BHIRSCHMAN

BHIRSCHMAN

I'm a republican from Texas.

I am like congressmen Michael C. Burgess, []

The three issues that are most important to me are; Environment and Energy- I think we need to start coming up with other resources that won't harm the Earth. Education- I think that education is a big thing and that states should provide what they can to make a child's education valuable and educational. I also believe that the No Child Left Behind has helped a lot. Economy- I think that what we should do to get out of this economy crisis is to take taxes off for a year, I think more people would be able to pay for things better if they don't have such high taxes, then when everything gets better taxes are set again, but low taxes.

Five facts about Texas' economy; 1. Texas has an economy that was the 2nd largest in the nation and 15th largest in the world, based on GDP figures. 2. In 2008, Texas had a Gross state product of $1.245 trillion, 2nd highest in the U.S. The Gross state product per capita as of 2005 was $42,975. 3. Texas is a productive agricultural state with the most farms both in number and acreage in the United States. The state also leads nationally in production of sheep and goat products. 4. Texas is home to two of the United States Army's largest facilities, Fort Hood, in Central Texas near Killeen and Fort Bliss near El Paso. In addition, Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio is home to the Brooke Army Medical Center, one of the Army's major hospitals and its only burn facility. 5.Texas is a global leader in the energy industry and Houston is the energy capital of the world. Since 2003, Texas state officials have created various initiatives like the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas Emerging Technology Fund to develop the economy of Texas. Texas is a leader in alternative energy sources, producing the most wind power of any state.

HB-60; My group's bill is about Tax Cuts, we would take taxes off for a couple years, business' based on size would get tax cuts. But that can only happen if they sell their products within the U.S. instead of other countries.

Link to our bill; http://mockcongress09.wikispaces.com/HB+60

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