Biography

U.S. Representative (R-TX) (January 3, 2003 - present).

Born on May 29, 1957 in Stephenville, Texas, grew up on the family farm in College Station, Texas.

Graduated from Texas A&M University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 1982, earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He is also an Eagle Scout.

Chairman, House GOP Conference.

Vice-chair, House Financial Services Committee.

Listen, if the people in my district wanted to live in France, they'd move to France.

Now, if most Americans want to go out and buy a car, they don't say, you know, 'I think I'll call the chairman of the board of Ford Motor Company and see what kind of deal we can make here.'

Listen, I wish economic growth only went in one direction. It doesn't. There are economic downturns. They're painful, they're harmful, and they hurt families.

What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents.

If you were approaching the TARP investments from a pure investment standpoint, then there's no doubt in my mind the taxpayer lost, and probably lost big.