Press Releases

Today, the House Budget Committee, on which Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) serves, held a hearing on President Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2019. The hearing included testimony from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CLIP FOR BROADCAST During the hearing, Arrington commended President Trump for fulfilling his promises… Read more »

First-term Congressman, Jodey Arrington (TX-19), today announced two major victories for West Texas have been achieved, all within one week. Today, the U.S. Air Force announced that existing bomber bases, including Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, will remain bomber bases into the future as Northrop Grumman’s next-generation B-21 “Raiders” become operational. The… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act. “While I have serious concerns about our nation’s unsustainable spending and debt, the more immediate threat is our military readiness and the safety of our troops. The almost $200 billion in cuts during the Obama Administration have crippled our armed… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a letter to House leadership with twenty of his colleagues urging an immediate extension of expired Medicare payment programs that support rural hospitals and help protect local access to health care for millions of Americans. CLICK HERE TO READ THE LETTER The Medicare Dependent Hospital (MDH) and Low-Volume Adjustment (LVA) programs and the… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement, urging the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to release the four-page FISA Memo document to the public. “After reading the classified Intelligence Committee memo, this much I can say: I am shocked and deeply disturbed by the information I read. I am calling on Chairman Nunez and the Intelligence… Read more »

Following a vote by the House and Senate to end the government shutdown, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement: “I am glad to know Senate Democrats have retreated from their ill-conceived and outrageous demand we shut down our government, disrupt our military, and halt funding for other important obligations over amnesty for people who entered our… Read more »

Today, the House passed pro-life legislation cosponsored by Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) requiring mandatory medical care and legal protection for newborns who survive attempted abortions---the same care and protection required for all newborns. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: Mandates any child born alive during an attempted abortion be immediately… Read more »

Nine-year-old Sophia Campa-Peters from Brownfield has a rare disease and will undergo brain surgery next week in Boston. Ahead of her surgery, she asked that “the entire world come together and pray for her.” Yesterday, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered a speech on the House floor to help fulfill her request. Additionally, Arrington has created a site where… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) today released the following statement after U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a Senate companion to legislation Arrington introduced in the House, the Veterans, Employees and Taxpayer (VET) Protection Act. This legislation would limit time Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees can spend on union activity and ensure that those… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) today announced a solution for putting cotton back into the agriculture safety net could come earlier than the next Farm Bill if the Senate takes action on a supplemental appropriations bill the House passed in late December. The bill includes a provision that would bring cotton back into Title I of the Farm Bill, and would cover cotton as both a seed and lint for the first time ever. Read more »