Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Consistency in Foreign Investment in the USMCA (CFIUSMCA) Act, legislation to stop foreign adversaries - particularly China - from using Mexico and Canada as backdoors to move goods into the United States under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The bill would give U.S. trade officials… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement on the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates:
“Let’s not forget, the Federal Reserve had to raise interest rates an alarming eleven times during the Biden presidency to extinguish the inflationary firestorm created by Democrats’ record deficit spending, increased… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick outlining ways the administration can partner with Congress on pro-competition reforms that lower prescription drug costs for American families.
Currently, duplicative and overlapping drug patents – often referred… Read more »
Lubbock, TX – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) attended a signing ceremony for a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) between the Texas Tech University System and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to advance U.S. national security, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure protection.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement as the U.S. national debt soared past a record $37 trillion:
“This week’s news that the United States’ national debt has surpassed $37 trillion is a stark reminder of our dire fiscal straits.
“When my son was born in 2011, the national debt was $15 trillion. Now, 14 years later, it… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the USTRx Act, legislation that creates a Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator at USTR, who would have the responsibility of identifying foreign price controls on drugs innovated in the United States that increase costs for American patients. This negotiator would issue an annual report on these… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by 10 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Trump administration to push back on discriminatory European Union (EU) energy regulations that threaten American exports and undermine the U.S.-EU energy… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) praised the Trump Administration for the newly announced trade agreement with the Republic of Indonesia.
“President Trump’s trade deal with Indonesia is a massive win for the Food, Fuel, and Fiber Capital of the World!
“The agreement will boost West Texas cotton, wheat, and energy exports to the world’s… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement applauding President Trump and his reciprocal trade policy:
“We finally have a president who is actively challenging the unfair treatment foreign nations have inflicted on us for decades.
“Make no mistake: if you continue to impose unreasonable trade barriers on American exports… Read more »
