Agriculture

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led twenty Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump encouraging him to negotiate new trade agreements that boost American agricultural exports as part of his America First Trade Policy and Fair and Reciprocal Plan executive orders. The letter commends the President for trade… Read more »

Lubbock, Texas – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) hosted West Texas ag producers and stakeholders for a forum focused on agriculture. The conversation, held at the FiberMax Center for Discovery in Lubbock, focused on Arrington’s critical work securing emergency disaster relief for farmers in the end-of-year funding bill, what to… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –  Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after Brooke Rollins was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Agriculture: “Congratulations to our new Secretary of Agriculture and my friend, Brooke Rollins,” said Chairman Arrington. “Our new Secretary is a proud Texan, a longtime advocate for ag… Read more »

Washington, D.C. –  Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in support of President Trump’s Fair and Reciprocal Plan on Trade: “For too long, American exporters have been ripped off overseas by nations who unfairly restrict access to their markets while enjoying the benefits of ours,” said Chairman Arrington. “Nearly… Read more »

  Congress last week passed a stopgap funding bill that temporarily averts a looming partial federal government shutdown just days before Christmas and weeks… Read more »

  BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – U.S. House of Representative Jodey Arrington voted to back a bill that would not only fund West Texas farmers but would… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led 15 of his colleagues in a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump urging his administration to pursue favorable trade deals that boost exports of American cotton. Seeking new trade agreements expanding cotton exports would increase commodity prices and restore U.S. market dominance after the Biden… Read more »

  Opinion: Arrington: Strong national security means no CCP-owned farmland in USA By U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington Special for the Avalanche-Journal October 24,… Read more »

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. Read more »

  Click here to watch. Washington, D.C. – Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) took to the House floor to speak on an… Read more »