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Living on a budget is not easy. Every working-class family knows that. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions on how your hard-earned money is going to be spent. This requires sometimes sacrificing what you really want in order to pay for what you really need.
I think Washington should work the same way.
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Will Hurd voted against a bill to raise the debt ceiling by suspending the nation’s borrowing limit through March 2017. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 also has negative implications for farmers, ranchers, hospitals, and oil producers in the 23rd Congressional District of Texas.
Washington, DC—This week, Congress formally sent the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the President’s desk for his signature. The President responded by making good on his multiple threats to veto the funding bill, putting the security of our nation and the livelihoods of our military members in jeopardy.
Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-02) and Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX-23), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Future Caucus, announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution to recognize #GivingTuesday, a global day of charitable giving and volunteerism.
Over the past month many of you have heard about the circus in Washington. I am just as frustrated as you that some folks in DC are more focused on inside the beltway politics rather than doing what is best for the American people. But this is my promise to you.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) released the following statement regarding Sixth Court of Appeals’ ruling putting a nationwide stay on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule:
Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Representative Will Hurd voted to support a bipartisan effort to lift the national ban on crude oil exports that has been in place for 40 years. The bill passed the House with a final vote of 261 – 159 and has been sent to the Senate.
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What will the future or the North American Free Trade Association look like? President Donald Trump has called NAFTA the worst deal in American History. But his Republican colleagues have asked him to table talk of an outright repeal.
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and a bipartisan coalition of Texas representatives introduced the National Park Service Legacy Act to the House earlier this month as part of an effort to boost park maintenance funding.
The United States Department of State has granted the long-awaited presidential permit for the Presidio-Ojinaga International Port of Entry bridge project, according to Presidio Mayor John Ferguson.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Congressman Will Hurt visited Alamo Colleges Wednesday to discuss U.S.-Mexico trade relations during a Border Trade Advisory Committee meeting.
President Trump Thursday night reversed earlier White House comments that the U.S. would withdraw from NAFTA. Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Will Hurd, R-TX, about NAFTA and the southern border wall.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Congressman Will Hurd says we need protection on the new battlefield of the internet. He wants to start a ‘Cyber National Guard.’
Lawmakers in Washington remain on edge over the intensifying situation with North Korea. Fear over the North’s nuclear capabilities has them clamoring for solutions. Many lawmakers say dialogue with China will be key in diffusing the tense situation. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) says a lack of cooperation could have disastrous consequences.
He understands the frustration.
The word from Congressman–and former CIA Officer Will Hurd in the aftermath of this week’s attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, which killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more.