Agriculture

Washington, D.C. – Recently, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) sat down with KAMC News to discuss the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s proposed expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.   … Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

De La Cruz, Arrington Add Pressure on White House to Enforce Water Treaty with Mexico Two GOP congressional members joined state lawmakers who sent a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated his bipartisan legislation to rename the interstate-designated segments of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor to “I-27.” This legislation being signed into law marks an important step in the project that connects the ports of South Texas to the plains of West Texas and beyond, stimulating substantial economic growth and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – This week, Chairman Arrington celebrated National Agriculture Week and issued the following statement about the farmers and ranchers in West Texas and throughout the country:  “National Agriculture Week is a great reminder of how blessed I am to represent West Texas - the Food, Fuel, and Fiber Capital of the World,” said Arrington. “From restoring… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule: “Late last week, the SEC released its final climate disclosure rule - WITHOUT burdensome Scope 3 reporting requirements. This scaled-back rule is a big win for our farmers and ranchers who would have been forced to tediously… Read more »

Lubbock, TX - Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) will be hosting members of the Congressional Western Caucus in Lubbock, TX to showcase West Texas as the nation’s leading region for agriculture and energy production, education, and R&D. The Western Caucus will hear first-hand about the challenges and opportunities facing West Texas farmers, ranchers, and energy producers, as… Read more »