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Reps. Arrington, Cuellar, Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Legislation to Name Ports-to-Plains Corridor ‘Interstate 27’

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced the bipartisan I-27 Numbering Act of 2023. This legislation would name the interstate-designated segments of the Texas Ports-to-Plains Corridor as “Interstate Route 27.” Senators Ted Cruz (TX) and John Cornyn (TX) are introducing companion legislation in the Senate. “I’m very proud to…

Arrington Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging U.S. Patent Office to Address Drug Pricing Through Competition

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Arrington Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging U.S. Patent Office to Address Drug Pricing Through Competition WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Reps. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Darrell Issa (CA-48), Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Ann Kuster (NH-02) in sending a letter to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office asking Director Kathi Vidal to consider a…

ICYMI: Arrington: Trade Is Not a Priority for President Biden

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Last week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing considering the Biden Administration’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda. To watch Rep. Arrington’s remarks, click here. Remarks as Delivered Rep. Arrington: I thank the Chairman and Ambassador Tai, good to see you. I feel for you every time I see you, and we have this…

Arrington: POTUS Values Government Over Freedom, Safety, Economic Security of His Fellow Americans

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following remarks(as prepared) at a hearing of the House Budget Committee to consider the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request:  Over the last 2 years, this Administration’s reckless spending and failed economic policies have resulted in continued record inflation, soaring interest…

PAGING SENATOR BIDEN: CLEAN UP ON AISLE 31

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WASHINGTON D.C. – In an op-ed carried by The Washington Times, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) reviews President Biden’s recent budget proposal which doubles down on the reckless spending, radical policies, and failed economic agenda of his first two years in office.  Click here to read the op-ed.   It was January of 1995 and the…

Reps. Arrington, Gonzalez Introduce Bipartisan Emergency Care Improvement Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Representative Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) introduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to permanently expand access to emergency medical care for Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Many freestanding emergency centers (FECs) have been providing care to Medicare…

Arrington Reintroduces Legislation Calling for a Convention of States to Propose a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to U.S. Constitution

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) reintroduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require Congress to call an Article V Convention of the States to propose a fiscal responsibility amendment to the United States Constitution. “After a short time in Washington, it is abundantly clear that Congress completely lacks the…

Arrington Reintroduces Legislation to Protect American Energy Exports & Global Dominance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) reintroduced the Continuing Robust and Uninhibited Drilling and Exporting (CRUDE) Act of 2023 to restrict President Biden’s ability to impose an export ban on crude oil without first proving a credible national security risk. “Any signal from the Biden Administration to ban exports of crude oil is completely misguided and…

Chairman Arrington on America’s Debt Crisis: “We Are at an Inflection Point”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined House Republican Leadership for a press conference following a bipartisan briefing from Director Phillip Swagel of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This briefing for all Members of the House discussed budget, the economy, and the budgetary effects of legislative changes and comes a day before the…

Arrington: President’s Budget DOA in Republican House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement about President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which was not only submitted late, but is incomplete and missing the supplemental documentation traditionally included to illustrate how the budget would be implemented. “For two years, President Biden went on a…