Dream Act to pick from. The newest version, S.3992, fixes many of the objections raised...
View ArticleCornyn Statement on November Unemployment Report - Rises to 9.8%, Highest...
unemployment rateLame DuckToday’s unemployment figures are a sad reminder of Senate Democrats’ misplaced priorities. Over the last two years they have chosen to focus on anything other than job...
View ArticleDream Act - What's the Rush?
unemployment rateLame DuckDREAM ActTax CutsThe US House and Senate are expected to hold votes on the DREAM Act later this week, sometime between Wednesday, Dec. 8 and Friday, Dec. 10, but what’s the...
View ArticleWhy Is Obama So Focused On the START Treaty This Year?
IranObamaNorth KoreaPakistanIndiaSTARTLame DuckDo We Even Need a New START Treaty?The first START Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union was signed on July 31,1991 and entered into force...
View ArticleShould Republicans Reject the Tax Cut Deal?
Harry ReidCharles KrauthammerLame DuckJim DeMintTax CutsRe-Thinking the Grand CompromiseAt first blush, it appeared that the grand compromise between President Barack Obama and the Congressional...
View ArticleCornyn Cosponsors One-Page Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government
Mitch McConnellLame Duckomnibus billToday I cosponsored Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) one-page, alternative bill.The American people spoke on November 2nd and Senate Republicans heard...
View ArticleRepublicans Stall the Passage of the $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill by Reading...
videoLame Duckomnibus billThe Democrats want to pass a $1.1 trillion spending omnibus spending bill before reading it (sound familiar?) However, in order to counter this reckless passage of the bill,...
View ArticleCornyn Statement on Don't Ask Don't Tell and the DREAM Act
militaryHarry ReidLame DuckDREAM ActDon't Ask Don't TellI made the following statements today regarding the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal and the Dream Act.Don't Ask Don't Tell:With three of the four...
View ArticleDream Act Does Not Pass Senate
Lame DuckDREAM ActThe Senate voted 55-41 in favor of the Dream Act today, which means it did not get the 60 votes needed to avoid filibuster. The bill is effectively killed for this year. Most...
View ArticleMichele Bachmann Discusses Lame Duck Congress, Tax Bill, Budget, START
TEA PartyMichele BachmannvideoLame DuckMichele Bachmann goes "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren to discuss the Lame Duck congress still at work and Tea Party disappointment over GOP concessions in...
View ArticleDebating KPFT's Geoff Berg on Houston Fox 26: Lame Duck Session Highlights...
Fox NewsLame DuckDADTGeoff BergMelinda SpauldingObama's SuccessKRIVNew CongressPresident Obama stepped to the microphone today to try to do his best impersonation of a Phoenix rising from the political...
View ArticleRepublican Senators Give Obama a Huge Victory on the START Treaty
STARTLame DuckBob CorkerOlympia SnoweRichard LugarSTART Treaty Ratified With Help From Republican SenatorsAs you may know, along with most conservatives, I opposed ratification of the START Treaty. You...
View ArticleThoughts on 2012
STARTLame Duckomnibus billFCCObamanomicsHere are a few thoughts on 2012 and beyond. In a recent piece in the Weekly Standard, Jay Cost observed that the 2012 election will be close and best case...
View ArticleLet's Go to Work
Keep Taxes LowStop Big GovernmentFix Immigrationtax reformfiscal cliff112th CongressLame DuckImmigration ReformAs Congress returns to Washington, I look forward to continuing to represent South Texas...
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