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Arrington, Atherley scheduled to speak at PCG Annual Meeting April 6

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Mary Jane Buerkle | Mar 19, 2018 Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., will host their 61st Annual Meeting on Friday, April 6, 2018 in the Banquet Hall of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program will start promptly at 9 a.m. The meeting is held in conjunction with the Texas Cotton Ginners' Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show, April 5-6,…

Arrington Recognizes Life-Saving Contributions of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

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Early next week, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, to determine whether a California law, which requires pro-life pregnancy centers to inform clients about free or low-cost abortion services, is a violation of free speech. Prior to the oral arguments, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered a…

KTAB: Middle school students use spring break to learn more about the United States

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By: Claire Kreuz ABILENE, Texas (KTAB) - Middle school students took their week off of school to learn more about the United States.  Wylie Junior High students got back from their trip to Washington D.C. early Wednesday morning and shared some of their memories from the trip. While most students are taking a week off from school, some middle school students took this week to…

Arrington Advocates for Affordable, Reliable Electric Services

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Tags: Energy

Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined nearly 240 of his colleagues on a letter to House Appropriators expressing strong support for funding Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Electric Loans. Electric cooperatives use RUS Electric Loans to finance electricity distribution, transmission, and generation to provide affordable, reliable electric service to approximately 42 million…

KFYO: Arrington and Chad Hasty Discuss Guns, Schools, Welfare

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On Thursday's edition of The Chad Hasty Show District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington joined the show to discuss several issues in the news. Arrington and Hasty talked about broadband internet access for rural areas, the possibility of food stamp proposals affecting the new farm bill, and yesterday's protests and school walk-outs over school security and the Second…

Arrington Advocates for Free and Fair Trade

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Today, Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered a speech on the House floor advocating free and fair trade. For 16 consecutive years, Texas has led the nation in trade exports, with over $264 billion in value last year, and the 10th largest economy in the world. Last week, Arrington joined 106 of his Republican colleagues in a letter to President Trump expressing “deep concern…

Abilene middle school students visit Mayor Williams, Congressman Jodey Arrington in Washington D.C.

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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Middle school students from Abilene are in Washington D.C. this spring break and guess who they ran into on the Capital steps? Abilene mayor Anthony Williams. He was there as Congressman Jody Arrington spoke to students from Craig Middle School in Abilene. The Abilene students have been in Washington DC all week and have had a busy schedule trying to fit in…

KFYO: Jodey Arrington Talks Gun Control and Due Process

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Monday on KFYO Mornings Congressman Jodey Arrington joined Dave King and Matt Martin to talk about Trump's recent remarks on gun control, veterans, and more. Arrington supports Trump but disagrees with his remarks to raise the age to own a firearm, as well as taking away people's guns without due process, saying, "I don't think raising the age limit is, number one, addressing the problem…

KTXS: 60th Annual World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup being held in Sweetwater this weekend

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SWEETWATER, Texas — The 60th Annual World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup is taking place this weekend in Sweetwater and it has brought in people from all over the globe, including U.S. Congressman Jodey Arrington. At the event, families have been enjoying days full of food, fun and of course, rattlesnakes. The Sweetwater Jaycees will use the money that they raise from this…

Arrington Meets with VFW, Has Message for Unions

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Tags: Veterans

During the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees joint hearing with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) addressed the broken culture at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and discussed how legislation he introduced in the House, the Veterans, Employees and Taxpayers (VET) Protection Act, would better serve our nation’s…