WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced the "Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act" on Thursday, March 30. This legislation is critical in helping to combat cattle fever tick infestations that are a constant hardship for many cattle producers. In recent years, cattle fever tick infestations have increased significantly in number. This bill would direct the Sec  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. "I agree that it is time for Congress to work not only to lower energy costs but also to strengthen our energy security, ensure and enable domestic energy production of all kinds, and secure our energy future," said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. "But the bill before the House, H.R. 1, does not do that. Because it cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX-32) led a bipartisan effort, urging the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to work together with members of the Texas Congressional Delegation to access federal resources and keep students safe from fentanyl. The effort comes after nine students overdosed on fentanyl in Carrollton, Texas and three students tragically died. Specifically, this includes working with the Texas   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1, the House Republican-led energy permitting legislation. "I want our energy economy in Texas to succeed, but the approach in this bill will not only increase our budget deficit but lead to more pollution in our water and our air. We need a bipartisan, commonsense approach that makes energ  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX-32) and Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX-26) led an effort urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Javier Becerra to select Pegasus Park in Dallas as one of the hubs for the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The newly created federal agency, modeled after a successful program at the U.S. Department of Defense, will invest  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa,and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution to affirm the significance of the African Union as a strategic international partner to the United States and express strong support for partnerships that cultivate intra-African trad  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Biden Administration's failed border security policies have undoubtedly created a spiraling security and humanitarian crisis at our southwest border, with illegal crossings continuing to skyrocket. Yesterday, Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the Committee, pushing a false narrative on the state of our border. Photo   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: Last week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Reps. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Darrell Issa (CA-48), Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Ann Kuster (NH-02) in sending a letter to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office asking Director Kathi Vidal to consider a policy that supports earlier entry of generic and biosimilar competition into the prescription drug market, which would result in low  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the "Fiscal State of the Union." Rep. Arrington's Remarks as prepared for delivery: Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the Members of the Committee and our witnesses. This Committee is charged with the fiduciary responsibility of resourcing the People's Government and the  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: As the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas hears a challenge to the approval of a widely-used and safe medication abortion drug, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01), a member of Democratic Women's Caucus leadership, joined House Democrats to introduce the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) to codify abortion access into law nationwide. The Women's Health Protection A  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Personnel, called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to require annual reporting and data tracking of service member overdoses, and stressed the importance of providing harm reduction services for service members, including naloxone. In September 2022, Senato  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) have introduced the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation with U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H) to crack down on and schedule the highly dangero  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, just spoke on the House Floor in favor of H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Cost Act. As Prepared for Delivery: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. Mr. Speaker, the piece of legislation before us today is the culmination of four years of hard work by the members  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Costs Act. "Today, House Republicans once again upheld their commitment to provide solutions for Americans by passing H.R. 1," said Burgess. "Since entering the oval office, President Biden used the power of the pen  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the MISSION Zero Act to allow the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue assigning trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers to assist in filling gaps in emergency room care. "The MISSION Zero Act established a grant program to foster a partnership  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), announced that Louisiana is receiving $156,161,552.64 in revenue from the Department of Interior from energy produced in the Gulf of Mexico during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA), which was signed into law in 2006, created a revenue sharing program between the federal government and the States of Louisiana, Te  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX), along with Reps. Schneider (D-IL), Ellzey (R-TX), and McGarvey (D-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize the Boots to Business (B2B) program that aims to assist transitioning service members to start and grow their own businesses. "After dedicating their lives to protect the freedom of all Americans, it is critical we give our veterans the tools   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued its updated 2023 Executive Action Agenda for the Biden administration today. The agenda calls for President Biden to build on his record of progress by taking administrative action in five areas: to hold corporations accountable, raise wages and empower workers, lower costs of essential expenses, continue action on climate and environmental justice,   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mary Miller (R-IL), Andre Carson (D-IN), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act to establish a presumption of service connection for more than a dozen illnesses and conditions associated with exposure to herbicide in the Panama Canal Zone between 1958-1999. The legis  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and more than 100 House Democrats wrote to President Biden to express serious concern about reports that the administration is considering a return to the family detention policies that were halted in 2021. Castro is the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. "Shortly after you took office, you rightfully c  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 28, 2023: * * * "On Monday, a homicidal maniac walked into the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee and butchered six people, three were children the age of nine. The victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, Cynthia Peak, Katherine Koonce, and Mike Hill. Emily and I offer our deepest condolences and prayers to the victims and their families. The Bible offers us com  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Hunt voted in favor of H.R.1 - To lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, by promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources, and by improving water quality certification and energy projects, and for other purposes. "The first step to unleashing American energy starts today. