WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement upon the House’s passage of legislation that would overturn decades of privacy protections for average Americans:
“This bill is not to improve internal processes at the IRS, it is to paint the false perception that Democrats’ efforts to weaponize the tax code and release the private… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led his Texas colleagues in a letter urging Governor Greg Abbott to implement emergency rulemaking to permit Texas hospitals to become licensed and operate as Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). In December 2020, Rep. Arrington’s “Save Rural Communities Act” was signed into law. The legislation repealed… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to an address given by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a Joint Session of Congress:
“I appreciate the gratitude President Zelensky expressed on behalf of his countrymen for the generosity of the American people. Most Americans want to help the Ukrainian people… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the statement below following a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Democrats’ intention in releasing former President Donald Trump’s tax returns:
“It was clear from today’s hearing that this was about political vengeance, not real process reform. There is absolutely no legitimate or defensible… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19), along with Representatives Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and August Pfluger (TX-11), led several Texas colleagues in a letter to both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging leadership to support funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Relief Program… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (MA-02) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (TX-08) to discuss bipartisan solutions to address the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) – an unfair Social Security provision that reduces millions of public employees’ benefits.
[Click here to watch Rep.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington released the following statement in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that there have been over 16,000 apprehensions at the southern border in the last 48 hours:
“We’ve seen over 16,000 illegal crossings at the southern border in just the last 48 hours, on top of over 200,000 apprehensions… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington led the Texas Republican delegation in unveiling its border security plan – a Commitment to Secure the Border – for the 118th Congress.
“No one understands or appreciates the widespread social and economic costs of Biden’s unprecedented open border crisis like the people of Texas. It only makes sense for the Texas Delegation… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington issued the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which cleared the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support.
“The defense authorization bill, while not perfect, provides the necessary resources for our warfighters and weapon… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement regarding the repeal of the Biden Administration’s military COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023.
“I am proud that this NDAA not only gave our troops the resources necessary to be safe and successful, but repealed… Read more »
