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Arrington Votes Against Corporate Welfare for Semiconductor Industry

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement regarding his vote against the CHIPS-Plus Act, legislation that would pave the way for higher taxes and inflation.  “America must compete and win the economic war with China, but we cannot abandon our principles of free enterprise and resort to government subsidies. Market forces…

Rep. Arrington: Democrats Can’t Message Their Way Out of Self-Inflicted Economic Disaster

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s attempt to message its way out of the inevitable, self-inflicted economic recession on the horizon:  “The White House spin machine is at it again trying to redefine “recession” ahead of the next quarterly economic report, but if…

Rep. Arrington Calls Out Sec. Mayorkas for Lying to the American Public

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Click here to watch Rep. Arrington’s full interview. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) condemned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ false claims that the southern border is secure in a recent interview on Fox News live with host Eric Shawn. Rep. Arrington called Mayorkas “unfit for the job,” “delusional,” and “disconnected” for…

House Ways and Means Committee Member, Former Higher Education Administrator Rep. Arrington Statement on Biden’s Student Loan Bailout

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee Republican roundtable on President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The former higher education administrator released the below statement following today’s roundtable discussion: “Biden’s Student Loan Bailout is supercharging an entitlement society and shifting…

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

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced 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 political…

Arrington Leads Congressional Fight for States’ Right to Secure Southern Border

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) will be joined by over 30 Members of Congress, elected officials from Texas and Arizona, and border security policy experts to sound the alarm on a mounting crisis fueled by the Biden Administration’s refusal to protect U.S. citizens from an invasion by paramilitary cartels and convicted criminals at our southern…

Biden’s Border Crisis: Arrington Leads Press Conference on States’ Constitutional Right to Secure Borders and Protect Citizens

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  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a press conference on President Biden’s border crisis and H.J. Res. 50, which asserts states’ right to repel an invasion and defend their citizens against any “imminent danger,” as expressed in the U.S. Constitution.  Attendees included 30 Members of Congress, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich,…

Arrington Secures Critical Investments and Safeguards for Dyess and the Air Force

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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization (NDAA) Act, which cleared the House with overwhelming bipartisan support. $22 million for B-1 hypersonic integration. $3.3 billion for the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber. Prevents B-1 retirements for an…

Arrington Knocks Biden Administration’s Failure to Confront Inflation, Highlights Consequences of Democrats’ Failed Economic Policies

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) gave remarks in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the housing affordability crisis in the United States. The hearing emphasized the challenges that American families are burdened with due to reckless inflationary policies under the Biden Administration. Rep. Arrington highlighted the ongoing labor shortage,…

Fox News: Texas Rep. Arrington says Biden ‘surrendered control’ of southern border: ‘It is an invasion’

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Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington is backing moves by officials in his state to take matters relating to the migrant crisis into their own hands, claiming President Biden "surrendered control" of the border and describing the situation as an invasion. "They are absolutely doing the right thing, and I commend the governor for following suit," the Republican congressman told Fox News Digital in…