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 — The window of opportunity is open to "fix the cotton issue," U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington said Monday. Repeating that the top two items on his first-term to-do list were to work toward bringing the new generation bomber to Dyess Air Force Base in the 19th Congressional District and provide more opportunity to cotton farmers, Arrington said a 30-day window is open to push 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 »

High Plains / Midwest Ag Journal The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dec. 19 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that provides an opportunity to comment on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with biofuels that are produced from grain sorghum oil extracted at dry mill ethanol plants. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking provides notice and an opportunity to comment… Read more »

(KCBD) - Texas District 19 Congressman Jodey Arrington recognized Texas Tech Professor and Executive Vice-President and CEO of the Texas Tech Alumni Association Bill Dean for his birthday on Friday. Arrington spoke on the floor House of Representative today to wish Dean a happy 80th birthday. This was displayed in a tweet from the Texas Tech System. "Dr. Dean has always been a leader… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Lubbock, recently made a speech in Congress on West Texas priorities to be considered in the next Farm Bill. In addition, he wrote a letter to House Agriculture Committee chairman Mike Conaway, R-Midland. Following are excerpts from his speech: “Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent a rural district in West Texas that is home to 14 million acres of… Read more »

District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington joined the The Chad Hasty Show on Thursday to talk about progress on tax reform, and the agreement between the U.S. House and Senate on the legislation. While talking about the agreement, what it means for the country, and what will happen next, Arrington said, "This is exciting. We're going to sign this and send it to the president, this is… Read more »

Stuart and Robbi Force had a long day sitting in the gallery of the House of Representatives, waiting for a vote on the piece of legislation named after their son, Taylor. "It was pretty emotional to be reminded," Stuart Force said, as legislator after legislator praised their son. “Each time they did that, it just hit us." When the House unanimously voted in favor of the Taylor… Read more »

House freshmen who signed a civility pledge say they’ve been able to live up to their agreement to “disagree without being disagreeable” and even strike up some friendships amid a rancorous Congress. Rep. Mike Johnson, the author of the pledge that the lawmakers signed in January, said his model for civility is former President Ronald Reagan. “He and… Read more »

Stars and Stripes In one of the most disturbing recent audits of VA health care, a new Government Accountability Office report criticizes medical leaders at all levels of the Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to follow their own policies for reporting incompetent and unprofessional health care providers to state licensing boards and a National Practitioner Data Bank, routine… Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs insisted Wednesday that it was already addressing problems reported by a government watchdog about the agency’s failure to alert other hospitals of potentially unsafe doctors. The department is trying to improve oversight and more timely reporting of poor-performing doctors to state medical boards, said Gerard Cox, the acting leader of VA’s… Read more »