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: During a hearing for the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Ukraine Oversight and Accountability, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) questioned Inspectors General from the Department of State, Department of Defense, and Agency for International Development regarding potential waste, fraud, and abuse over the U.S. resources given to Ukraine. Congressman Moran's full statement can be viewe  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement today after H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, passed the House of Representatives by a 225-204 vote: "Earlier this week during my monthly tele-town hall, I asked East Texans how they felt about current energy prices, with 94% of the respondents stating that they were indeed concerned about the rising costs. Since   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) introduced H.R. 1804, The Honest Runway Labeling Act, which would designate certain airports within 30 miles of the northern or southern border, including Valley International Airport (HRL) in Harlingen, Texas, as ports of entry (POE), and terminate the corresponding airport's user fees. "This legislation would save travelers from having to pay duplicative costs," sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following statement on March 28, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) issued the following statement as Secretary Vilsack participates in the House Agriculture Committee today: "I would like to thank our U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, for joining us in committee today. As a former Governor and lifelong public servant, he knows that food is medicine, and the American people need food to fuel our futur  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * A Texas judge blocked the Affordable Care Act's preventative services requirement, which ensures preventative health services are available in ACA plans without an additional cost. In response, she released the following statement. "The Affordable Care Act has been a gamechanger for millions, making health care more affordable and accessible for Americans. "Through the ACA, preventat  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act, which directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study Universal Service Fund (USF) reform and implement changes to allow for expanded access to affordable broadband and other telecommunications services. The Reforming Broadband Conn  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 30, 2023: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Biden administration's failure to deter drug trafficking and human smuggling by cartels and urged the administration to develop a plan before Title 42 ends in six weeks. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "As though the cartels don't have enough business already, they're about to be given the gift of a lifetime when Title 42  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 28, 2023: Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) condemned U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for refusing to take accountability for the Biden administration's failed policies, which have led to the trafficking of illegal drugs at our southern border. Excerpts are below. CORNYN: "Last month, I went to Hays Consolidated Independent School Distri  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news and letter: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a letter with 21 of his Senate colleagues urging leadership of the Senate Armed Services and Defense Appropriations Committees to prioritize continued support for the F-35 Lightning II program in the upcoming defense authorization and funding bills. Sen. Cornyn has been a longtime advocate of the advanced fighter jets, which are built in Fort Worth, Texas. They wrote: "Ru  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act, which would create a feedback loop between states and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families to provide better care and information-sharing for missing and runaway foster youth: "Foster youth are some of the   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) today introduced the Jenna Quinn Law, which would allow current grant funds to be used to train and educate students, teachers, caregivers, and other adults who work with children in a professional or volunteer capacity on how to prevent, recognize, and report child sexual abuse. The bill is named for   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) today introduced their Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, which would authorize the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to acquire more than 6,000 acres of donated or voluntarily sold land along the western boundary of the park: "Texas is home to beautiful terrain and vibrant wildlife, and Big Bend National Park is no exception," sa  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) to crack down on the highly dangerous sedative causing fatal ov  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation with Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) to crack down on and schedule the highly dangerous sedativ  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 35 additional Republican colleagues to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's student loan cancelation scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto taxpayers, costing an estimated $  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Corruption in Argentina Stymied by Enforcing Sanctions Act of 2023, or CASES Act. The bill requires the President to investigate five Argentinian officials for corruption, including Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. If the President finds that they meet the criteria for corruption sanctions, the bill mandates the imposition of those sanctions. R  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation co-sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) to formally name the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate 27. