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SUMMARY:Quarterly Luncheon - August 2018
DESCRIPTION:Program: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) \n\n\n\nRoger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas which stretches from Tarrant County in the north to Hays County in the south and includes much of the Texas Hill Country and Austin.\n\nRoger attended Texas Christian University where he was an All-Southwest Conference baseball player and was named to TCU's All-Decade Team for the 1960s.\n\n\n\nAfter graduating from college\, Roger was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system for many years before deciding to begin a new career as a small business owner while also becoming the head baseball coach at TCU.\n\n\n\nRoger was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as Texas Secretary of State where he helped usher in unprecedented economic growth to the state. He also served as the state's Chief Liaison for the Texas Border and Mexican Affairs.\n\n\n\nIn 2012\, Roger was elected to Congress. Honored to represent Fort Hood\, he was recently appointed to the National Defense Authorization Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2018 that ultimately led to the largest pay raise for our troops in eight years. It also paved the way for increased funding for improvements critical infrastructure at Fort Hood. \n\n\n\nRoger has been the voice of small business owners across America. He has brought with him valuable\, real world business experience that has made him an effective leader and legislator. Roger authored a tax reform package called Jumpstart America that served as a framework for the recently passed historic Tax Reform package that modernized America's outdated tax code from a true business perspective. \n\n\n\nIn the 115th Congress\, Roger serves on the Financial Services Committee as the vice chair on the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade\, as well as on the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance\, where he is leading the fight against funding terrorism. He recently introduced his bill\, the Strengthening Iran's Access to Finance Act\, which would promote increased safety between the United States and Iran.\n\n\n\nHis love of sports has followed Congressman Williams to the Capitol. Williams is the chair of the bipartisan Congressional Baseball Caucus and the College Football Caucus. He is also the coach of the Republican Congressional Baseball Team.\n\n\n\nFor more info visit: https://williams.house.gov/\n \n\n\nSpecial thanks to Presenting Sponsor - Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6064
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 12px\;"><strong>Program: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25)&nbsp\;</strong></span><br />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Roger Williams represents the 25th congressional district of Texas which stretches from Tarrant County in the north to Hays County in the south and includes much of the Texas Hill Country and Austin.</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Roger attended Texas Christian University where he was an&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">All-Southwest Conference baseball player and was named to TCU&rsquo\;s All-Decade Team for the 1960s.</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">After graduating from college\, Roger was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in their farm system for many years before deciding to begin a new career as a small business owner while also becoming the head baseball coach at TCU.</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Roger was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as Texas Secretary of State where he helped usher in unprecedented economic growth to the state. He also served as the state&#39\;s Chief Liaison for the Texas Border and Mexican Affairs.</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">In 2012\, Roger was elected to&nbsp\;</span><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">Congress. Honored to represent Fort Hood\, h</span><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">e was recently appointed to the National Defense Authorization Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2018 that ultimately led to the largest pay raise for our troops in eight years. It also paved the way for increased funding for improvements critical infrastructure at Fort Hood.&nbsp\;</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Roger has been the voice of small business owners across America. He has brought with him valuable\, real world business experience that has made him an effective leader and legislator. Roger authored a tax reform package called Jumpstart America that served as a framework for the recently passed historic Tax Reform package that modernized America&rsquo\;s outdated tax code from a true business perspective.&nbsp\;</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">In the 115th Congress\, Roger serves on the Financial Services Committee as the vice chair on the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade\, as well as on the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance\, where he is leading the fight against funding terrorism. He recently introduced his bill\, the Strengthening Iran&rsquo\;s Access to Finance Act\, which would promote increased safety between the United States and Iran.</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-size: 13px\; font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;">His love of sports has followed Congressman Williams to the Capitol. Williams is the chair of the bipartisan Congressional Baseball Caucus and the College Football Caucus. He is also the coach of the Republican Congressional Baseball Team.</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;"><span style="font-size: 12px\;">For more info visit:&nbsp\;</span></strong><a href="https://williams.house.gov/" style="color: rgb(7\, 130\, 193)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;">https://williams.house.gov/</a>\n<div style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<strong style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;">Special thanks to Presenting Sponsor - Wal-Mart Distribution Center&nbsp\;6064</strong>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n
LOCATION:Cleburne Conference Center 1501 W. Henderson
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