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Arrington Statement on Judge Blocking Biden’s LNG Export Ban

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after a federal judge blocked President Biden’s ban on new liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals:  “As part of President Biden’s all-out assault on American oil and gas, he slapped a ban on American new LNG export permits – undercutting our energy independence and our…

Arrington Demands Answers from Fish and Wildlife Regarding its Efforts to Expand Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge Through Acquisition of Private Land

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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…

Arrington Statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Proposed Expansion of Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge

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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…

Arrington Leads Colleagues in Pushing Back Against Biden’s “Clean Power Plan 2.0” Rule

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Washington, D.C. – Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led over a dozen Members of Congress in pushing back against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule entitled “Clean Power Plan 2.0”, which would issue new regulatory requirements for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants.  The members wrote in part,“This new…

Arrington Fights Back Against Biden Administration Attempt to Regulate Texas Ag & Energy Producers Out of Business

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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…

Arrington, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Overturn Biden’s “Clean Power Plan 2.0” Rule

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Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) and their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule entitled “Clean Power Plan 2.0”, which would issue new regulatory requirements for existing coal-fired and new natural…

Arrington Leads Colleagues in Fight to Overturn EPA’s Methane Regulations Targeting American Energy Producers

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Tracey Mann (KS-01) in leading a Congressional Review Act to overturn the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to further regulate oil and gas producers.   “Since his first day in office, Biden has unleashed a whole-of-government assault…