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Arrington Applauds Final Deal on USMCA, Urges Prompt House Passage

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after House Democrats and the White House reached a deal on moving forward with passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “After a year of needless delay by Speaker Pelosi and Democrat leadership, we are finally ready to deliver a win for America and to farmers, ranchers, and workers across…

ICYMI: Arrington, Texas Congressional Delegation Push for Swift Passage of USMCA

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Congressmen Kevin Brady (TX-8) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) in leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Texas congressional delegation to advocate for passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) before the end of the year. As a state, Texas exported over $137 billion to Mexico and Canada last year. In District 19 alone, more…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Arrington, Texas Congressional Delegation Members to Hold Bipartisan Press Conference on USMCA

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 Congressman Jodey Arrington will join fellow members of the Texas Congressional Delegation tomorrow for a bipartisan press conference to speak about the importance of passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and its impact on the State of Texas. WHO: Reps. Jodey Arrington, Kevin Brady, Henry Cuellar, additional members of the Texas congressional…

Arrington Commends Trump Administration on Enforcing SNAP Work Requirements

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced changes to prevent states from waiving work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) benefits. “I commend Secretary Purdue’s…

Arrington Statement on New Phase of Democrats Impeachment Charade

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement and video message as the House Judiciary Committee began the second phase of House Democrats’ baseless impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump: “Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats have accomplished nothing with their majority except a new level of political dysfunction in Congress and a…

Arrington Introduces Legislation to Support Rural Health Care Providers

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-1) introduced H.R. 5212 the Accountable Care In Rural America Act, which would improve the performance standards for health care providers who participate in Medicare’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which are part of the Medicare Shared Savings…

Arrington Introduces Resolution Supporting U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced the introduction of H.Res. 676, which encourages the United States to formally withdraw from the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement. The Agreement, which went into effect on November 4, 2016, did not have congressional approval and resulted in burdensome regulatory measures that put the United States at a competitive disadvantage,…

Arrington Speaks Out Against Democrats Baseless Impeachment Inquiry Following House Vote

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House floor after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to begin an ‘impeachment inquiry’ against President Donald J. Trump. “Today was a sad day for our country. We now have round two of this phony impeachment process that’s purely political, not based in fact, and not based in the pursuit of truth and…

U.S. House Passes Arrington-Spanberger-Boyle Bill to Increase Negotiation Transparency, Lower Costs of Prescription Drugs

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 403-0 to pass the Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (H.R. 2115) – bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-7), and Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-2) to provide greater transparency to the discounts negotiated between insurance companies and drug…

ICYMI: Arrington: Democrats Need to Abandon Their Impeachment Inquisition

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 Writing in The Hill this week, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) criticized House Democrats’ irresponsible and unprecedented ‘impeachment inquiry,’ through which they are abandoning past precedent, preventing the minority party from cross-examining witnesses, and conducting interviews in secret: “While Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is trying to…