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MCALLEN – Yesterday, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Dr. Phil Roe (TN-1) and members of the GOP Doctors Caucus in McAllen, TX to meet with senior medical officials from the Department of Homeland Security in the Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas-Mexico border region. Congressmen Arrington and Roe joined Dr. Michael Burgess (TX-26), Dr. Roger Marshall (KS-1) Dr. Neal… Read more »

Writing in the Abilene Reporter-News this week, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) urged his colleagues in Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in order to deliver a major win for agriculture and energy producers in Texas and across America. “Trade with our neighbors to the north and the south supports almost a million Texas jobs, and our state’s economy… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) held a press conference with fellow Texas Republican Members on the security and humanitarian crisis on the Southern border. At the press conference, Congressman Arrington called on Speaker Pelosi and Democrats in the House to put politics aside and pass the Senate emergency aid package so it can be sent to the President and signed into law.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22) introduced the “Shop Rx Act of 2019,” which ensures that sponsors of prescription drug plans offer real-time benefit information to Medicare beneficiaries. Real-time benefits allow providers to see the cost of a drug and its alternatives before they prescribe it to their patients. By… Read more »

This week, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means hearing on the Democrats’ Medicare for All proposal. At the hearing, Congressman Arrington blasted the legislation that would amount to a socialist, single-payer government takeover of our nation’s entire healthcare system. CLICK HERE TO WATCH CONGRESSMAN ARRINGTON’S… Read more »

The American people have watched with bewilderment as the growing security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border has gone from bad to worse. Meanwhile, Speaker Pelosi and the Democrat leadership have refused to lift a finger to stop it. If all they did was obstruct, it would merely be in keeping with the Democrats’ posture towards this president and the broken Washington… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement on H.R. 6, the Democrats’ “American Dream and Promise Act of 2019,” a bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. “Passing partisan legislation to grant amnesty to three million illegal immigrants while abandoning your own citizens in a time of national crisis is… Read more »

This week, legislation that Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) sponsored to significantly improve the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), helping servicemembers transition from active duty service to civilian life, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Click here to see Congressman Arrington’s full remarks from the House Floor on the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William… Read more »

Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the U.S. increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods and China announced earlier this week that they will level tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods. “The greatest existential threat to the United States and our future is the rise of an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian China. For… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to storms that hit the Abilene area overnight. “I know folks from all across West Texas are concerned about our friends in Abilene given the severe weather and apparent tornado that damaged part of the City,” said Arrington. “I spoke with Mayor Anthony Williams and other local… Read more »