The United States House of Representatives voted today on H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act, which passed in a bipartisan fashion by a vote of 247 to 167. The legislation seeks to protect American workers by allowing health insurance plans, currently available on the group market, to continue to be offered through 2019. Representative Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) made the following statement: “The President’s takeover of health care is riddled with broken promises. Today, the Ho...
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On Tuesday, the United States House of Representatives voted on the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 5078) which prohibits the Army Corps and the EPA from developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing their proposed rule expanding their authority over “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The legislation passed by a vote of 262 to 152. Representative Randy Weber (R-Friendswood), a co-sponsor,...
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Today, the United States House of Representatives voted on House Resolution 644, condemning the Obama Administration’s failure to comply with the law which requires the President to give prior notice to Congress before a prisoner exchange. The resolution passed by a vote of 249 to 163. Representative Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) voted for the legislation and made the following statement: “Once again, President Obama failed to comply with the law, and went around Congress. Current requirements, s...
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Tonight, the United States House of Representatives voted on legislation to provide emergency funding to assist the State of Israel with the rapid production and deployment of the Iron Dome defense system. Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) made the following statement: “Tonight, our vote will provide vital assistance to our greatest ally in the Middle East. We must stand with Israel, and provide them with the means to protect their people. The Iron Dome is an integral defense mechanism, p...
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Today, the United States House of Representatives voted on two measures in an effort to curtail the recent influx of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) across the U.S./Mexico Border. “Over the past month, I have been immensely vocal on the border crisis and proactive by providing a smart solution,” said Congressman Randy Weber. “I introduced the ‘Illegal Entry Accountability Act of 2014’ which would suspend foreign aid to the Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras until it could be proven ...
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Today, House Republicans held a morning conference to discuss the border crisis. Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) shares his reaction to the meeting and hope for a plan to respond to the crisis: “At the House Republican conference this morning, we discussed a variety of ideas on how to handle the border crisis. It is very important that we put America first and turn the tap off. There are six tenants I would like to see in the plan that will be announced by House leadership next week: Re...
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Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood), along with the entire Texas Republican delegation, sent a letter to President Obama imploring him to address the crisis on the border. In the letter, Texas members urged the President to take five actions in an effort to stem the tide of illegal entry into the United States: Suspend his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order, End the catch-and-release policy that gives a free pass to convicted criminal immigrants, Improve cooperati...
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Over the past weekend, Congressman Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) traveled down to McAllen, Texas to tour the border with various officials and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Congressman Weber made the following statement regarding his trip: “On Thursday, I traveled down to McAllen, where I then spent the weekend touring the border with fellow Congressman Louie Gohmert, Senator Ted Cruz, Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch and various Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) officials. Friday “On Fri...
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The current crisis at the border is unparalleled in our history. Every day hundreds, if not thousands, of unaccompanied migrant children cross our southern border. Over 50,000 have crossed the border so far this year. The tide shows no sign of stopping with the Department of Homeland Security projecting a total of 100,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border for the fiscal year on September 30. Texas, my home state, has borne the brunt of this flood of immigration, having detained over 37,...
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Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) and a handful of other House Republicans want the U.S. to cut off all foreign aid to Mexico and three Central American countries until they take steps to stop the flow of unaccompanied children across the U.S. border.
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