Rep. Ratcliffe hosts Tax Cut Roadshow in Northeast Texas

Rep. Ratcliffe hosts Tax Cut Roadshow in Northeast Texas

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 26, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) hosted the Northeast Texas Tax Cut Roadshow Monday, where he visited businesses in Texas’ 4th Congressional District that were positively impacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.  The Roadshow included stops at Cypress Bank, Load Trail LLC, Tyson Foods and 903 Brewers. “I voted […]

Rep. Ratcliffe introduces bill to crack down on illegal alien crime

Rep. Ratcliffe introduces bill to crack down on illegal alien crime

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 17, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) introduced legislation Tuesday, April 17, to strengthen legal punishment for crimes committed by illegal aliens who’ve been previously convicted of unlawful reentry. The Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry (VOICES) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5526) aims to stop criminal aliens from receiving […]

Rep. Ratcliffe praises expulsion of Russian diplomats

Rep. Ratcliffe praises expulsion of Russian diplomats

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 27, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s action in conjunction with our NATO allies to expel Russian diplomats from the United States and close the Russian consulate in Seattle: “I commend the Trump administration and our NATO allies for taking decisive action […]

Office of Rep. Ratcliffe holds leadership meeting for high school students

Office of Rep. Ratcliffe holds leadership meeting for high school students

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 6, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) district team held meetings with high school leaders this week as a part of the Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP). The program includes participants from across Texas’ 4th District who met in Texarkana, Rockwall and Sherman. “We’ve got another incredibly talented bunch of students in […]

Rep. Ratcliffe meets with Rockwall Special Olympics athletes in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Ratcliffe meets with Rockwall Special Olympics athletes in Washington, D.C.

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 16, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) met this week with two Special Olympics athletes from Rockwall during their Capitol Hill 2018 visit to Washington: Nicholas Johnson and Scott Wendt. “It was great meeting our very own Special Olympics athletes from Texas’ 4th District during their visit to Washington, D.C. Nicholas and […]

Rep. Ratcliffe and Sen. Cornyn introduce legislation to combat drug-facilitated human trafficking

Rep. Ratcliffe and Sen. Cornyn introduce legislation to combat drug-facilitated human trafficking

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 16, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced legislation yesterday, Feb. 15, to crack down on drug-facilitated human trafficking. The bipartisan, bicameral Protecting Rights of Those Exploited by Coercive Trafficking (PROTECT) Act (H.R. 5027) specifically addresses the use of drugs to facilitate human trafficking and protect vulnerable […]

Rep. Ratcliffe meets with North Texas Municipal Water District on Lower Bois d’Arc permit approval

Rep. Ratcliffe meets with North Texas Municipal Water District on Lower Bois d’Arc permit approval

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 7, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) met this week with representatives from the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) in his Washington, D.C. office. The meeting comes on the heels of the announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, last week, that it received and accepted a long-awaited federal permit to […]

Rockwall High School robotics team student officers attend National Advocacy Conference

Rockwall High School robotics team student officers attend National Advocacy Conference

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 15, 2018) Student officers of the Rockwall High School robotics team, the Full Metal Jackets, recently flew to Washington, DC to attend the 2017 FIRST National Advocacy Conference (NAC). Only 40 teams from around the World attended the conference and these four students were the only ones from Texas. The student officers are […]

Rep. Ratcliffe votes to support Iranian people against radical regime in Tehran

Rep. Ratcliffe votes to support Iranian people against radical regime in Tehran

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 9, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the House passage of H.Res. 676 in support of the people of Iran: “Today I joined my colleagues in standing with the people of Iran against the oppressive and radical regime in Tehran. We must be adamant and clear that […]

Rep. Ratcliffe announces Lorie Grinnan’s completion of service

Rep. Ratcliffe announces Lorie Grinnan’s completion of service

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 3, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) announced today the completion of Regional Representative Lorie Grinnan’s service in his Rockwall district office. “Lorie is a recognized leader in the Rockwall community with nearly two decades of public service, and I’ve been incredibly grateful for her hard work and dedication as an invaluable […]