WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Arrington issued a statement in response to the Biden Administration’s proposal to list the Mexican fawnsfoot mussel and the Salina mucket mussel as endangered. This proposal is in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s placing of a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande River.
“While Biden has failed to use federal powers to secure the border, he has no… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Arrington (R-TX) introduced the USDA Communication Regarding Oversight of Pesticides (CROP) Act of 2023, legislation to give the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) a meaningful voice in the regulation of pesticide products. Currently, the OPMP provides feedback to the EPA on the safe use of pesticides, but EPA is not required to respond or… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Jodey Arrington, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, took to the floor to voice his strong opposition to Democrats’ efforts to list Lesser Prairie-Chicken on the Endangered Species List. Listing the Lesser Prairie-Chicken on the Endangered Species Act would effectively shut down private conservation efforts, impose new requirements on farmers… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed out of Committee H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act. Included in the package was Rep. Arrington’s H.R. 4846, the Better Deals and Lower Prices Act, a bill that would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to share net price data from all drugs regardless of class to employers that request it,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington led his Republican colleagues from the Lone Star State in a press conference emphasizing Texas’ right to protect their border from invasion.
For the past two congresses, Arrington has introduced legislation affirming Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty, protect its citizens, and enforce the law.
The members encouraged Abbott to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jodey Arrington introduced the Better Deals and Lower Prices Act, legislation to arm employers with the information they need to make informed contracting decisions with PBMs, and lower the premiums of working-class families across the country.
Currently, PBMs are able to shield much of their information and prices, preventing employers from making informed… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX), along with a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the Government of Mexico’s pursuit of discriminatory policies that favor Mexican state-run energy companies and directly undermine United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) commitments. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington attended a Joint Meeting of Congress in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Israel. In his address, President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog affirmed the “sacred bond” between the US and Israel, praised the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords, and urged that criticisms of Israel must never evolve into antisemitism.
On Tuesday night, the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax, introduced the "Don't Weaponize The IRS Act," a bill to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from being used as a political weapon against conservative non-profit groups.
The Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act… Read more »
Stakeholder Groups Nationwide Recognize Rep. Arrington for MPACT Act Introduction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, several key stakeholders released statements in support of the Medicare Patient Access to Cancer Treatment (MPACT) Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Arrington (TX-19), Rep. Burgess (TX-26), and Rep. Lesko (AZ-8) on Friday, July 7th.
The MPACT Act will:
Level the playing… Read more »
