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Arrington Fights to Ensure Illegal Immigrants Aren’t Counted in U.S. Census

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, legislation to require a citizenship question on the U.S. census and prohibit non-citizens from counting toward the reapportionment of Congressional representation: “The census is a…

Arrington, Pfluger, Colleagues Demand Federal Government Reimburse Texas for Cost of Biden’s Border Crisis

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jodey Arrington (TX-19), August Pfluger (TX-11), and their colleagues continued to demand the federal government reimburse the State of Texas and its taxpayers for the cost incurred due to President Biden’s open border crisis.   "Securing our homeland is a chief responsibility of the federal government,” the members wrote to the…

Arrington Commends UT Austin President Hartzell for Maintaining Order on Campus

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), a former Vice Chancellor of Texas Tech, issued the following statement commending University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell for maintaining order on campus and preventing the violent riots like we’ve witnessed across the country: “I applaud President Hartzell for enforcing law and order on his campus. Protecting…

Arrington Fights Back Against Biden’s EV Mandate

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) cosponsored a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards. This rule would limit consumer choice, require 67% of new light-duty sales to be electric by 2032, and put the American car industry at the…

Arrington Statement on Biden Administration Fast-Tracking Climate-Crazed Agenda While Stalling Reliable Energy Projects

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Biden administration finalized a rule, which would fast-track Green New Deal agenda energy projects while stalling projects that provide Americans with reliable and affordable energy: “Biden and the far-Left are more committed than ever to their Green New Deal agenda and forcing their…

Arrington Responds to House Passage of Foreign Aid Bills

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Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed foreign aid bills for support to Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific Security. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to House passage: “With a record $35 trillion in debt and interest payments alone exceeding spending on all of national defense, I couldn’t support…

Arrington Offers Amendment to Offset Cost of National Security Supplemental

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) offered an amendment at the House Rules Committee hearing on H.R. 8034, 8035, 8036, and 8038 to the 21stCentury Peace Through Strength Act. His amendment would have fully offset the cost of these bills, contributed at least $50 billion to deficit reduction, and…