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The three congressman who represent portions of the Big Country weighed in President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night: U.S. Rep Jodey Arrington, 19th Congressional District: Jodey Arrington (Photo: U.S. Congress) “President Trump is doing what the American people elected him to do: lead and put America first. Just one year into his presidency, we have seen… Read more »

Jodey Arrington barely had time to drink the water before the questions popped last week. The rookie Republican congressman who represents the 19th Congressional District was in Abilene the day after the U.S. House and Senate voted to end a brief but attention-getting government shutdown. Arrington toured Global Samaritan Resources, and, without hesitation or strange facial… Read more »

Abilene, Texas — The effects of the government shutdown will be felt at Dyess Air Force Base. Colonel Brandon Parker, the commander of the 7th Bomb Wing, said “this will be a difficult time for both our civilian personnel as well as our military and their families.” On Saturday, Parker detailed what the shutdown means for Dyess. The biggest impact --… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington said if troops are not going to get paid during the government shutdown, neither should lawmakers. Saturday, he sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives to request his pay be withheld until the shutdown ends. “It is fundamentally flawed that members of our military will not receive a paycheck during this… Read more »

By: Michael Cantu (KCBD) - It has not been a very celebratory anniversary for President Donald Trump as he comes off his first year of his presidency. A government shutdown is in full effect, something the country has not seen since 2013 during the presidency of Barack Obama. It was Democrats in the Senate that killed a bill at midnight on Saturday that would have funded the… Read more »

If there’s one thing America’s cotton farmers pray for more than rain, it’s a safety net–just like every other U.S. agricultural commodity. Back in December, that prayer appeared to be in the process of being answered in Washington as the Texas cotton harvest was winding down. In what some describe as a “miracle” legislative feat, the U.S. House… Read more »

LUBBOCK, Texas (KLBK/KAMC) - A 9-year-old girl from Brownfield has a big request: to get the entire world to say a prayer for her on January 24. From Washington, D.C., to Austin and even England, she's reaching out to everyone asking for prayers. Congressman Jodey Arrington is one of many answering the call. Sophia Campa Peters suffers from a rare disease. Her brain is attacking… Read more »

Fans stormed the court after the Texas Tech Red Raiders beat number two ranked West Virginia Mountaineers. "Im glad we played a good game and I think Tech is going to really far this year," Taylor Tole, a student at Texas Tech said. Congressman Jodey Arrington sat courtside for the big win. The state representative was there to present a flag that was flown over the U.S. Capital to a… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington says cotton producers are one step away from getting cotton coverage again. Prior to the Christmas break, the U.S. House voted 251 to 169 to pass an $81 billion disaster relief bill for states and territories impacted by the hurricanes and wildfires last year. Included in the bill was a provision to help cotton farmers, who Arrington said are suffering from… Read more »

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A supplemental appropriations bill that was passed in December may help cotton farmers get their crop back into the agriculture safety net. The cotton fix would come in at one of the most challenging economic times in our nation's agriculture history. Over the past three years, there has been a major decline in income for farmers. This has been the… Read more »