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Bill Flores is a former U.S. Representative from Texas, serving in the House from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Texas's 17th congressional district. During his tenure, Flores focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, energy policy, and veterans' affairs. He was known for his commitment to conservative principles and played a role in various legislative initiatives during his time in office. After deciding not to seek re-election in 2020, he concluded his congressional career and has since been involved in various business ventures and community activities.
One of the top concerns I am hearing from my constituents is the state of our economy and jobs, and that is why I rise today in support of this resolution directing the committees of the House to examine and exercise oversight of Federal…
I think that the economic models will show that changes in tax policy have a much bigger impact on economic growth than do changes in Federal spending.
There's a natural debt level for any organization... They cannot be exceeded without substantial turmoil.
We have a permit moratorium, a de facto moratorium in deep water, and we have an incredible slowdown in shallow water drilling.
The well blew out because a number of separate risk factors, oversights, and outright mistakes combined to overwhelm the safeguards meant to prevent just such a happening.
With the backdrop that I introduced earlier today, and that is that we have lease sales that have been canceled...
I think we all agree that there was. And we all agree that BP had an integral part to play in this failure.
I would respectfully disagree with you. I don't think that we have that type of a failure.
I'm afraid that the Obama Administration is taking us in the wrong direction--locking away our own energy resources and making us more dependent on foreign energy from unstable parts of the world.
Congress has passed legislation. You want Congress to consider legislation. The Department of the Interior has issued new regulations.
I want to make sure that we facilitate a robust oil and gas industry because it is integral to our economic security and our military security.
Back in September of last year, one of the owners of a small Waco, Texas, software company showed me a notice he had just received from his health insurance provider. This notice showed that as a result of ObamaCare he was faced with a 30…
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