Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) today sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request a reevaluation of the legality of the Biden Administration’s withholding of congressionally appropriated funds for southwest… Read more »

Washington D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024. This funding package bolsters America's energy independence, reduces regulatory burdens imposed by the Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency, responsibly fosters the growth… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following statement ahead of the vote on The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provides $14.3 billion in emergency supplemental funding to Israel:   “We must restore a culture of fiscal responsibility in Washington, which includes paying for all new… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) took to the floor to speak in support of his proposed amendment to the Department of Interior Appropriations Act calling to defund President Biden's recently proposed rule which would list two Rio Grande Mussels as endangered and their habitats as critical. The Biden Administration’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement regarding his vote against the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (NY-03): “The allegations against Representative Santos should be taken seriously, but in the United States, you are innocent until proven guilty.  Although Representative Santos has admittedly… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on the House of Representatives electing Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) to serve as Speaker of the House.  “Mike Johnson is my classmate and closest of friends, and I can say from experience and without reservation that he is a man of integrity, a principled conservative, and a courageous… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) sent a letter alongside Doctors Caucus Co-Char Congressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) and Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on physician workforce shortages and the misallocation of graduate medical… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following speech to his Republican colleagues nominating Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) as the Speaker Designate: “Mike and I got here together in the 115th Congress. He is one of my best friends and I have the utmost respect for him. I can tell you from experience and without reservation,… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement regarding his decision not to enter the race for Speaker of the House: “After careful consideration and much prayer, I have decided not to run for Speaker at this time. There are several capable candidates who have stepped forward to run, and I plan to support whomever… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-04) in support of Majority Leader Steve Scalise’s (LA-01) bid to be the next Speaker of the House: “Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise both have the conservative convictions, character, and leadership qualities to be an effective Speaker for the… Read more »