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WASHINGTON D.C. – Rockwall Representative Ralph Hall (R-TX) was one of 66 Republicans who voted in the minority against the Budget Control Act which passed in the House of Representatives yesterday evening, 269-161. It is expected to pass in the Senate today and be signed by Pres. Obama later today to avoid a U.S. default [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04) yesterday joined 234 House Members to pass H.R. 2560, The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, the Republican proposal to resolve the ongoing federal debt ceiling debate. One hundred ninety House members voted against it, including Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). Five Democrats [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Reverend Dr. Joe C. Pool, pastor at First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, was the Guest Chaplain who delivered the opening prayer on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives June 22. Dr. Pool (pictured above left) is the pastor of the home church of Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), who [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04) voted against H.R. 1954 yesterday, to implement Pres. Obama’s request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. This bill would raise the debt ceiling without making any spending cuts to the federal budget. The bill failed House passage, 319 to 94. Hall said he voted against [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Ralph Hall (TX-04) thanked the military, CIA and Presidents Obama and Bush today in a statement released regarding the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. “The news of Osama bin Laden’s death brings a sense of relief and justice to all Americans nearly ten years after the September 11th [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Rockwall) today announced that he is now a member of the  bipartisan Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus, a group that formed to fight the culture of overspending in Washington and help restore fiscal responsibility to the federal government by working to achieve a balanced budget and a Balanced Budget Amendment [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rockwall Rep. Ralph Hall was one of 54 Republican U.S. House members and 104 Democrats who voted yesterday against another stop-gap spending bill, while Congress and the White House continue to negotiate an agreement that will fund the rest of fiscal year (FY) 2011. Despite their opposition, the bill passed 271-158. If [...]
Washington D.C. – Rockwall Congressman Ralph Hall is well-acquainted with Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and nearly killed Saturday in Tucson. Both serve on the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which Rep. Hall now chairs, and he has visited her in her district. Following Rep. Giffords’ shooting, Rep. Hall expressed [...]
By J. J. Smith. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Rockwall) was one of 138 Republicans and 139 Democrats who voted “Aye” yesterday to help pass the highly-publicized H.R. 4853 bill, commonly known as the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act.” The bill extends the “Bush Tax Cuts” for two more years and extends unemployment [...]
(Dallas Morning News/Amy Gutierrez photo) – WASHINGTON – Rep. Ralph Hall has waited 30 years for this chance. The Rockwall Republican, the longest-serving Texan in Congress, will finally ascend next year to the plum position that most lawmakers never get to enjoy: committee chairman. The oldest member of Congress will chair the most future-looking panel [...]
