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WASHINGTON D.C. – This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on China’s predatory trade practices that threaten American jobs and supply chains. He questioned Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week marked 100 days of a Republican-controlled House. So far, House Republicans have passed legislation to: Promote and preserve American energy dominance (H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act) Protect hardworking families from an intrusive IRS (Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act) Defend life (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors… Read more »

Arrington Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: "Congress Can Use the Debt Ceiling to Get America Back to Work" WASHINGTON D.C. – In an op-ed carried by The Wall Street Journal, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) addresses the historic opportunity to restore the culture of work in America through the debt ceiling. … Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) announced that Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) will introduce the House GOP’s plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling by including spending cuts and pro-growth policies.   “Our out-of-control spending and its impact on our national debt is the greatest long-term threat to our country and our children’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led eleven of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen expressing concerns about potential disproportionate impacts of recent regulator actions on small community banks across the country. The signers agreed that lenders who provide credit and capital to our communities… Read more »

By: Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) April 10, 2023 As seen in  Fox News Like dashboard warning lights in a family car, the federal fiscal indicators are flashing danger. It’s time to pull over, lift the hood and fix the problem before it’s too late.  That’s the kind of service-station assessment we’re performing in the House Budget Committee, which I… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, legislation tomake permanent one of the most pro-growth policies in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: full and immediate expensing. Full expensing allows businesses to deduct the cost of new investments (machinery, equipment, etc.) in the year they are… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Jodey Arrington (TX-19),  Terri Sewell (AL-07), Richard Hudson (NC-09), and Raul Ruiz (CA-25) reintroduced the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. This bipartisan legislation has received the support of 258 Representatives and more than 400 organizations across the country since it was initially… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. From day one, the Biden Administration has launched a whole-of-government assault on American oil and gas producers, the lifeblood of our economy, and cornerstone of our national security. Our nation’s valuable natural energy resources, especially in West Texas,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the "Fiscal State of the Union." To watch the Chairman's remarks, click here.  Rep. Arrington's Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the Members of the Committee and our witnesses.   This Committee is… Read more »