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Arrington on USTR Section 301 Investigation into China

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced initiation of a Section 301 investigation into China’s implementation of the Phase One Agreement: “Under President Trump, China committed to historic purchases of American agriculture, energy, and manufactured…

Arrington Sounds Alarm as National Debt Surpasses $38 Trillion

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Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. national debt surpasses $38 trillion, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement to sound the alarm on what he calls “the United States’ next great war”: “America is now $38,000,000,000,000–yes, $38 trillion—in debt. To put it in perspective, that’s twice the entire economic output of the European Union, more than…

Arrington Applauds 9th Circuit Decision on Trump’s National Guard Deployment

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld President Trump’s authority to deploy Oregon National Guard troops to restore law and order in Portland: “The Ninth Circuit just confirmed what we already knew — President Trump has every right to deploy the National Guard to…

Arrington Reflects on Two-Year Anniversary of October 7 Attack

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack: “Two years ago today, the world watched in horror as Hamas terrorists - funded, trained, and supported by the murderous Iranian regime - perpetrated the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The…

Arrington Honors 10th Anniversary of TORQE 62 Tragedy at Dyess Air Force Base

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Abilene, TX – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Airmen, local leaders, and Gold Star families of TORQE 62 at Dyess Air Force Base to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic crash in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of six Airmen and five contractors.   During the ceremony, Arrington announced the introduction of a…

Arrington Forgoes Paycheck During Government Shutdown

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) has formally requested that his congressional salary be withheld until an appropriations agreement is reached, citing the unfairness of Members of Congress receiving pay while our nation’s servicemembers go without pay. “I have been informed despite a lapse of government funding and the current shutdown,…