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Arrington Demands Chuck Schumer, Senate Democrats Hold Full Trial of Secretary Mayorkas

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Washington, D.C. - Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement demanding Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats hold a full trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas once House Impeachment Managers deliver the articles of impeachment this week: “This week, House Impeachment Managers will deliver the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas to the…

Arrington Responds to SCOTUS Allowing S.B. 4 to Take Effect

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed S.B. 4 to go into effect:  “The Constitution is clear: Section IV Article 4 says the federal government ‘shall protect each of [the states] against Invasion.’ When the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article 1 Section 10 expressly…

Arrington: Biden, Mayorkas Complicit in Migrant’s Rape of Disabled Girl

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after a Haitian migrant the Biden administration allowed into the United States was arrested for raping a 15-year-old girl with disabilities in Massachusetts:   “After being flown directly to JFK airport from Haiti by the Biden administration, this migrant was arrested for raping a 15…

Arrington Responds to 5th Circuit Ruling Allowing Texas’ SB 4 to Go Into Effect

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Texas’ Senate Bill 4. SB 4, legislation which makes illegal entry into Texas a state crime, will now go into effect on March 9 unless the Supreme Court intervenes. “While I applaud the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals for siding with…

Arrington Responds to Federal Judge Blocking Texas’ SB 4

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge David Ezra issuing a preliminary injunction to block a new Texas law that makes illegally crossing the southern border a state crime. The ruling comes just 5 days before the law, coming from Texas’ SB 4, would take effect.   “This ruling by the…

Arrington Hosts Press Conference Highlighting Amicus Brief Supporting Texas' Right of Self-Defense

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Washington, D.C. – This week, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and his colleagues held a press conference highlighting Arrington’s amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in United States v. Texas. The brief argues in favor of Texas’s Senate Bill 4, which was passed by the Texas legislature and signed into law in December. S.B. 4 makes illegal…

Arrington Leads Amicus Brief in Support of S.B. 4 in United States v. Texas

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) filed an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas in United States v. Texas. The brief, joined by 45 members of Congress – including the entire Republican Texas Delegation - argues in favor of Texas’s Senate Bill 4, which was passed by the Texas legislature and signed into law by Governor Abbott in December. S.B.…