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Arrington Celebrates Passage of Defense Bill, Record Funding for Dyess Air Force Base

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides $892.6 billion to strengthen America’s military, improve quality of life for service members, and eliminate billions in wasteful spending. Additionally, the NDAA secures $90.8 million for B-21 related construction…

Arrington Passes Amendment Protecting B-1 Bomber at Dyess Through 2030

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated House passage of the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) which included his amendment to extend protections for the B-1 Lancer fleet through September 2030, while Dyess prepares for the arrival of the next-generation B-21 Raider. “The B-1 Lancer has been the workhorse of…

Arrington Celebrates the Passage of Amendment to Empower Abilene Christian Molten Salt Reactor

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, the House passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 214-213. This legislation included an amendment offered by House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) to make available $50 million of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Fund to distribute…

Arrington Leads Effort to Defend Military Installations, Bolster Security at Dyess Air Force Base

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at increasing security at military installations and delivering critical investment to Dyess Air Force Base.  “Our airmen at Dyess AFB serve as the tip of the spear of our air arsenal and require the tools, infrastructure, and support necessary to carry out their critical…

Arrington Celebrates Passage of Key National Security Bill, Resources for Dyess AFB

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated the passage of H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, legislation that provides a total discretionary allocation of $831.5 billion, advances the America First agenda, and adheres to the discretionary budget topline put forward in the OMB budget request. The…

Arrington, Blackburn Introduce Bill to Make States Pay for Federal Military Deployment Caused by Immigration Enforcement Obstruction

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the State Accountability for Federal Deployment Costs Act, which would hold states refusing to enforce federal immigration law financially responsible when their actions force the federal government to deploy military resources to restore…

Arrington Statement on Strikes Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the United States' precision strikes against the Iranian regime's key nuclear facilities: "Israel is a longstanding, strategic, and democratic ally in the Middle East. Any threat to its existence is a threat to America’s national security interests. "Iran is run by a…

Arrington Fights to Defend Our Communities from Fentanyl

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated the passing of S.331, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act, legislation to permanently place fentanyl on Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) – giving law enforcement a critical tool to prosecute offenders and keep our local communities safe. "The Biden…

Arrington Introduces Legislation to Counter Nonmarket Tariff Evasion

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Axing Nonmarket Tariff Evasion (ANTE) Act to prevent highly subsidized, state-owned entities from evading U.S. tariffs by setting up production in other countries. This unfair trade practice threatens American competitiveness and security when such entities – like Chinese carmakers –…