Roger Williams
Roger Williams won election to represent the newly created Congressional District 25 in 2012. He is a former Texas secretary of state, the state's chief elections officer. He was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 as chairman of the Republican National Finance Committee’s Eagles fundraising program and also has served as state finance chair for John Cornyn's 2002 Senate campaign, according to his campaign website.
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"The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020."
"U.S. households are on track to spend $19 billion more on energy by 2030."
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Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
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"50% of the DUIs on Interstate 35 are from illegals. Ninety percent of the 50% have absolutely no identification."
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Says he’s "never voted ‘present’ in the House instead of taking a yes or no position.
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"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."
Under Barack Obama, "the fewest number of adults are working since Jimmy Carter’s presidency."
The federal government "has $3 trillion in cash flow, so we can pay our bills" and won’t default.
A congressional laundry closed due to the partial government shutdown.
Says Obama policies contributed to gas prices rising from $1.89 in January 2009 to $3.51 today.