President Trump has called on Congress to enact the Great Health Care Plan, a comprehensive proposal focused on lowering health care costs, increasing transparency, and putting patients back in control of their care.

The plan is built around a simple goal: health care should work for patients and families, not insurance companies or bureaucracies. It focuses on reducing prescription drug prices, lowering insurance premiums, and making costs clearer so Texans can make informed decisions about their health care.

What the Great Health Care Plan does:

• Lowers prescription drug prices by expanding competition and advancing policies that tie U.S. drug prices to the lowest prices paid by other developed countries, helping Americans stop overpaying for the same medications.
• Reduces insurance premiums by reforming how subsidies are delivered, ensuring taxpayer dollars are directed to individuals rather than padded into insurer profits.
• Increases price transparency by requiring insurers and providers to clearly disclose pricing, fees, and coverage details so patients know what they are paying for before receiving care.
• Holds insurance companies accountable by requiring clearer reporting on rates, profits, and claims denials, making it easier for consumers to compare plans.
• Expands access to affordable medications by increasing the availability of safe prescription drugs over the counter where appropriate.
• Simplifies insurance information through plain-language standards so families can better understand their coverage without navigating confusing fine print.

As Congress works on this proposal, I will continue working to ensure health care reforms prioritize affordability, transparency, and patient choice. Texans deserve a system that delivers real savings, clear information, and access to care.

I’m proud to recognize Aarush Sinha, a student at Clear Creek High School, whose app Vision Warrior was selected as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for TX-14!

Vision Warrior is a web-based application designed to assist individuals with visual impairments by combining text-to-speech technology with color detection. The app can analyze text from PDFs, Word documents, text files, and images, read that content aloud, and identify colors within text and images. It also includes a webcam feature that allows users to point the camera at an object and hear both the detected color and spoken text.

This was a highly competitive year, and I want to congratulate every student who applied. Each submission reflected creativity, technical skill, and a willingness to take on real-world challenges through technology. All of our participants should be proud of the work they submitted.

As the TX-14 winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge, Aarush will receive several national recognitions and opportunities, including:

• Display of Vision Warrior in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year;
• Feature placement on House.gov and CongressionalAppChallenge.us for one year;
• A Certificate of Achievement;
• An invitation to attend #HouseofCode at the U.S. Capitol Building in April 2026;
• And eligibility for an ARTS Act copyright fee waiver if he chooses to copyright his app

The Congressional App Challenge continues to showcase the talent and innovation of students here in Southeast Texas and around the nation, and I look forward to seeing what these young developers accomplish next.

Team Weber stayed active across Southeast Texas this week, attending community events and meetings throughout Port Arthur, Galveston, Santa Fe, Beaumont, Orange, and Vidor. Staff represented the office at the Port Arthur Chamber Annual Banquet, where Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham joined as the guest speaker, as well as Chamber coffees and luncheons that brought together local business and community leaders.

The team also joined the Galveston community for the Ball High North ribbon cutting, marking the first phase of Galveston ISD’s broader modernization effort that will bring updated classrooms, STEM labs, and improved learning spaces for students. Additional stops included the Santa Fe Chamber January Meeting and Luncheon, the Beaumont Police Department Awards Ceremony honoring local officers, the Envision Orange 2050 Open House focused on long-term planning, and the Vidor Chamber of Commerce Coffee.