With 1.7 Million Private Sector Jobs Lost

We Were Also Able To Do A Great Deal Of Work To Improve Highways, Airports And Airways, Waterways, And Railways, All Of Which Are Important And Have Provided A Better Quality Of Life And Economic Development Opportunities For My Constituents.

The Local Communities, Through Their Leaders, Were Able To Build A Communications Network That Allowed My Work Here To Reflect The Needs And Interests Of The People Within The 9th Congressional District. Its Been An Honor To Do That And We Did So Successfully.

More Needs To Be Done To Take The Fight To The Enemy And Secure Our Borders Against The Terrorist Threat. We Need More Protection On Land, Sea And Air.

As Southeast Texas's Only Member Of The House Transportation Committee, I'm Especially Proud Of Being Able To Help Bring Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars To The Region To Create Jobs And Improve The Area Infrastructure.

None Of The Things I Have Done Would Have Been Accomplished Without A True Team Effort.