Economy

WASHINGTON –This week, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) offered three amendments at House Ways and Means markup to Democrat’s COVID-19 relief proposal. The Committee was responsible for a nearly $1 trillion portion of the spending bill. … Read more »

WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced his House Ways and Means subcommittee assignments for the 117thCongress: Select Revenue Measures (Tax Policy) Trade Social Security “As the Representative for… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Republican colleagues in calling on Democrat leadership to immediately pass commonsense small business relief by extending the Paycheck Protection Program.   “Small businesses are hanging on for dear life and Speaker Pelosi continues to use them as bargaining chips to push for far-left policies that have nothing to do… Read more »

United Express Airlines is coming to Abilene Regional Airport this fall, giving customers a second carrier — this one offering service to Houston, city officials announced Tuesday. "This gives us lots of opportunities," said Mayor Pro Tem Weldon Hurt, who represented city in place of Mayor Anthony Williams, who is in COVID-19 isolation. The service begins Oct. 21, with two… Read more »

n details given to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will move forward with its planned revisions to some methane regulations — one of which is the elimination of a requirement that producers establish methane leak-protocols and another removes large storage facilities and pipelines from the regulatory purview of the EPA. The… Read more »

From the editorial: “The perfect storm has been gathering for some time now. “The record-high financial imbalances year after year have amassed a mountain of debt reaching $23 trillion by the end of FY2019.  “The debt will continue to mount at an accelerating rate if we fail to include provisions in the next COVID relief package that force Congress to act before it’s too… Read more »

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Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after 60 colleagues, from both sides of the aisle, joined him and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) in writing congressional leadership to address budget reform proposals: "As our country recovers from this unprecedented public health and economic disaster, Congress must commit to reducing our runaway national debt or face an ever… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the Ways and Means U.S. – China Trade hearing: “For the first time, our farmers can see greener pastures on the other side for their children and grandchildren,” said Arrington. “By distorting markets, manipulating currency, and their list of unfair practices, China has taken us for a ride… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced the introduction of H.R. 5719, the Closing Loopholes on SafetyNet Exploitation (CLOSE) Act. This legislation will eliminate the gaming and abuse of the federal food stamp program by closing a major loophole that has resulted in more than five million ineligible enrollments and $7 billion dollars annually in unnecessary and wasteful… Read more »