The Republican "Pledge to America" is a step in the right direction, but we should never settle for simply better. We always should demand much better. A return to excellence would be nice, wouldn't it?
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The YouCut initiative is a multi-week series during which constituents from the First District of Texas can join with others from across the country to tell the House of Representatives what items to cut from the federal budget.
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A Small Business Administration official on Friday encouraged more lenders to participate in efforts to help the financial needs of East Texas' small businesses.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) criticized the House’s passage of an unfunded and deceptive “Doc Fix,” instead voting for and supporting a more fiscally responsible alternative plan that would not add to the deficit and protect doctors, seniors and future generations.
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Congressman Ron Klein wants to expand a Fort Lauderdale-based program that helps find lost children, and he's going to be at the Broward Sheriff's Office today to talk about it.
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Seventeen House members from both parties are calling on the Obama administration to investigate the Federal Reserve over its role in Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch at the height of the financial crisis.
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An estimated 1,800 to 1,900 people gathered in and around the park's amphitheater Saturday to protest the federal government's actions, including out-of-control spending.
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The combined total of auto industry experience the 24-member federal auto task force brings to the bailout talks equals zero, raising doubts about the group's capacity to handle General Motors' and Chrysler's meltdowns.
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Chris Jester doesn't know what career path he'll take after graduating from Spring Hill High School this month, but the nation's direction isn't giving him great comfort, he said.
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