NASA chief Bolden says criticism of agency’s direction ‘undermines our...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said he is not concerned with future of U.S. human spaceflight and argued that those who criticize the program are hurting it. "Such talk undermines our nation’s goals...
View ArticleRon Paul says the real unemployment rate is closer to 23 percent
"The situation on the ground looks nothing like a recovery," Rep. Ron Paul wrote to his supporters this week.
View ArticleHutchison calls for including entitlements in fiscal cliff negotiations
Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison told her Senate colleague that she believed serious entitlement reform should be part of any “fiscal cliff” negotiations. “We’ve got to look at entitlements,” the...
View ArticleSenate adopts Cornyn measure to halt business with Syrian arms provider
On Friday, John Cornyn announced an amendment to end the relationship between the Department of Defense and Rosoboronexport has been added to the national Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
View Article‘Tis the season! Republicans attack Pete Gallego on ‘fiscal cliff’
Pete Gallego hasn’t even been sworn into Congress — that comes January 3 — and he’s already been targeted by the Republican Party. The Democrat from Alpine, who unseated San Antonio Republican Rep....
View Article10 most talked-about Texas politicians of 2012
This has been a record-breaking year for Texas on the Potomac. We had our first million hit month in August (thank you, GOP convention) and then followed it up with our all-time high of 1.4 million...
View ArticleHutchison, Cornyn explain votes for ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
Happy New Year, y’all! In case you weren’t watching C-SPAN2 in the hours following your champagne toast, you might have missed the first nes story of 2013: The Senate mustered an 89-vote majority for...
View ArticleTexMessage: On the issue of America’s debt limit, Texas lawmakers would...
As senator, Obama voted against raising the debt ceiling in 2006. Reminded of his vote during the last debt ceiling debate in 2011, the White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that president...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: Immigration reform prospects brighten as gun control...
Welcome to Texas on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • •...
View ArticleTed Cruz says he voted against storm aid because ‘cynical politicians’ larded...
If anyone had a doubt that Ted Cruz would be a more conservative senator than Kay Bailey Hutchison, we got an example of the difference between the two Texas Republicans yesterday. Cruz voted against...
View ArticleTexMessage: Stockman blames Obama and Senate for NASA sequestration
TexMessage Thursday, February 21 Good morning TexMessagers! Should NASA escape cuts brought about by sequestration? TEXclusive Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, slammed President Obama and the Senate for...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi, Joaquín Castro predict passage of immigration reform, gun...
By VIANNA DAVILA San Antonio Express-News Though Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over how to avoid the looming sequester deadline, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and freshman Congressman...
View ArticleLamar Smith hopes bipartisan cooperation will spare NASA from deep cuts
It should be no surprise, but things are so testy on Capitol Hill that a conflict-resolution coach invoked the tale of two sisters bickering over an orange to show Republicans and Democrats on the...
View ArticleRep. Pete Gallego: Sequestration ‘one of biggest threats to border security’
Republicans are accusing Democrats of “crying wolf” by exaggerating the impact of the upcoming across-the-board budget cuts on average Americans. But to Rep. Pete Gallego, a freshman Democrat from...
View ArticleSheila Jackson Lee proposes plan to halt ‘irresponsible’ sequester cuts
Saying that both parties dislike the $85 billion in automatic cuts triggered by the sequester, Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee joined three liberal House Democrats today in proposing a bill that would...
View ArticleRep. Mike Conaway: ‘Essential services should not be threatened to make a...
Texas on the Potomac welcomes guest commentary from across the political spectrum. Today, we welcome a guest blog from Texas Rep. Mike Conaway, a Republican from Midland. The House of Representatives,...
View ArticleThe Top Ten: Sheila Jackson Lee v. Antonin Scalia
Every week, Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our most popular stories from last week. Here are our 10 most viewed stories. 1. Sheila Jackson Lee slams Scalia’s ‘racial entitlements’...
View ArticleThe week ahead: Obama working to ‘woo’ the GOP
Welcome to Texas on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • •...
View ArticleSen Cruz says he is glad Obama is reaching out
On Bill Bennett’s radio show this morning, Senator Ted Cruz welcomed President Obama’s recent efforts toward partisan peacemaking. President Obama had dinner with Republican Senators last week, and had...
View ArticleTexMessage: Castro, Veasey, Gallego join GOP in supporting funding bill,...
TexMessage Tuesday, March 12 Good morning, TexMessagers! Can Congress prevent a March government shutdown? TEXclusive A year and a half of failed budget negotiations is coming to a head in...
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