Defending America

  House GOP wants answers from OMB about rulemaking costs Debt limit law provision requiring White House to offset regulatory spending increases has… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – As the House voted on Congressman Andy Biggs’ (AZ-05) amendment to end warrantless searches of American citizens, Chairman Jodey Arrington issued the following statement:   “‘The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted against extending FISA surveillance authority and issued the following statement:  “The FBI has abused its authority and violated the trust of the American people time and time again. Unaccountable and politically motivated bureaucrats have used their surveillance powers to conduct over 500… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed S.B. 4 to go into effect:  “The Constitution is clear: Section IV Article 4 says the federal government ‘shall protect each of [the states] against Invasion.’ When the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article 1 Section 10 expressly… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington delivered a “Fiscal State of the Nation” speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, issuing a rebuttal to President Biden’s proposed FY25 budget, which was released yesterday, while highlighting the deterioration of America’s fiscal health and the House Republicans’ plan to fix it. … Read more »

  Click HERE to watch the full interview. Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined… Read more »

Click HERE to watch Chairman Arrington’s response.  Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Chairman… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington: The unmitigated disaster at our southern border Opinion Column by Rep. Jodey Arrington As Seen in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal Friday, February 16, 2024 At the end of January, I hosted eight town halls in seven… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Washington Examiner carried an op-ed written by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) highlighting their bipartisan, bicameral Prevent Government Shutdowns Act. Want to prevent government shutdowns? Make… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), released the following statement on the Hamas attacks against Israel: “The horrific and barbaric attacks perpetrated by Hamas are evil. Evil cannot be tolerated – it must be eliminated. Israel’s greatest security threat is Iran, through the support of their terrorist proxies Hamas and Hezbollah, which… Read more »