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Congressman Arrington: Why I oppose the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge expansion

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President Ronald Reagan famously quipped, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’ ” When I learned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was proposing an unprecedented 1,000% expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in West Texas and eastern New Mexico, from 6,400 acres to 700,000 acres, alarm bells went off for several reasons.

Arrington Demands Answers from Fish and Wildlife Regarding its Efforts to Expand Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge Through Acquisition of Private Land

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) expressed his concerns to the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding its efforts to expand the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge with the acquisition of private land through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, and North American Wetlands…

Arrington Statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Proposed Expansion of Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed expansion of the Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge from 6,400 acres to 700,000 acres through land purchases with willing sellers and voluntary conservation easements: “I have two major concerns about a ‘voluntary’ public land expansion by the…

Arrington Fights Back Against Biden Administration Attempt to Regulate Texas Ag & Energy Producers Out of Business

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) rule, which would add six additional species of freshwater mussels – the Guadalupe fatmucket, Texas fatmucket, Guadalupe orb, Texas pimpleback, Balcones spike, and false spike - found in Texas to the…

Arrington Statement on Farm Bill Passing Out of Committee

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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Farm bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee this week:  “Congratulations to Chairman Thompson and the House Ag Committee for passing a Farm Bill out of committee. Their leadership in starting this process is critical to delivering a final product. Our producers have faced…