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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered a floor speech to commemorate the 100th birthday of the 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.   … Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced multiple commonsense amendments aimed at bolstering our national security to this year’s National Defense Act Authorization (NDAA), which will be considered on the House floor later this week.  “The first and most important job of the federal government is to protect our citizens, defend our freedom, and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) and their colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule entitled “Clean Power Plan 2.0”, which would issue new regulatory requirements for existing coal-fired and new natural… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of Fiscal Year 2024’s Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 8580):  “This legislation clearly outlines our commitment to our servicemembers - both as they defend our nation on active duty and when they return home.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of legislation imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court officials: “The International Criminal Court has no legitimate authority to infringe on the sovereign right of a democratic country to defend itself against terrorist attacks. In fact, its attempts to arrest the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) released an update regarding her health: “Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is my friend and fellow House Budget Committee member. While we have our share of philosophical and policy disagreements, I know Congresswoman Lee to be prepared and… Read more »

  GOP Rep demands answers from Biden admin over why Jordanian who attempted to breach Quantico was still in the US By Jennie Taer Rep. Jodey Arrington… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony charges:  “This blatant political persecution of our nation’s leading presidential candidate and weaponization of our justice system is a dangerous precedent in American politics and an all new low for our country. Fortunately, the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led his Way and Means Committee colleagues in demanding greater transparency regarding the Biden administration’s new tariffs on China, their effectiveness, and potential retaliatory tariffs on American agriculture products.  “For approximately half of the product categories receiving increased duties, China’s share of… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the House Armed Services Committee passed through committee the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included two of Congressman Jodey Arrington’s (TX-19) amendments honoring 19-year-old Lubbock native Private Second Class Caleb “Smitty” Smither, who died on active duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  Congressman… Read more »