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Arrington Responds to SCOTUS Allowing S.B. 4 to Take Effect

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed S.B. 4 to go into effect:  “The Constitution is clear: Section IV Article 4 says the federal government ‘shall protect each of [the states] against Invasion.’ When the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article 1 Section 10 expressly…

Arrington Continues Fighting for Texas Farmers During National Agriculture Week

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Washington, D.C. – This week, Chairman Arrington celebrated National Agriculture Week and issued the following statement about the farmers and ranchers in West Texas and throughout the country:  “National Agriculture Week is a great reminder of how blessed I am to represent West Texas - the Food, Fuel, and Fiber Capital of the World,” said Arrington. “From restoring…

Arrington: Biden, Mayorkas Complicit in Migrant’s Rape of Disabled Girl

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after a Haitian migrant the Biden administration allowed into the United States was arrested for raping a 15-year-old girl with disabilities in Massachusetts:   “After being flown directly to JFK airport from Haiti by the Biden administration, this migrant was arrested for raping a 15…

Arrington Statement on Legislation to Require CCP Controlled Parent Company to Divest from TikTok

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  Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the House passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (H.R. 7521), which would require TikTok’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controlled parent company – ByteDance – to divest from TikTok: “This isn’t about TikTok. It’s about our…

Arrington Delivers Fiscal State of the Nation on House Floor

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington delivered a “Fiscal State of the Nation” speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, issuing a rebuttal to President Biden’s proposed FY25 budget, which was released yesterday, while highlighting the deterioration of America’s fiscal health and the House Republicans’ plan to fix it. …

Arrington Issues Statement on SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule: “Late last week, the SEC released its final climate disclosure rule - WITHOUT burdensome Scope 3 reporting requirements. This scaled-back rule is a big win for our farmers and ranchers who would have been forced to tediously…

House Budget Chairman Arrington Responds to President’s Budget

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the release of President Biden’s budget.    “Today, President Biden doubled down on his unbridled borrowing and spending along with his failed economic policies including tax hikes on families, small businesses, and domestic energy production,…