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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after voting in support of H.J. Res. 30, which would nullify the Department of Labor’s rule allowing fiduciaries to base investment decisions on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. “Fund managers who invest other people’s hard-earned retirement money have a duty under the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Rep. Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) to reintroduce the Access to Future Cures Act, legislation to allow American families to use pre-tax money to pay for preventative blood storage services. Preserved healthy blood cells can be used to develop cell-and-gene-based… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) to introduce the VA E-Notification Enhancement Act, legislation to allow the VA to communicate electronically with veterans.  “In 2023, the VA should be able to contact veterans regarding their education benefits in the most efficient and effective way… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced that the City of Lubbock was awarded a $9.5 million grant through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Families of veterans in Lubbock will no longer have to worry about traveling to see their loved ones after they pass, and veterans who deserve the most dignified resting place… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) along with Congresswoman Carol Miller (WV-01), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) re-launched the bipartisan Congressional Energy Export Caucus. The mission of the Energy Export Caucus is to execute an all-of-the-above pro-American energy trade agenda. The Energy Export… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a bipartisan group of Texas Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs Alexis Taylor, commending the trade officials for their continued rejection of Mexico’s proposal on a ban of genetically modified (GM)… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Representative Dan Kildee (MI-08) introduced bipartisan legislation – the Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act – in the House of Representatives to provide temporary relief to car dealerships that have been impacted by massive disruptions to the global supply chain.  “We have all seen the empty… Read more »

January 26, 2023 By Erik Wesson Republican Representative Jodey Arrington aims to emulate the leadership style of his hero, Ronald Reagan, as he takes a post that thrusts him squarely into the  middle of the US debt-ceiling battle. Reagan, the great communicator, seems a fitting role model for the easy-going,  youthful Texan who believes in small government and fiscal… Read more »

The prospect of negotiating a debt ceiling increase with Republicans is prompting warnings of economic ruin and chaos from President Biden’s White House and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. Democrats for days now have been fixated only on what might happen if there is no agreement to raise the debt ceiling by the summer, and not the far more likely possibility of agreeing to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Neil Cavuto on Fox News’ Cavuto Live to discuss debt ceiling negotiations in Congress and the fiscal state of the nation.   “I don’t think the President will escape having to deal with negotiating some fiscal reforms, in the most responsible way, so that we can bend the debt curve, get back… Read more »