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William H. "Bill" Flores (born February 25, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. The district, located in the middle of the state, includes Waco, College Station and Bryan. He is a member of the Republican Party and the former CEO of Phoenix Exploration Company, an oil and natural gas exploration company.
Early life and education
Flores was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the F.E. Warren Air Force Base, where his father was serving in the military, and grew up in Stratford, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. He graduated Cum Laude with a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas A&M University in 1976. While there, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, the Ross Volunteer Company, and Corps Staff. He also served as Student Body Vice-President of Finance ...
House Republicans have their message on the economy, and they are sticking to it.
Friday’s better-than-expected jobs report, with 243,000 new payroll positions added in January and another decline in the unemployment rate, may have sent stock prices higher, but Republicans, speaking at a news conference on Friday, found the dark gray lining in the silver cloud.
“Today is an indication of another failure of this president’s policies, 36 months in a row of 8 percent-plus unemployment,” lamented Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas, chairman of the House Republican ...
Less than two weeks away from their deadline and the Congressional "Super Committee" is yet to agree on how to reduce the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion dollars over the next decade.
To some, it has been partisan politics. To others, it's frustrating at the very least.
Congressman Bill Flores represents much of the Brazos Valley and after nearly a year in office, I asked Flores if enough progress is being made in Washington.
"The financial position of the country is worse than I thought it was," admits Flores.
"When I was running for Congress, I knew that the country had some fiscal ...
President Obama has backed off a controversial rule requiring faith-based employers to provide free birth control to employees. Congressman Bill Flores was among those calling for the change.
The change capped weeks of growing controversy, which Flores says includedadvice from the Vice-President, who’s Catholic.
President Barack Obama declared he’s found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception, as he rushed to defuse an election-year issue that threatened to overtake his ...