Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after President Trump issued an Executive Order incentivizing local authorities to improve policing standards, information sharing, and community relations:
“I am proud that our president loves and respects the men and women in blue and recognizes that neither federalizing, nor defunding the police, is the… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led 40 of his Republican Colleagues, including Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) in a letter to the Chief Trade Negotiator, Robert Lighthizer, asking USTR to prioritize America’s oil and natural gas producers when it comes to enforcing the Phase One Trade Deal with China.
"Thank you for your… Read more »
Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after 60 colleagues, from both sides of the aisle, joined him and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) in writing congressional leadership to address budget reform proposals:
"As our country recovers from this unprecedented public health and economic disaster, Congress must commit to reducing our runaway national debt or face an ever… Read more »
Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to Rep. Sam Johnson’s passing yesterday evening:
“Sam Johnson embodied the very best of America. In the face of unthinkable adversity as a Prisoner of War for seven years in Vietnam, he displayed unwavering faith and courage. He brought those same convictions to Congress where Johnson served for nearly… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after a group of lawmakers introduced the Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act:
“How about a victim’s compensation fund for our children and grandchildren who have no union or lobbyist to support them and have absolutely no way of paying for the immoral amount of debt with which their forefathers in Congress… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement opposing H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act:
“Democrat leadership has established, in this piece of legislation, a new pandemic protocol for the United States Congress: the practice of reality distancing. ‘Reality distancing’ is the unhealthy distance between politicians and their policies and the people… Read more »
Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 6802, the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, with Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3), Rep. Jason Smith (MO-3), Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Rep. Tom Rice (SC-7), Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-6), and Rep. Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) as original cosponsors:
“Full and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after visiting the University Medical Center (UMC) COVID19 Screening Clinic in Lubbock, Texas:
"As Lubbock continues to lead the state in COVID19 testing, I'm very pleased to learn UMC marked it's 6,000th drive-thru test, an important milestone in the Hub City's recovery. Testing capacity will be a… Read more »
Earlier this month, Rep. Jodey Arrington led 6 other Texas delegation Members in writing Gov. Abbott to ensure equitable federal funding is allocated to cities and towns with populations fewer than 500,000 people:
"As we work together through this unprecedented crisis in American history, we first want to thank you for your leadership to the Great State of Texas," the… Read more »
