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Arrington Votes to Honor Life of Laken Riley, Deport Criminal Illegals

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R.29. the Laken Riley Act: “For four years, the Biden administration’s complete and total surrender of our southern border has decimated communities and families across the country, resulting in the deaths of countless Americans like Laken Riley,” said…

Arrington Introduces ‘America First Act’ to Prevent Illegal Immigrants from Accessing Federal Benefits

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) in introducing H.R.10469, the America First Act, legislation to prevent illegal immigrants paroled into the United States from accessing billions of dollars in welfare and other benefits intended for American families. President Biden’s unprecedented abuse of parole for…

Arrington Introduces Amendments to Fight Back Against Biden’s Far-Left Agenda and Open Border Policies

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Washington, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives will consider three appropriations bills, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, and Department of Defense Appropriations Act. Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced several amendments to prohibit the Biden administration…

Arrington Slams Biden for Releasing 400 ISIS-Affiliated Illegal Immigrants into United States

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Washington, DC – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after reports that 400 illegal immigrants were smuggled into the United States by an ISIS-affiliated group and were released into the country due to President Biden’s broken immigration policies:  “The most imminent threat to our national security is President Biden’s self-inflicted…

Arrington Slams Senate Border Bill: “All Show and No Go”

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Washington, D.C. – After the Senate once again failed to pass its “border security” legislation, which would accept 1.8 million illegal immigrants a year, codify catch and release, expand Mayorkas’ parole abuse, and empower human trafficking, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement: “The Senate’s self-proclaimed ‘toughest border security measures’ bill is all show…

Arrington Slams Biden for Allowing Over 1.6 Million Gotaways into U.S.

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after it was discovered that President Joe Biden allowed over 1.6 million gotaways into the United States since taking office, which is more than the number of gotaways in the 10 years before he took office combined:  “The most imminent threat to our national security is President…

Arrington Fights to Ensure Illegal Immigrants Aren’t Counted in U.S. Census

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, legislation to require a citizenship question on the U.S. census and prohibit non-citizens from counting toward the reapportionment of Congressional representation: “The census is a…