WASHINGTON, DC— This week, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) passed a bicameral, bipartisan bill with Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to honor Donna M. Doss, a Border Patrol Agent from TX-19 who was killed in the line of duty. The bill would rename the Rockspring Border Patrol Station in Agent Doss’s honor.
“Donna Doss valiantly served our country as a Border… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— This week, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after Ambassador Katherine Tai’s appearance at the Ways and Means Committee Hearing: “The Biden Administration’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda”.
“The issues I raised in yesterday's trade hearing were sadly the same concerns I raised a year ago. We still lack enforcement of our trade agreements, like… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), along with 89 bipartisan colleagues, sent a letter to Ambassador Katherine Tai and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urging them to prioritize agriculture in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a strong reminder of the importance of having a diverse and abundant… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.— After months of delay, U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) finally released its annual report for Fiscal Year 2021. Rep. Arrington led efforts demanding the Agency to release the report.
Since President Biden took office, there have been over 2.1 million apprehensions at the southwest border. This unprecedented number of apprehensions is a direct result of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— This week, Representative Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Business Cycle Balanced Budget Amendment, legislation requiring the federal government to balance its budget and reign in out-of-control spending.
“If you have more money going out than coming in, you are going broke. Our families and small businesses understand this… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress.
“I have the utmost respect for President Zelenskyy, who loves his country and is bravely willing to fight, and even die, alongside his fellow Ukrainians for their freedom and independence.
An attack on freedom-loving democracies… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, President Biden signed legislation into law designating the Texas and New Mexico portions of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as a future interstate. Establishing a four-lane, federal highway from West Texas into the Heartland is critical to enhancing America’s agriculture and energy dominance.
“Establishing a four-lane, federal highway for I-27 is a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Fiscal Year 2022 funding bill was signed into law by President Biden. The bill included $782 billion for national defense, $29 billion higher than the Biden Administration’s request, and $4 billion higher than the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
The legislation… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Wednesday night, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington voted in favor of legislation to suspend the importation of Russian oil to the United States in response to Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
While he fully supports an oil import ban, Rep. Arrington condemned the White House and House Democrats for substantially altering the bipartisan legislation to weaken the ban and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) led 10 of his colleagues in introducing H.R. 6947, the Freedom from Russian Energy Enterprise and Domestic Oil Maximization (FREEDOM) Act, to block Russian energy imports and unleash domestic oil and gas production.
The FREEDOM Act will:
Ban importation of all crude oil, petroleum, petroleum products, and… Read more »
