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Arrington Sounds the Alarm as U.S. Debt Surpasses $37 Trillion

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement as the U.S. national debt soared past a record $37 trillion: “This week’s news that the United States’ national debt has surpassed $37 trillion is a stark reminder of our dire fiscal straits.  “When my son was born in 2011, the national debt was $15 trillion. Now, 14 years later, it…

Arrington Leads Fight Against Foreign Countries Increasing Drug Costs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the USTRx Act, legislation that creates a Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator at USTR, who would have the responsibility of identifying foreign price controls on drugs innovated in the United States that increase costs for American patients. This negotiator would issue an annual report on these…

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’s ‘No FED in West Texas’ Bill Advances

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resource Committee passed out of committee the No Federal Expansion Designation (No FED) in West Texas Act, legislation introduced by House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) on January 31, 2025. This bill would prohibit the Biden Administration’s Final Land Protection Plan to expand…

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…