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Key Votes

Date	No.	Title	Status
4/10/13	SB 1467	Establishes Certain Tax Exemptions for Firearms Manufacturers	Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7)
6/09/11	SB 7	Health Care	Bill Passed - House (89 - 41)
4/27/11	HB 2403	Internet Sales Tax	Bill Passed - House (125 - 20)
5/14/09	HB 1657	Contractor Worker's Compensation	Bill Passed - House (73 - 71)
4/20/09	HB 681	Warning Signs Regarding Mercury Levels in Fish	Bill Passed - House (95 - 50)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Speaker	Location
6/17/13	Entangling Alliances	Rep. Louie Gohmert	Washington, DC
6/14/13	Letter to the Honorable Daniel Ashe, Director of US Fish ...	Sen. John Cornyn	Washington, DC
6/14/13	Letter to the Honorable Daniel Ashe, Director of US Fish ...	Sen. Ted Cruz	Washington, DC
6/14/13	Over Two Dozen Members of Congress Protest SNAP Cuts, Live ...	Rep. Marc Veasey	Washington, DC
6/14/13	Freedoms Endowed by Our Creators	Rep. Louie Gohmert	Washington, DC

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Ratings

Year(s)	Name
2011	Texas Watch - Positions on Consumer Protection (House Only)
2011-2012	Texas National Federation of Independent Business - Positions [House Only]
2011	Texas Association of Business - Cumulative Score
2011	Texas Association of Business - Positions
2009	Texas Association of Business - Positions

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Ballot Measures

Date	State	Title	Outcome
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