Washington, D.C. – Texas House Republicans, in a show of solidarity, today issued the following joint statement in response to disparaging comments about the state of Texas made Monday by Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) to Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) during a House Rules Committee hearing on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

“Don’t mess with Texas.” 

Today’s statement, #DontMessWithTexas, was made by Congressmen Louie Gohmert, Ted Poe, Will Hurd, Sam Johnson, John Ratcliffe, Jeb Hensarling, Joe Barton, John Culberson, Kevin Brady, Michael McCaul, Michael Conaway, Mac Thornberry, Randy Weber, Bill Flores, Randy Neugebauer, Lamar Smith, Pete Olson, Kenny Marchant, Roger Williams, Blake Farenthold, Michael Burgess, John Carter, Pete Sessions, Brian Babin and Congresswoman Kay Granger. 

In addition to issuing the statement, the members also called on Congressman Hastings to apologize to the citizens of Texas for his comments, which can be found here. More information on Monday’s Rules Committee hearing may be found here. 

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