Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 403-0 to pass the Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts Act (H.R. 2115) – bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-7), and Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-2) to provide greater transparency to the discounts negotiated between insurance companies and drug… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke out against House Democrats’ big government drug pricing proposal (H.R. 3) during a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee. The proposal would implement government-controlled pricing of prescription drugs, resulting in less investment in medical research and more than a dozen fewer life-saving prescription drugs coming to… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement on President Trump’s executive order to provide more choice, eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, and lower costs for Medicare beneficiaries in West Texas and across the country:
“While Democrats focus on promoting a complete government takeover of our health care system by putting Washington first, the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was appointed co-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Rural and Underserved Communities Heath Task Force, alongside Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), Congressman Danny Davis (IL-7), and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-7). The task force will convene members and experts to discuss the challenges of delivering health care in rural… Read more »
MCALLEN – Yesterday, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Dr. Phil Roe (TN-1) and members of the GOP Doctors Caucus in McAllen, TX to meet with senior medical officials from the Department of Homeland Security in the Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas-Mexico border region. Congressmen Arrington and Roe joined Dr. Michael Burgess (TX-26), Dr. Roger Marshall (KS-1) Dr. Neal… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) introduced the “Shop Rx Act of 2019,” which ensures that sponsors of prescription drug plans offer real-time benefit information to Medicare beneficiaries. Real-time benefits allow providers to see the cost of a drug and its alternatives before they prescribe it to their patients. By… Read more »
This week, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means hearing on the Democrats’ Medicare for All proposal. At the hearing, Congressman Arrington blasted the legislation that would amount to a socialist, single-payer government takeover of our nation’s entire healthcare system.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH CONGRESSMAN ARRINGTON’S… Read more »
Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the rising costs of prescription drugs. At the hearing, Congressman Arrington called on Congress to develop solutions that would bring drug costs down, while allowing for breakthroughs in life saving medicines.
“Members on both sides of the aisle agree… Read more »
Unions representing Veterans Affairs Department medical workers are ramping up for another legal battle over the VA's decision Thursday to bar 430 VA clinicians from doing any union work during their salaried employment hours to ensure a full-time focus on hands-on patient care.
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie's move overrides a collective bargaining agreement made by the Obama administration… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington addressed military strength, tax reform, the farm bill and reflections on the 9/11 terrorist attacks at a Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon Tuesday.
Acknowledging the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Arrington said it is important for the “collective consciousness of America” to remember the day's mixture of… Read more »
