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Arrington Introduces Legislation to Counter Unfair Foreign Trade Practices

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.R. 9724 - the Axing Nonmarket Tariff Evasion (ANTE) Act - legislation to defend the American economy from nonmarket entities using third countries to avoid U.S. trade enforcement. “For far too long, adversaries like China have cheated the American economy and cost…

Arrington Supports Overturning Biden-Harris “EV Mandate”

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.J.Res 136:  “The Biden-Harris Administration’s obsession with the Radical Left’s climate crusade and foisting electric vehicles on Americans is adding to the economic hardships of everyday working families. “This legislation will repeal their…

Arrington Torches Sanctuary Cities in Floor Speech

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the floor in favor of H.R. 5717 – the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act - which passed the House shortly thereafter. “Sanctuary cities are part of the perverse incentives that are drawing illegal immigrants into this country. In fact, their mere existence is illegal under U.S.…

Arrington Fights for Increased Secret Service Protection for Candidates

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 9106, the Enhanced Presidential Security Act: “Following two attempted assassination attempts on President Trump, the shocking revelations of flawed security and personnel standards at the Secret Service, and repeated denials of protection…

Arrington Introduces Resolution Exposing Kamala Harris’ Pro-Criminal, Anti Law Enforcement Record

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Washington, D.C. – This week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.Res.1457, a resolution “strongly condemning Vice President Kamala Harris for championing anti law enforcement polices and, as a result, encouraging lawlessness across the country.” “Kamala Harris is working tirelessly to reinvent…

Arrington Issues Statement Following Second Assassination Attempt Against President Trump

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to a second attempted assassination against President Trump on Sunday: “While the Left continues to make ridiculous and caustic claims about Donald Trump being a threat to Democracy, he is absolutely a threat to their radical plans to fundamentally transform our country. “No…

Arrington Fights Against China Purchasing American Farmland

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 9456, the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, of which Chairman Arrington is an original cosponsor to defend American farmland against foreign ownership and bolster national security: “Food security is national security. We must…

Arrington Commemorates 23rd Anniversary of September 11th

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) commemorated the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “23 years ago, nearly 3,000 Americans were killed and thousands more injured when terrorists carried out the worst attack on U.S. soil in the history of our country. “I was working in the White House on 9/11 and will never forget that fateful…

Lubbock Teen Completes Cross-Country Walk, Meets with Rep. Arrington to Discuss Future of Social Security

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Washington, D.C. – Recently, 17-year-old Lubbock High School Senior Eliseo Jimenez walked more than 1,600 miles from Lubbock, Texas, to Washington, D.C. to advocate for Social Security reform and addressing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). This imprecise formula has resulted in public service employees, such as police officers, firefighters, and public-school teachers, losing out…