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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed carried by the Washington Examiner, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) detailed how restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington will require Congress to rein in runaway spending and return to policies that strengthen and grow the economy.   Read Rep. Arrington’s full op-ed below or click here. America’s greatest 21st century… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the opening of the 118th Congress: “Working Americans across the nation have struggled under big government policies, lawlessness, and reckless spending from two years of single-party Democrat rule.    “The new GOP House majority has an opportunity and a responsibility to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement regarding the $1.8 trillion spending bill being considered in the Senate: “This $1.8 trillion, 4,155-page bill is a fiscal abomination.  “With $31 trillion in debt and a looming financial crisis, Democrat leadership is choosing to fund big labor unions, a running trail named after… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement upon the House’s passage of legislation that would overturn decades of privacy protections for average Americans: “This bill is not to improve internal processes at the IRS, it is to paint the false perception that Democrats’ efforts to weaponize the tax code and release the private… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led his Texas colleagues in a letter urging Governor Greg Abbott to implement emergency rulemaking to permit Texas hospitals to become licensed and operate as Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). In December 2020, Rep. Arrington’s “Save Rural Communities Act” was signed into law. The legislation repealed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to an address given by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a Joint Session of Congress:   “I appreciate the gratitude President Zelensky expressed on behalf of his countrymen for the generosity of the American people. Most Americans want to help the Ukrainian people… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the statement below following a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Democrats’ intention in releasing former President Donald Trump’s tax returns:  “It was clear from today’s hearing that this was about political vengeance, not real process reform. There is absolutely no legitimate or defensible… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19), along with Representatives Ronny Jackson (TX-13) and August Pfluger (TX-11), led several Texas colleagues in a letter to both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging leadership to support funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Relief Program… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (MA-02) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (TX-08) to discuss bipartisan solutions to address the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) – an unfair Social Security provision that reduces millions of public employees’ benefits.   [Click here to watch Rep.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington released the following statement in response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that there have been over 16,000 apprehensions at the southern border in the last 48 hours: “We’ve seen over 16,000 illegal crossings at the southern border in just the last 48 hours, on top of over 200,000 apprehensions… Read more »