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) is introducing the legislation in the House. About the legislation, Sen. Cruz said: "I'm proud to have spearheaded and passed the first iteration of Ports-to-Plains. The Cruz- Lu  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023, and letters: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated a victory for free speech after he received a letter from Stanford University about their response to the recent on-campus harassment of a federal judge. The letter from Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez responded to Sen. Cruz's March 14th letter and addressed the ways the school was responding  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today grilled Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the illegal immigration crisis at the Texas-Mexico border during an oversight hearing.image002 During the hearing, Sen. Cruz repeatedly asked Secretary Mayorkas whether there was a crisis at our southern border, and whether this crisis made Ame  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on a ruling by a federal judge in Texas striking down an Affordable Care Act provision that provides free preventive care to millions of Americans, shifting the cost back to patients. "Preventive care is fundamental health care. This decision leverages extreme MAGA ideology to rip health care away from millions o  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * U.S. Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court ruling in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra. "Today, a federal judge in Texas struck down the requirement that insurance companies cover preventive care cost-free for all privately insured Americans. Free access to preventive care, such as cancer and heart disease screenings, pregnancy-rel  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: On Wednesday, Congressman Lance Gooden (R-Texas) sent a letter, co-signed by Congressman Andy Ogles (R-Tenn), demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland investigate the horrific targeting of Christian schoolchildren at The Covenant School as a hate crime. Rep. Gooden said, "This week the consequences of weaponized mental illness came to rest on the lives of three small children, and three Go  more

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 1 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) issued the following statement today in response to a ruling from a federal judge in Texas regarding a key provision of the Affordable Care Act: "Once again, an extreme activist judge is taking a monumental swing at the Affordable Care Act, which has saved millions of lives and made Americans healthier for the last 13 years. "The preventa  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee hearing with the Inspectors General of the State Department, USAID, and Department of Defense on the transparency & accountability mechanisms for U.S. assistance to Ukraine. -Remarks as delivered- It's been a year since Vladimir Putin launched his unpr  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 29, 2023: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Biden administration's submission to Congress of the 10-year plans for Implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability. "I am pleased the president has finally submitted his plans to Congress for the U.S. Strategy to  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has signed a subpoena that will be delivered to Secretary Blinken first thing tomorrow morning for the July 2021 Dissent Channel cable, written by 23 State Department officials working in the Kabul Embassy, and Secretary Blinken's response. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, the cable   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 28, 2023: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul issued the following statement on new sanctions on Assad regime officials. Last year, Chairman McCaul and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch sent a letter to Secretary Blinken highlighting the need to account for captagon revenues in a required report on the estim  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Indo-Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen requesting her to work with the Departments of State and Commerce to ensure that U.S. allies, such as South Korea and Japan, are not negatively impacted by provisions in  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL), and Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R.1684 during yesterday's committee markup. The bill, introduced last week by the  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Subcommittee Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Europe Subcommittee Chairman Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to impose mandatory sanctions in response to the Government of Iran's signifi  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter rais  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today's hearing by examining how the Biden Administration's energy policies have stifled American-made energy, ignited inflation, and raised energy prices on America  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today's hearing by outlining how Login.gov has not provided identity verification services, lied to its customers, and continued to charge for non-existent services. He conc  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) issued the following statement on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau implementing its 1071 rule known as the Small Business Lending Data Collection rule. "Just this week, the Committee on Small Business heard from banks and credit unions on how detrimental the CFPB's proposed data collection rulemakin  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: Last week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing considering the Biden Administration's 2023 Trade Policy Agenda. Remarks as Delivered Rep. Arrington: I thank the Chairman and Ambassador Tai, good to see you. I feel for you every time I see you, and we have this opportunity to have a conversation especially because it's public. I want to b  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Stakeholders representing state highway and transportation officials, builders, contractors, and others testified at a hearing on oversight of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and ensuring it is implemented as Congress intended. Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc D. Williams, on behalf of the American  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and more than 30 other Republicans in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to stop the Biden administration's Department of Education from implementing a rule to cancel student loan debt for millions of Americans. "President Bide  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: An extreme, right-wing judge in Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover lifesaving preventative care for free, such as mammograms, diabetes screenings and medication for heart disease. If upheld, this decision would massively  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) to formally name the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate 27. U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) is introducing the legislation in the House. "I was proud to work together with Senator Cruz to designate a portion of the Ports-to-Plains  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced The Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023 - bipartisan legislation that allows funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the development of seedling nurseries at state forestry agencies, local private or non-profit entities, and institutions of higher education. From   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), a former Department of Energy Special Advisor, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, The Lower Energy Costs Act by a 225-204 vote. "Since his first day in office, President Biden has pushed a far-left, anti-American energy agenda that decimated the domestic energy industry and sent costs through the roof," said Congressm  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) voted for H.R. 1, the Lowering Energy Costs Act, to tackle the energy crisis caused by President Biden's disastrous policies. "Since his first day in office, President Biden has hamstrung the U.S. energy sector at every turn. As a result, record-high costs have made it difficult for many Americans to fill up their gas tanks and heat their homes  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on Thursday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to object to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) sham school safety legislation. "I have very little interest in engaging on the merits of these proposals in a dialogue on the floor of the Senate because they are not serious attempts to make our kids safer...The confrontation that he's looking for will probably lead to a   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which includes Pfluger's provisions to strike President Biden's natural gas and implement timelines for the EPA's evaluation of states' Class VI wells primacy applications: Rep. August Pfluger: "House Republicans committed to making energy security and restoring American energy dominance o  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: * * * Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. Excerpts and highlights from Rep. Pfluger below: I rise today to support H.R. 1, the most important bill and the priority for this Congress. When I came to Congress, I made it my mission to spread the word about the Permian Basin, the heartbeat of American ener  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representatives August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), Ken Buck (R-Colo.-04), and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.-01) are introducing the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation with U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H) to crack down on and schedule the highly dangerous sedative causing   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Bill Posey, R-Florida, issued the following news release: At an event on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-Florida) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Florida) joined with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to discuss the bipartisan legislation they introduced to promote students' access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools. Other speakers at this event included: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas); Congre  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * After a U.S. District Judge in Texas issued a ruling that employers can't be required to cover specified preventive health care services, such as cancer screenings or HIV prevention drugs, under the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement. "This is a new low in the attack on affordable health care. It shows how far-right extremists and speci  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Accelerate Long-Term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, legislation tomake permanent one of the most pro-growth policies in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: full and immediate expensing. Full expensing allows businesses to deduct the cost of new investments (machinery, equipment, etc.) in the year they are purchased, instead of being depreci  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in support of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. From day one, the Biden Administration has launched a whole-of-government assault on American oil and gas producers, the lifeblood of our economy, and cornerstone of our national security. Our nation's valuable natural energy resources, especially in West Texas, have blessed our nation with eco  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and HEAT Vice Chairman Mike Carey (R-OH) released a statement following House Passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which tackles the energy crisis caused by President Biden's disastrous policies: "Passing H.R. 1 is a win for American families struggling under inflation ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) is leading more than twenty of his Republican colleagues in petitioning House appropriators to prohibit the federal government from discriminating against religious schools, faith-based organizations, other non-profits, and individuals for holding traditional views on marriage. The letter requests the addition of language that prohibits the federal government from taking "any dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) led 18 of Republican colleagues in petitioning House Republican leadership to halt all funding for vaccine mandate enforcement under Medicare and Medicaid Services in the upcoming appropriations bill. This letter was sent to House Appropriations Chairwoman Rep. Kay Granger, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services Chairman Rep. Robert Aderholt, and Ranking Member Rep. Ro  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) authored an op-ed for The Hill, addressing the financial struggles of Medal of Honor recipients. Hehighlights the bipartisan Medal of Honor Act, introduced with Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), which would increase the special monthly pension that Medal of Honor Recipients receive to an annualized amount of $100,000. This bill is a small step forward but on  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Veasey released the following statement after he voted against H.R.1, the Lower Energy Costs Act: "As a Texan on the Energy and Commerce Committee, I am focused on tackling some of the most pressing issues that face my constituents in Texas' 33rd District. I appreciate and support efforts to help alleviate the energy challenges that face Texas. However, the hyper-partisan, Republican-led legislati  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, in the House of Representatives. "On President Biden's first day in office, he launched a full-blown war on American energy. We watched the President of the United States kill the Keystone pipeline on Day One, drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the lowest level since 1984 for political re  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: Reps. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced the bipartisan I-27 Numbering Act of 2023. This legislation would name the interstate-designated segments of the Texas Ports-to-Plains Corridor as "Interstate Route 27." Senators Ted Cruz (TX) and John Cornyn (TX) are introducing companion legislation in the Senate. "I'm very proud to be working across the aisle with my f  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and U.S. Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) introduced the bipartisan I-27 Numbering Act of 2023. This legislation would name the interstate-designated segments of the Texas Ports-to-Plains Corridor as "Interstate Route 27." "In the FY22 omnibus appropriations bill, I secured the I-27 highway expansion project to unlock funding for a four-lane fe  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and 27 Members of Congress, alongside more than 300 advocacy organizations and community leaders, reintroduced the New Way Forward Act, a landmark piece of legislation that addresses some of the most harmful provisions of immigration law that drive racist enforcement practices, expanded incarceration in immigration detenti  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 31, 2023: U.S. Representatives Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) and Shontel Brown (D-OH-11), along with U.S. Representatives Erin Houchin (R-IN-9), Gwen Moore (D-WI-4), Don Bacon (R-NE-2), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) introduced the Find and Protect Foster Youth Act on Thursday. This bipartisan legislation seeks to create an improved feedback mechanism be  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) and Rep. Lance Gooden (TX-5) led 9 Texas Republicans on Monday in sending a letter to VA Secretary McDonough, expressing concerns over North Texas veterans being placed on months-long waiting list instead of being offered community care referrals required by Veterans Health Administration policy. Rep. Roy and Rep. Gooden wrote: "Veterans, especially those seeking mental health ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), along with Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) and Rep. French Hill (AR-02), introduced the Preventing Racial Profiling in Lending Act as part of a three bill package. This legislation would block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from mandating that loan officers guess the ethnicity of a loan applicant based on his or her appearance and last name, should this  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho) joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 35 additional Republican colleagues to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's student loan cancelation scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower onto taxpayers, costing an estimated   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman August Pfluger (R-Texas), and other members of the House Energy Action Team at a press conference to discuss how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, helps families by unleashing American energy and reducing prices across the board.   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman August Pfluger (R-Texas), and other members of the House Energy Action Team at a press conference to discuss how H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, helps families by unleashing American energy and reducing prices across the board. Leader Scalise highligh  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and 34 other Republican colleagues introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn President Biden's student loan cancelation scheme, which would transfer up to $20,000 in   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced and fought for the immediate passage of hisSecuring Our Schools Act and the Protect Our Children's Schools Act. The bills would improve school security and access to student mental health resources and allow schools to use unspent, previously appropriated federal COVID-19 education-related funding to improve school security. S  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent letters to nine Big Tech firms seeking information about coordination with more than 40 government officials who were attempting to flag, censor, and investigate the content and accounts of Americans online. Sen. Cruz wrote: "The Twitter   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023, and letters: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent letters to nine Big Tech firms seeking information about coordination with more than 40 government officials who were attempting to flag, censor, and investigate the content and accounts of Americans online. Sen. Cruz wrote: "The Twitter Files continue to reveal the extent to which U.S. government emp  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 30, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. Often, sanctuary cities prohibit their law enforcement officers from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. This bill would allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and would pull taxpayer-funded grants to sanctuary ci  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: In his opening statement at today's full committee hearing titled "Advancing Next Generation Aviation Technologies," Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) discussed the critical need for the FAA to modernize its Air Traffic Control system, not just to keep up with the current demands of our aviation system, but also to  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: U.S Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, John Cornyn (R-Texas), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and 34 of their Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn President Biden's student loan cancelation scheme, which would transfer up to   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a Senate  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Petrochemicals to Waste: Examining the Lifecycle Environmental and Climate Effects of Plastic" at 10 a.m. on March 30, 2023, 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Arvind Ravikumar Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Co-Director, Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab, The University of Texas at Austin * Chelsea M. Rochman Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Head   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement on the federal court ruling in Texas striking down the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurers cover essential preventive care services, like cancer and cholesterol screenings, HIV prevention, STI testing, and mu  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act, which would make permanent a provision in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that allowed businesses to fully expense new investments, such as machinery and equipment, in the year of purchase. The provision began to phase out in the federal tax code starting at   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on March 30, 2023: * * * Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) released the following statement on his vote to pass H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. "I hear from our small energy producers all the time about the damage that has been done to their industry over the last few years," said Chairman Williams. "This crucial piece of legislation would increase domestic e  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy a  more