Bill Flores

I thank Chairman Upton for yielding me time in his effort to bring this bill to the floor today. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2910. Thanks to the shale revolution, America is a top global producer of…

Similar provisions have passed the House as stand-alone legislation and were also included in the comprehensive energy bill that passed the House last Congress. Additionally, H.R. 2910 passed out of the Energy and Commerce Committee on a…

I urge all of my colleagues to oppose the motion to recommit and to vote ``yes'' on final passage. I am going to make everybody happy because I am going to be really quick about this. This MTR is just a rehash of an amendment that the…

I have asked my Congressman Bill Flores to support this much needed modernization of the Endangered Species Act.

Today, I rise to honor Reverend Wilbert Austin of Waco, Texas, who passed away on June 19, 2017. Wilbert grew up poor in a small shack in the southern part of Waco in a racially segregated area called Sandtown. His father was a day laborer…

Thank you, Madam Chair, and I want to thank the panel for being here today.

Today I rise to honor J.B. Owen, Jr., of Woodway, Texas, who passed away on March 5, 2017. J.B. was born in Mathis, Texas, on November 19, 1928. He attended grade school in this small community with just three other students. Upon…

Today I rise to honor Bob J. Surovik of Bryan, Texas, who passed away on February 7, 2017. Bob was born in Glen Rose, Texas, on October 27, 1936. In 1954, he graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and went on to Texas A&M University, an…

Today I rise to recognize KBTX-TV, who, on May 22, will be celebrating 60 years of service in the Brazos Valley of Texas. In 1957, KBTX began broadcasting from a four-room brick studio on East 29th Street in Bryan, Texas. Today, the studio…

America's shale energy revolution has dramatically improved our energy security here at home.

I was at the White House for a signing ceremony. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 236.

Every day the Federal Government does not act increases the long-term cost on the American taxpayer for nuclear waste disposal.

I think nuclear energy is an essential component of a clean energy future, particularly because... it provides base load power on a low emissions basis.

And I thank the gentlewoman for yielding the balance of her time to me. Mr. Speaker, as an original cosponsor of the House companion to S.J. Res. 34, I rise to strongly urge my colleagues to support the resolution before us today. Like all…

We are thinking that the gentleman's comments do not pertain to this resolution, that this resolution in no way is going to allow any of the activities that were described, whether it is cuddling or anything that is going to get in the way…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Flores moves to lay the appeal on the table. =========================== NOTE =========================== March 28…

We have heard numerous comments from the left extolling the virtues of ObamaCare, and I think it is instructive to hear the words of a former Democratic President that is beloved by the left. Here is what he said less than 6 months ago…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the panel for joining us today.

Your story was inspiring.

Is there any difference between the value of a temporary paycheck and a full-time paycheck?

If every job was a temporary job and so, therefore, there should be no temporary jobs, who would be affected?

It is crucial that we work to identify and prioritize the populations that stand to benefit most from reform to our current health care system.

Thank you for yielding, Chairman Burgess. Chairman Burgess and Ranking Member Green, thank you for having me here this morning for this important hearing.

These Medicaid improvement bills before us today are reason for great optimism for our most vulnerable populations.

This bill prioritizes our neediest Medicaid populations by not forcing states to provide coverage for new applicants in Medicaid until those applicants have provided satisfactory documentation of lawful presence in the United States.