Tonight, the President gave his annual remarks for the State of the Union. In response, Congressman Randy Weber (R-Texas) made the following statement:“Tonight, President Obama put forth an agenda that he believes will boost the economy and create good-paying jobs without costing a dime. However, we’ve heard the exact same story for the last four years. Instead, President… Read more »
From left to right: Lieutenant Commander James Garman, from League City and Congressman Randy Weber Congressman Randy Weber hosted Lieutenant Commander James Garman, a native of League City, as his guest to the 2013 State of the Union.Lieutenant Garman was born at the Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. After his father retired from the United States Navy, the Garman family moved to… Read more »
Today, the House voted on the “Require a Plan Act” that would require the President to submit a budget that would balance at some point during the 10-year budget window. If the President’s budget does not reach a balance, he would then be required to submit a supplemental budget that shows when his budget request would reach a balance. Congressman Randy Weber… Read more »
Today, by law, the President was supposed to deliver a budget to Congress and for the fourth time, in the past five years, he failed once again. We are all extremely disappointed in the President’s lack of leadership and very concerned about what this means for our economy.I am calling on the President, Harry Reid, and the Senate Democrats to do their job. Across the United… Read more »
Two Republicans from the greater Houston area joined the House of Representatives today as freshmen members of Congress to boost the number of Houston-area lawmakers from 10 to 12.
Rep. Randy Weber, of Pearland, and Rep. Steve Stockman, of Friendswood, were sworn in to the $174,000-a-year jobs on Capitol Hill along with the remainder of Texas’ 36-member House delegation. Read more »
“Today, the Senate presented bipartisan immigration reform. There are some positive aspects of this legislation, such as, the usage of an e-verify system and a rigorous application process. However, there are many holes in this bill that leave me concerned. For starters, an increase in unmanned vehicles and surveillance equipment aren't enough, we need more boots on the border. My… Read more »
On Monday, President Barack Obama laid out his liberal agenda of more spending, more government and more job-killing regulations. What we need is more jobs, less government and a balanced budget.Today, the Republican-led House of Representatives took the steps to force the Democrat-controlled Senate and President to pass a budget. I voted for the “No Budget, No Pay Act” to… Read more »
“As a Congressman from Texas, I have a message for Obama, authors of this legislation and the anti-gun crowd: ‘Don’t mess with Texas, the 49 other states, or my Constitutional rights!’” - Rep. Randy Weber, R-Alvin Read more »
Weber, the new representative for Southeast Texas’ Gulf Coast, also found Clinton’s testimony lacking.
“It was definitely an exciting first hearing as a new member. Unfortunately, I left the hearing room with more questions than answers,” Weber said in a statement. “For instance, if the loss of four American lives does not constitute a fire-able offense,… Read more »