WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress.
“I have the utmost respect for President Zelenskyy, who loves his country and is bravely willing to fight, and even die, alongside his fellow Ukrainians for their freedom and independence.
An attack on freedom-loving democracies… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, President Biden signed legislation into law designating the Texas and New Mexico portions of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as a future interstate. Establishing a four-lane, federal highway from West Texas into the Heartland is critical to enhancing America’s agriculture and energy dominance.
“Establishing a four-lane, federal highway for I-27 is a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2022 funding bill was signed into law by President Biden. The bill included $782 billion for national defense, $29 billion higher than the Biden Administration’s request, and $4 billion higher than the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
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WASHINGTON, DC— Wednesday night, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington voted in favor of legislation to suspend the importation of Russian oil to the United States in response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
While he fully supports an oil import ban, Rep. Arrington condemned the White House and House Democrats for substantially altering the bipartisan legislation to weaken the ban and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) led 10 of his colleagues in introducing H.R. 6947, the Freedom from Russian Energy Enterprise and Domestic Oil Maximization (FREEDOM) Act, to block Russian energy imports and unleash domestic oil and gas production.
The FREEDOM Act will:
Ban importation of all crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) led 20 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to decrease our dependence on foreign energy and reduce the regulatory burden on our domestic energy producers.
“As Europe contends with the consequences of their dependence on Russia for reliable energy, it is evident that America’s vast… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Tonight, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address:
“Biden’s speech was empty and intellectually dishonest, and his rhetoric was as disconnected from reality as his policies are from the real needs of the American people.
The state of our union is chaos from every corner.
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WASHINGTON, DC— This week, Reps. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Scott Peters (CA-52) led 22 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to House Leadership asking that they include budget and debt reform measures in the upcoming omnibus spending package.
“With an unsustainable debt and no end in sight to ever-increasing deficits, we cannot continue to ignore the looming fiscal crisis… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led 39 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson regarding ICE’s failure to release its annual report for Fiscal Year 2021. The annual report contains vitally important information, including in-depth crime data on gang members, known terrorists, and illegal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Stephanie Bice (OK-05), alongside U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS) and Ted Cruz (TX), led their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. The letter urges EPA Administrator Regan to withdraw a proposed rule… Read more »
