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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· May 9, 2025

When it comes to education, parents matter, and families deserve the ability to choose the best education opportunities for their children.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· May 9, 2025

The Governor signing school choice into law is an unprecedented victory for Texas families, students, and the future of our great state.

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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, as we celebrate Mother's Day this weekend, I am reminded of a visit that Donald Trump had with Howard Stern. They were talking about marriage and having children, and Howard Stern said something like: Why do you need the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Dan Crenshaw
@dancrenshaw· Republican · TX· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I was detained for 3 minutes by personal phone call and they closed the vote very quickly. Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 122.

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Al Green
@algreen· Democratic · TX· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, and still I rise, a liberated Democrat, unbought, unbossed, unafraid, and most feared by President Donald John Trump. I am most feared because the President recently tweeted that he would have me removed from Congress because…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
August Pfluger
@augustpfluger· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member and the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Magaziner) for his work on this bill. This is a process that has taken a couple of years, and I believe…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. President, I rise today with both sorrow and gratitude in my heart to honor and celebrate the life of an extraordinary woman, the Honorable Diana Denman. Diana has rightly been described as the ``Godmother of the Texas Republican…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

I vocally opposed this rule for months, and indeed, the ranking member and I together urge the Biden administration not to adopt it, and I’m very pleased that President Trump has now confirmed he plans to rescind it.

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Roger Williams
@rogerwilliams· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, due to a personal family matter, I was unable to vote on H.R. 881--the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 120.

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
August Pfluger
@augustpfluger· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I will point out that this bill was actually brought up during the Biden administration and has nothing to do with one administration or another. It was bipartisan, and those entities of concern are named in and are labeled…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
August Pfluger
@augustpfluger· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 881. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Diana Denman

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
August Pfluger
@augustpfluger· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 881, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern. I have long been concerned that the threats the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
August Pfluger
@augustpfluger· Republican · TX· May 7, 2025

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 377, I call up the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-07
Chip Roy
@chiproy· Republican · TX· May 6, 2025

My colleagues, who do not want to address that, are burying their head in the sand.

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