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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House floor in celebration of Texas Tech’s historic Big 12 Championship season and College Football Playoff berth.

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Remarks as Delivered:

As we say in West Texas, ‘SUN’S UP, GUNS UP!'

Our Texas Tech Red Raiders have gone through this football season, guns a-blazing, and have taken the Big 12 by storm, posting a historic 11-win regular season with an average victory margin of more than 35 points and their best year since 2008.

Now, after securing their first outright Big 12 championship, the Red Raiders are knocking on the door of their first-ever national championship.

I want to congratulate Coach Joey McGuire, his tremendous staff, and the outstanding student-athletes there at Texas Tech, all of whom represent the spirit of West Texas—tenacious, relentless, and a hundred percent class and character.

Mr. Speaker, Texas Tech, I would argue, is America’s team.

It’s a Main Street university in middle America, made up of mostly kids from working families.

It’s a heartland culture that reflects our nation’s traditional faith and family values. 

Like our pioneering fathers who braved the harsh elements to settle the Great Plains of West Texas, Red Raiders know how to work, how to fight, and never quit.

They don’t expect anybody to give them anything.

They don’t waste time complaining about being underrated or underestimated.

They know that respect is earned, not given—and they know it’s not about pleasing the crowd or the pundits. It’s about giving their best to each other, and to themselves, and to their university that they love.

I’m proud to be a Red Raider. I’m honored to represent Texas Tech in Congress, and I’m fired up for the country to know more about West Texas—the Food, Fuel, Fiber, and Football Capital of the World!

Mr. Speaker, as for me and my house, we will be in Miami on New Year’s Day with a lot of proud and rowdy Red Raiders, cheering on America’s team to win it all.

Guns up, go Red Raiders, let’s win that national championship!