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Arrington Backs Appropriations Package to Strengthen U.S. Energy Dominance, Slash Green New Scam Waste

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) supported H.R. 6938, which funds several agencies for FY2026, including those key to our energy security, law enforcement, and scientific innovation. This bill advances President Trump’s agenda to Make America Energy Dominant, invests in nuclear innovation, reverses Biden-era Green New Scam…

Arrington Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Malign Foreign Investments

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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…

Arrington Fights Back Against Far-Left Officials Targeting Immigration Enforcement

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.R. 6608, the Safeguarding Homeland Immigration Enforcement from Local Detention (SHIELD) Act - new legislation responding to escalating rhetoric from far-Left state and local officials who have threatened to arrest or prosecute federal immigration agents for doing their jobs.…

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

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides $900.6 billion to strengthen America’s military and advance President Trump’s national security priorities, while securing $120 million for Dyess Air Force Base – the largest authorized investment in the history…

Arrington Applauds Trump’s Economic Assistance Package for Farmers

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after President Trump announced a $12 billion economic assistance package to support American farmers:   "President Trump has taken bold steps to tear down unfair foreign trade barriers that have held back American agriculture for decades,” said Chairman…

Arrington Statement on Widespread Welfare Fraud in Minnesota

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to reports of the massive Minnesota welfare fraud scheme:   “During the pandemic more than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars intended for child nutrition, elderly care, and autism assistance was stolen in Minnesota under the leadership of Governor Walz and…

Arrington Secures Record $90.8 Million for Dyess Air Force Base

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement celebrating new funding secured for Dyess Air Force Base:  “After 43 days of the Schumer Shutdown, the people’s government is up and running - and our first order of business was a big win for West Texas. “Last night, we successfully passed into law $90.8 million for…

Arrington Introduces Bill to Hold Mexico Accountable for Energy Investment Violations

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Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act, legislation that would provide President Trump and the U.S. Trade Representative with the Congressional backing to hold Mexico accountable for violating energy investment commitments it agreed to in the…

Arrington Applauds 9th Circuit Decision on Trump’s National Guard Deployment

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld President Trump’s authority to deploy Oregon National Guard troops to restore law and order in Portland: “The Ninth Circuit just confirmed what we already knew — President Trump has every right to deploy the National Guard to…