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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement celebrating new funding secured for Dyess Air Force Base:  “After 43 days of the Schumer Shutdown, the people’s government is up and running - and our first order of business was a big win for West Texas. “Last night, we successfully passed into law $90.8 million for… Read more »

  Top House committee chairman reveals he won't seek re-election in 2026 House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington has served since 2017 By Elizabeth… Read more »

  U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, who carried Trump’s tax and spending megabill, is retiring The Lubbock Republican was first elected in 2016 and currently chairs… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Mexican Energy Trade Enforcement Act, legislation that would provide President Trump and the U.S. Trade Representative with the Congressional backing to hold Mexico accountable for violating energy investment commitments it agreed to in the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement remembering Vice President Dick Cheney: “I am saddened to learn about the loss of a man who dedicated his life to the service, stewardship, and common defense of our republic.  “I got to know Vice President Cheney early in my career as a young White House staffer. He attended… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced Texas Tech Professor Mindy Brashears at her confirmation hearing in support of her nomination as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety at the United States Department of Agriculture.    … Read more »

CBO released a letter in response to an inquiry from Chairman Arrington asking how the government shutdown will impact the economy. Read more »

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, asked the CBO for an analysis earlier this month of how the shutdown will impact the U.S. economy. The office sent Arrington an initial response on Oct. 17, which said "the government shutdown will have negative effects on the economy, although many of those effects will be temporary." Read more »

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced initiation of a Section 301 investigation into China’s implementation of the Phase One Agreement: “Under President Trump, China committed to historic purchases of American agriculture, energy, and manufactured… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. national debt surpasses $38 trillion, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement to sound the alarm on what he calls “the United States’ next great war”: “America is now $38,000,000,000,000–yes, $38 trillion—in debt. To put it in perspective, that’s twice the entire economic output of the European Union, more than… Read more »