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Arrington Celebrates Passage of Defense Bill, Secures Record Funding for Dyess Air Force Base  

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) celebrated final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides $900.6 billion to strengthen America’s military and advance President Trump’s national security priorities, while securing $120 million for Dyess Air Force Base – the largest authorized investment in the history…

Arrington Statement on Federal Reserve’s Rate Cut

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement on the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates: “Let’s not forget, the Federal Reserve had to raise interest rates an alarming eleven times during the Biden presidency to extinguish the inflationary firestorm created by Democrats’ record deficit spending, increased…

Arrington Applauds Trump’s Economic Assistance Package for Farmers

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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after President Trump announced a $12 billion economic assistance package to support American farmers:   "President Trump has taken bold steps to tear down unfair foreign trade barriers that have held back American agriculture for decades,” said Chairman…

Arrington Leads Bipartisan Charge to Lower Prescription Drug Costs 

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Tags: Economy
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick outlining ways the administration can partner with Congress on pro-competition reforms that lower prescription drug costs for American families.  Currently, duplicative and overlapping drug patents – often referred…

Arrington Welcomes Brother, Dr. Yancey C. Arrington, as Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (LA-04) welcomed Arrington’s older brother, Dr. Yancey C. Arrington of Clear Creek Community Church in Houston, Texas, to the United States Capitol to serve as Guest Chaplain for the House of Representatives, where he opened the House Floor in prayer. …

Arrington Statement on GAO Report Finding Rampant Fraud in Obamacare Premium Tax Credit

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement reacting to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found rampant fraud in the Obamacare subsidy program:   “A bombshell GAO report has exposed the rampant fraud plaguing Democrats’ expanded Obamacare subsidies, which have effectively no…

Arrington Statement on Widespread Welfare Fraud in Minnesota

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement in response to reports of the massive Minnesota welfare fraud scheme:   “During the pandemic more than $1 billion in federal taxpayer dollars intended for child nutrition, elderly care, and autism assistance was stolen in Minnesota under the leadership of Governor Walz and…

Arrington Applauds House Passage of LNG Bill

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, legislation that safeguards America’s energy security, protects West Texas jobs, and stops future administrations from weaponizing export permits to appease the radical Left. Click HERE to watch. Remarks…

Arrington Denounces the Horrors of Socialism

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in support of H.Con.Res.58, a resolution denouncing the horrors of socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States, reaffirming his commitment as an original co-sponsor to defend American freedom and prosperity from destructive far-Left…

Arrington Fights to Lower Health Care Costs, Increase Transparency

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, bipartisan legislation to promote transparency in health care, crack down on anti-competitive practices, and remove restrictions preventing competition in health care markets. “Americans are paying too much for too little health care,” said…