On the recordOctober 2, 2013
The 25th District of Texas is home to the Texas State Capitol, the University of Texas, the Comanche Peak nuclear plant, the Barnett shale, the dairy farms in great Texas, and the largest military installation in the country, Fort Hood, Texas. It's a shame that the level of discourse in our Nation has come to this--that my district office in Cleburne, Texas, would be the victim of hateful anti-Republican vandalism by anonymous individuals. House Republicans have been called extortionists, terrorists, drunks, kidnappers, anarchists, and the list goes on. I understand that this government shutdown has caused uncertainty and tension for hundreds of thousands of Americans, but this type of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated. We are the United States of America, and it's time for the Senate, the White House and the House to come to the negotiating table, unite and figure out this problem we have for all Americans. The sooner the better. In God we trust. ____________________
