- Texas Straight Talk
- Speeches & Statements
- Press Releases
January 23, 2012
Stop Internet Censorship
Although Congress was back in session for scarcely more than a day last week, private citizens across the country managed to cause an uproar felt across Capitol Hill. The uproar took the form of hundreds of thousands of phone calls to both Senators and Representatives, urging them to oppose two draconian new bills that threaten the free and unbridled flow of information on the internet.
Read more|
January 18, 2012 Statement on the Debt Ceiling Disapproval Resolution18 January 2012 Mr. Speaker, Today the Congress is engaging in an act of futility. Despite the rhetoric on both sides, no one in Washington is truly interested in stopping the rising national debt. Some are wedded to trillions of dollars of welfare spending, while others treat the trillions of dollars of corporate welfare funneled to the military-industrial complex as absolutely sacrosanct. And so the national debt continues on its inexorable ... View More |
|
November 22, 2011 Congressman Paul Announces Nominations to US Military AcademiesWashington, DC – Congressman Ron Paul has finalized his annual nominations to US Military Academies. There are five federal academies that train students at the undergraduate level for service in the US armed forces. A nomination from a US Senator, Representative, the President, or Vice-President is required for consideration for admission to four of these institutions. They are The United States Naval Academy in Annapolis MD (USNA); The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point NY; The Unites States Military Academy at West Point NY (USMA); and The United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs CO (USAFA). The ... View More |
|
September 12, 2011 Paul Subcommittee to Explore Restoring Sound MoneyWASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ron Paul, Chairman of the Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, announced today that the subcommittee will hold a hearing on legislation to restore sound money to the economy through competition. H.R. 1098, the Free Competition in Currency Act of 2011, would allow competitive free market forces to provide sound money through choice in currency. The bill repeals federal legal tender laws, repeals restrictions on private mints, and repeals taxes on gold and silver which prevent them from circulating as forms of payment. The hearing will discuss the need for and efficacy of sound money, the means ... View More |
|
July 21, 2011 Kansas City Fed President to Testify at Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee HearingWASHINGTON -The Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ron Paul, will question Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Dr. Thomas Hoenig about the Federal Reserve’s role in the economy and the likelihood of QE3 during a hearing on July 26. Dr. Hoenig is the longest-serving of the 12 presidents of the regional Federal Reserve ... View More |
|
June 9, 2011 House Members Ramp Up Efforts to Scale Back Military Commitments and Cut SpendingWASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of six Members of the House of Representatives today released a joint letter calling for a reduction in U.S. military spending by scaling back worldwide military commitments. The letter was signed by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Congressman John Campbell (R-CA), Congressman Rush Holt (D-NJ), Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX). The six Members will now circulate the letter in the House of Representatives, asking other Members to co-sign the letter before it is finalized and sent to the President as well as House and Senate ... View More |
|
May 12, 2011 Angleton Senior Wins Congressional Art CompetitionGalveston, TX - Judging for the 2011 Congressional Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery took place on Monday, May 2. High School students from across the 10 counties in the 14th Congressional District participated in the competition. The winning piece chosen for this year’s competition was from Christian Diaz, an Angleton High School senior. His art work, appropriately entitled “Grazing,” portrayed a longhorn. He chose colored pencils to create the ... View More |
|
May 9, 2011 Subcommittee to Explore Relationship Between Federal Reserve and Government DebtWASHINGTON: Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Ron Paul announced today the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Monetary Policy and the Debt Ceiling: Examining the Relationship Between the Federal Reserve and Government Debt.” The hearing will explore the fundamental role that U.S. government debt plays in the monetary system; the use of Treasury debt by the Federal Reserve in conducting monetary policy; and the troubling reliance of Congress on the Fed to print money to facilitate deficit ... View More |
|
April 27, 2011 Statement on Federal Reserve's Press Conference"Chairman Bernanke's press conference today was unprecedented, and it demonstrates that Federal Reserve officials are very concerned about growing public criticism of Fed policies. Although Mr. Bernanke predictably provided no substantive information, the American people want real answers about Fed bailouts, lending to foreign banks, and most of all inflation. Mr. Bernanke continues to ignore his culpability for the inflation all Americans suffer due to the Fed's relentless monetary expansion. Rising prices are the direct result of Fed devaluation of our dollar. Yet rather than addressing the Fed's loose dollar policy, Mr. Bernanke continues to assure us that inflation is ... View More |
|
Constituent Services
Upcoming Events
|
View More Events
203 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone Number: (202) 225-2831
122 West Way, Suite 301
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
Phone Number: (979) 285-0231
1501 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 229
Victoria, TX 77904
Phone Number: (361) 576-1231
