Imagine having all of your freedoms taken away, being forced to work against your will, and constantly living under the threat of violence - in short, being forced to live as a slave. Sadly, this situation is a reality for millions of children, women, and men each year as part of the global human trafficking industry.
For years, Iran has worked to position itself to dominate the entire Middle East and to impose its version of radical Islam on society. It is actively working to destabilize Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.
Going forward, we must continue the fight to change the direction of our country.
Under many current state laws, minors who have been victims of trafficking are charged as criminals and go to juvenile detention as offenders.
It is indefensible that IRS Commissioner Koskinen has not been held accountable for failing to meet his legal obligations. This is exactly what the American people are tired of when they say that our government is on the wrong track.
Medical care is one of the only sectors in which Americans are asked to make significant, long-term decisions without knowing the exact price of those decisions up front. Americans deserve to make informed decisions about their medical options.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has actually started using a phrase lately - 'Raise our gaze.' He's exactly right, too. That's what I'd like to see in a presidential candidate. I don't like the bricks being thrown back and forth. That's not inspiring to me and to most of our electorate, I think.
With Obamacare's fate in jeopardy, Democrats have no solutions to solve the mess they forced upon Americans.
We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.
I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.
By fostering competition, leveling the playing field, and increasing transparency, we can bring America's health care sector into the 21st century.
Mr. Trump needs to show how he will address the critical issues on the minds of Americans: national security and economic opportunity for hardworking American families. Americans need to see more vision and less trash talk.
All of those loan programs that the federal government administers have flaws.
I don't endorse people that bash judges based on his ethnic heritage.
I was incredibly angry to see Mr. Trump question a judge's motives because of his ethnicity.
Chet Edwards votes for every bailout and against ending any bailout!
I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.
On Memorial Day, we remember the service of those brave military men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending and protecting our freedoms.
It is important that we take full advantage of the RSC's size, character and the passion of its members to advance our conservative agenda in order to restore America to the 'shining city on a hill' that Ronald Reagan envisioned.
Washington is out of control, and it's time for Texans to stand up and stop them.
