Press Releases

West Texas – Yesterday, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) visited with his friends and fellow West Texans to discuss legislative opportunities in Washington, including the 2023 Farm Bill. Included below are highlights and photos of the day’s events: Rep. Arrington met with the Lubbock Apartment Association’s Leadership Class to discuss legislative priorities, the challenges facing… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the “Inflation Reduction Act” being signed into law. “One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. A false promise under the guise of a grandiose title, the Inflation Reduction Act has wreaked havoc on our economy, our families,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement regarding the failed American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the 2-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul. “Two years ago today, President Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan devolved into an international embarrassment, a tragic loss of American soldiers, and a geopolitical… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington filed an amicus brief, with 21 Members of Congress – including House Border Security Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brian Babin and Rep. Andy Biggs – in opposition to the Biden Department of Justice suing the State of Texas for placing buoy barriers in the Rio Grande River. “Sovereign states do not have to be passive victims of Biden’s border… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Arrington issued a statement in response to the Biden Administration’s proposal to list the Mexican fawnsfoot mussel and the Salina mucket mussel as endangered. This proposal is in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s placing of a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande River. “While Biden has failed to use federal powers to secure the border, he has no… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Arrington (R-TX) introduced the USDA Communication Regarding Oversight of Pesticides (CROP) Act of 2023, legislation to give the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) a meaningful voice in the regulation of pesticide products. Currently, the OPMP provides feedback to the EPA on the safe use of pesticides, but EPA is not required to respond or… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Rep. Jodey Arrington, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, took to the floor to voice his strong opposition to Democrats’ efforts to list Lesser Prairie-Chicken on the Endangered Species List. Listing the Lesser Prairie-Chicken on the Endangered Species Act would effectively shut down private conservation efforts, impose new requirements on farmers… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed out of Committee H.R. 4822, the Health Care Price Transparency Act. Included in the package was Rep. Arrington’s H.R. 4846, the Better Deals and Lower Prices Act, a bill that would require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to share net price data from all drugs regardless of class to employers that request it,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington led his Republican colleagues from the Lone Star State in a press conference emphasizing Texas’ right to protect their border from invasion. For the past two congresses, Arrington has introduced legislation affirming Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty, protect its citizens, and enforce the law. The members encouraged Abbott to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jodey Arrington introduced the Better Deals and Lower Prices Act, legislation to arm employers with the information they need to make informed contracting decisions with PBMs, and lower the premiums of working-class families across the country. Currently, PBMs are able to shield much of their information and prices, preventing employers from making informed… Read more »