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Texas House Republicans Joint Statement in Response to Rules Committee Exchange Between Burgess & Hastings

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By: Mike Conaway, Michael Burgess, Pete Olson, John Ratcliffe

By: Mike Conaway, Michael Burgess, Pete Olson, John Ratcliffe, John Carter, Pete Sessions, Bill Flores, Sam Johnson, Louie Gohmert, Blake Farenthold, Ted Poe, Brian Babin, Mac Thornberry, Michael McCaul, Roger Williams, Lamar Smith, John Culberson, Joe Barton, Randy Weber, Sr., Will Hurd, Kevin Brady, Kenny Marchant, Jeb Hensarling, Kay Granger, Randy Neugebauer

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Date: Feb. 4, 2015

Location: Washington, DC

Issues: Legislative Branch

Texas House Republicans, in a show of solidarity, today issued the following joint statement in response to disparaging comments about the state of Texas made Monday by Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) to Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) during a House Rules Committee hearing on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

"Don't mess with Texas."

Today's statement, #DontMessWithTexas, was made by Congressmen Louie Gohmert, Ted Poe, Will Hurd, Sam Johnson, John Ratcliffe, Jeb Hensarling, Joe Barton, John Culberson, Kevin Brady, Michael McCaul, Michael Conaway, Mac Thornberry, Randy Weber, Bill Flores, Randy Neugebauer, Lamar Smith, Pete Olson, Kenny Marchant, Roger Williams, Blake Farenthold, Michael Burgess, John Carter, Pete Sessions, Brian Babin and Congresswoman Kay Granger.

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