Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Bill Flores [R, TX-17]

Tension in West investigation highlights jurisdictional battles

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...everybody gets access as long as it doesn’t jeopardize the investigation,” she said. The congressman who represents West, Rep. Bill Flores, said he’s sat through briefings with all the agencies involved. He was impressed with all their experience,

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Rep. Peters Reports $2 Million to $7 Million in Stock Transactions

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...Venture Partners I LP on April 16. Polis sits on the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Rules Committee. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, reported he bought $250,0001 to $500,000 of Energy Transfer Partners on April 5; bought $250,001 to $500,000

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Programming notes

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Sloan Kettering's Dr. Larry Norton. *** Friday's News Nation line-up: Joining Craig Melvin who is in for Tamron today: Rep. Bill Flores, USA Today columnist Raul Reyes, Politico’s Lois Romano, Sirius XM’s Michael Smerconish, and Las Vegas attorney M

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Fighting the IRS Will Make a Hero Out of You

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...an interesting side-effect in the last seven days: turning on the IRS can now win you major political points. Texas Rep. Bill Flores tells The National Review that the IRS is asking him for more information about his tax returns. At one time, this would

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Critics say resignation of IRS boss not enough

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...chief — but critics on both sides of the aisle say it’s not nearly enough. “I think he’s got a long way to go,” said U.S. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Fla.), who began questioning IRS actions more than a year ago after agents subjected the Waco Tea Par

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IRS scandal started by 'rogues' in Ohio office, report says

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...their applications delayed for up to 27 months, and were required to provide further documentation -- some of which, Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) said, was "overreaching and impossible to comply with." Meanwhile, multiple liberal groups seeking the exact sam

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Bill would let natural gas-based ethanol qualify as renewable - Houston Chronicle

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...co-sponsors including Texas Republicans Ted Poe of Humble, Ralph Hall of Rockwall, Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi, Bill Flores of Bryan and Joe Barton of Ennis, and Democrats Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Gene Green of Houston and Filemon Vela of Brownsv

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IRS Stalled Conservatives While Giving Liberals a Pass on Tax Exemptions

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...about how it is run. The application from the Barack H. Obama Foundation was even backdated, the Daily Caller reports. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, said the IRS' actions show the Obama administration's way of putting politics before anything else. Last ye

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Bill would let natural gas-based ethanol qualify as renewable

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...other co-sponsors, including Texas Republicans Ted Poe of Humble, Ralph Hall of Rockwall, Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi, Bill Flores of Bryan and Joe Barton of Ennis, and Democrats Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Gene Green of Houston and Filemon Vela of

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IRS scandal started by 'rogues' in Ohio office, report says

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

Rep. Flores Agrees 'On Principle' With Cruz on Immigration

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Bill Flores appears to favor Sen. Ted Cruz's amendment that would bar undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States from ever becoming citizens. "I am agreeing in principle with Ted Cruz,'' Flores told "The Steve Malzberg Show'' on

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Flores makes last-minute move to save subsidized tutoring

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...will have power over about $100 million in federal funding for the first time in a decade. Before last week, the bill Flores is trying to amend seemed destined to become law as a priority of House Speaker Will Weatherford . The measure, sponsored in the

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Put politics aside in disasters

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...some of the very same people who tried to block help for Sandy's victims - among them Republicans Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Bill Flores, who represents West, Texas - now demand some of the same kinds of relief for West they would have denied victims of Hur

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Federal disaster aid for me, not for thee

2013-04-22T01:00:00Z

...we've seen" after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas leveled the plant and nearby houses and business. [...] Rep. Bill Flores, who represents West, also voted against the Sandy relief package but is now requesting federal aid for the disaster i

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Hypocrisy, Texas and the U.S. Congress

2013-04-22T01:00:00Z

...is an item that I have been anticipating. Rep. Bill Flores, a Texas Republican, was being interviewed on TV the day after the explosion of the fertilizer plant which is located in the district he represents. He said in that interview he was pleased to r

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Opposite Congressional Stock Trades Made in Energy Company and Subsidiary

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...during March, had trades involving the same energy company and its subsidiary. In one of his March transactions, Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) reported he purchased $250,001 to $500,000 of Linn Co LLC (NASDAQ: LNCO) stock on 3/22. Linn Co LLC is a C corporati

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Ted Cruz, Bill Flores Asked For Federal Aid After Texas Explosion, But Voted Against Sandy Relief

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...FEMA has reportedly been in close contact with officials in Texas to organize aid, relief and support to the West area. Rep. Bill Flores, who represents West, also voted against the Sandy relief package but is now requesting federal aid for the disaster

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Over 100 injured, unknown number killed in Texas plant explosion

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...said. The explosion, in the quiet town of fewer than 3,000, ripped through the night at around 8 p.m. local time, said Rep. Bill Flores, who represents the district. It began with a smaller fire at the plant, West Fertilizer, which was attended by volun

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Volunteer firefighters step up despite personal tragedy, looming danger

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...and get him ... but he said he can't. He's going to stay with his guys," Cheryl said. So the excruciating wait continued. Rep. Bill Flores, whose district represents the town of West, said the courage of Marak in the face of loss isn't uncommon. "That's

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Video: Texas explosion leaves scene of devastation in West

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant. DFW-TV's Jason Allen discusses the blast with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, and

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