U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant

Proudly Serving the 24th District of Texas
News List
  • Congressman Marchant Calls for IRS to Expedite Targeted Applications
    May 23, 2013  - Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24), member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel urging him to expedite applications for tax-exempt status for targeted groups in Texas’ 24th district. “I requ... More
  • Congressman Marchant Questions at Ways and Means Hearing on IRS Scandal
    May 17, 2013  - Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Ways and Means Committee held its first hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative groups. Congressman Marchant issued the following statement after the hearing: “I have long been concerned about such discriminatory attacks on first ... More
  • AP: TOP IRS OFFICIAL DIDN'T REVEAL TEA PARTY TARGETING
    May 14, 2013  - WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter. Miller was first informed on May, 3, 2012, that applications for tax-exempt status by tea party g... More
  • Congressman Marchant Statement on IRS Controversy
    May 13, 2013  - Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24), member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following statement over the growing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) controversy: “I have long been concerned with reports that the IRS has unfairly targeted some pol... More
  • Congressman Marchant Sends Letter to HHS on Proposed Obamacare “Navigators”
    Apr 5, 2013  - Washington, D.C. – Congressman Kenny Marchant (R-TX-24), member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, sent the following letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius following new proposed regulations issued by HHS that reportedly could lead to... More
  • House Republicans Introduce Balanced Budget
    Mar 12, 2013  - Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24), member of the Committee on Ways and Means, issued the following statement after the introduction of the House Republican Fiscal Year 2014 budget resolution: “House Republicans have introduced a responsible plan to put our nation on a path... More
  • The First Amendment vs. the DISCLOSE Act
    Jun 24, 2010  - The First Amendment vs. the DISCLOSE Act Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate and vote on the controversial DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175): The measure, called the DISCLOSE Act, comes in response to a hot-button Supreme Court decision in January that lifted limits on political s... More
  • Trillion Dollar Deficits
    Jun 3, 2010  - Trillion Dollar Deficits as far as the Eye Can See According to the Washington Times today, President Obama pulled the Bush card once again in his political speech at Carnegie Mellon University. He told the audience to make a decision this election cycle to either return to "failed economic policies... More