This week, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.R. 5991, the “Science-Based Emissions Standards Act of 2021,” legislation to protect small and independent producers from onerous and arbitrary regulations from the Biden administration.
“Instead of emission standards based on science provided by the Department of Energy, President Biden made a rash and arbitrary decision to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) took to the floor to voice his strong opposition to Democrats’ multi-trillion tax-and-spend bill and to urge his Democratic colleagues to stop this radical legislation.
Watch Rep. Arrington’s speech here.
A transcript of Rep. Arrington’s remarks as delivered is included below.
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can’t for the life of… Read more »
LUBBOCK, TX—Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) released the following video message commemorating Veterans Day and thanking our veterans in West Texas and across the nation for their service and sacrifice.
Watch Rep. Arrington’s message here or click the image below.
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WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) led two letters in opposition to President Biden’s authoritarian vaccine mandates in an effort to have the mandates rescinded or defeated in court. Rep. Arrington was joined by 19 of his House colleagues in a letter to 27 State Attorneys General urging them to uphold their commitments to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— This week, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) joined multiple efforts pushing back against President Biden’s authoritarian vaccine mandates. Rep. Arrington joined two letters specifically raising concerns about the mandate, with the first focusing on impacts on military readiness at the Department of Defense and the second focusing on how… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) led 25 of his House Colleagues in introducing the Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act. This legislation keeps Americans safe by preventing dangerous criminals from being released into the U.S. by requiring the cross-referencing of domestic and international criminal databases, requiring the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) sent a letter to Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Troy Miller demanding answers for a discrepancy in their Noncitizen Crime Statistic data. Each month, CBP data has demonstrated a steady, alarming increase in crime. In September, the CBP data showed 53 homicides/manslaughters had been committed by… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) and nine of his House colleagues, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to postpone any rulemaking regarding the New Source Performance Standards and Emissions Guidelines for the oil and gas industry until the Department of Energy releases its study on methane emissions from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Reps. Ron Estes (KS-4) and Kevin Hern (OK-01) in introducing the Marginal Well Protection Act, legislation that would prevent the EPA from levying excessive methane emission fees for marginal wells – wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil and less than 90 Mcf (90,000 cubic feet) of natural gas per day. Marginal… Read more »
LUBBOCK, TX— Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging him to provide USDA employees reasonable accommodations from vaccine mandates that threaten to leave the department, and specifically the Farm Service Agency, even more understaffed.
“President Biden’s heavy-handed vaccine mandates are outrageous and… Read more »
