When the law says you're entitled to an attorney, it doesn't mean you're entitled to an attorney who sleeps or an attorney who doesn't do his job.
A lawmaker cannot be pro-sequester while also purporting to be pro-national security or supportive of a strong economy.
We must work for a solution to address the senseless cuts that hurt our border, our economy, and our country.
Sequestration will make it extremely challenging - and in many cases impossible - for employees to meet their mortgage payments, pay their healthcare expenses, plan for retirement, or help their children attend college. To be blunt, these families are at risk.
No one will steal my son's American Dream.
I have never been in favor of gay marriage, and I am not in favor of gay marriage.
Congress is more broken than ever. Congressman Will Hurd has quickly become part of the problem.
I think 'immigration' is a bad word for many Republicans.
We have a two-party system that I think can work well if people make an effort.
It's just so unfortunate that, as we get adjusted to this global economy, that the U.S. is even thinking about building walls.
I think the post-Rick-Perry Texas is a Texas that is more competitive between the Democrats and Republicans. I think the Republicans still have a huge advantage, but I think if we're arguing that competition is good for the system, then I think a stronger two-party system in Texas is inevitable, and I think that it will happen.
As an incumbent, if you are winning, your commercials are about motherhood and apple pie and the flag.
We all want our border to be secure. However, certain individuals use this argument to stop us from ever enacting immigration reform.
People don't have the opportunity to be larger than life anymore - they're afraid of seeing it on the Internet.
In the old way of doing business, it was fine to disagree and then go to dinner. Now it's personal and more partisan, and a disagreement on one issue leads to a disagreement on another issue.
In the district I represent, I have to talk to everybody.
I don't have the luxury of just hanging out in my primary and, once I win the primary, I'm fine. I have to talk to Democrats and Republicans.
My family never took vacations; we never traveled together. We never did anything. My spring breaks were going home to help my dad at the restaurant.
It's tremendously undemocratic in a democratic society when you deliberately disenfranchise thousands of people.
Turnout is good for the system.
