SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 16, 2023: Ahead of his planned return to Washington on Monday, April 17, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sat down with Elaine Ayala, a columnist at the San Antonio Express-News for his first extended interview since undergoing cancer surgery in late February. During the interview, which was recorded for Ayala's Nosotros podcast, Castro spoke at length about his diagnosis and recovery to r  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) introduced the Expanded Student Saver's Tax Credit. Allred's bill expands access to the Saver's Credit to current students while in school who are also working part or full time jobs and want to get a head start saving for retirement. "Every American should be able to retire with dignity, and helping folks save more and earlier is a good start to ensuring they can do so," sai  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: The bipartisan Supply Chain Caucus led by Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX), Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC), Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN) hosted a roundtable with key industry stakeholders to discuss the current state of the supply chain and ways policymakers can keep our farmers, businesses, families, and economy moving and alleviate interruptions to   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on China's predatory trade practices that threaten American jobs and supply chains. He questioned Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President and economic expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about our greatest adversarial threat and the critical role of U.S. lea  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release statement on April 21, 2023: This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing bringing awareness to the overwhelming cost American taxpayers will bear for the Biden administration's radical green agenda. For example, tax credits for electric vehicles, that were originally estimated to cost $14 billion are now estimated to reach $390 billion. To watch Rep. Arr  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement regarding his Students Congressional Advisory Council (SCAC). The SCAC was established to mentor and inspire the next generation of American leaders. The council consists of high school students nominated by their school because of their scholastic performance, willingness to engage with community leaders, and interest in Te  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), along with Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Sister City Transparency Act to create a Government Accountable Office (GAO) report on sister city partnerships in the U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representati  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), led a group of their GOP colleagues in calling on all members of Congress "to lead by example" by ceasing the use of the China-owned TikTok. They also urged that House and Senate rules be amended to ban members of Congress from continued use of TikTok. The letter, sent to th  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Contact Lens Prescription Verification Modernization Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation seeking to ban the use of robocalls to verify patient information and ensure that American patients receive the correct prescription while protecti  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: 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. 734- The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. "Female athletes work for years to reach the top of their game. "Allowing biological males to compete in women's sports undermines the hard work and dedication of female athletes," said Burge  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on April 21, 2023: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Senator Tim Kaine (VA), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, led 116 additional members of the House and Senate in calling on the Biden Administration to continue to protect displaced Salvadorans and Hondurans by red  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Chairman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) issued the following statement after penning a letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman demanding accountability for American taxpayers and answers on the SBA's progress on recovering stolen pandemic relief funds. "As the Small Business Administration (SBA) doled out an unprece  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Paying Their Fair Share: How Tax Hikes Crush the Competitiveness of Small Businesses." Chairman Williams issued the following statement after concluding today's hearing. "As demonstrated in today's hearing, our nation's job creators need a tax code that  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: 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.J. Res. 42- The Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. "I strongly support H.J. Res. 42 because the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) announced that his office has submitted more than $60 million in community project funding requests for the Fiscal Year 2024 federal appropriations cycle. If the requests are included in appropriations bills, passed in the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed into law, the funding will invest in affordable housing expansion, workforce develo  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 21 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will receive $598,870 from the U.S. Department of Education as part of their Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. The program provides funding to Hispanic Serving Institutions to expand educational opportunities and improve the attainment of Hispanic students. "Education is the key t  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released a statement today following a week filled with meetings with state and national leaders in agricultural policy: "Thank you to the hundreds of farmers and ranchers from Texas Farm Bureau who flew to Washington this week to meet with me and other Texas lawmakers to discuss the challenges in their agricultural operations and the federal polic  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement today after joining Chairman Jim Jordan and members of the House Judiciary Committee for a field hearing in New York City where the Committee examined the increase in violent crimes under the leadership of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. "New Yorkers have been abandoned by city leadership, namely, District At  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 20, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement after his bill, the Visa Overstays Penalties Act, was included as a section in the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023, which advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee: "Before the Biden Administration's tenure, the majority of illegal immigrants who have made the United States their home have done so by  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023 * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement today after voting in support of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a 219-203 vote: "Earlier this month, the Biden Administration proposed new Title IX rules that would prohibit public schools and universities from banning male athlet  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 22 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Congressman Rob Menendez will join the House Committee on Homeland Security (CHS) Democrats at the southern border in McAllen and Brownsville, Texas to conduct a site visit at United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities and meet with local officials. "After decades of inaction on comprehensive solutions that address the systematic challenges within our immigrat  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) introduced H.R. 2622, Mifid II, to codify a Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letter that currently excludes brokers and dealers compensated for research services defined as an investment adviser. Specifically, this bill writes a SEC no-action letter into law that allows broker-dealers to continue accepting cash or "hard dollar" payments for research reports  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) and Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act. During the 117th Congress, Congressmen Moore and Veasey successfully led the bipartisan National Medal of Honor Monument Act through the legislative process to authorize the creation of a new monument in Washington, D.C., to honor Medal of H  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) testified before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure during the committee's Member Day hearing. The hearing was an opportunity for Members to highlight issues of high importance to their communities as the Committee works to reauthorize and fund various transportation and infrastructure programs. In her remarks, Congresswo  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced H.R. 2740, establishing an Office of Colonia Affairs within the Department of Agriculture, which will serve as a resource for colonias by providing assistance related to applicable federal programs and funding resources. This new office would also be required to submit a report to Congress that describes the infrastructure needs of coloni  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication used in abortion care, including miscarriage treatment, originally approved for use more than 20 years ago. It is used in more than half of all abortio  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the disingenuously named Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, H.R. 734, which bans transgender girls from playing on a school sports team consistent with their gender identity. The bill also defines sex as based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. "Participating in sports and being part of a te  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: In honor of April as Sexual Assualt Awareness and Prevention Month, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the Shielding America's Youth from Exploitation (SAYFE) Act to ensure prevention and protection methods are in place for young students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corp (JROTC) programs across the country. The JROTC program offers hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on April 19, 2023: Today on Fox News' America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed a recent investigation alleging that the Biden administration turned a blind eye to labor trafficking involving thousands of migrant children and silenced whistleblowers. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "This is getting to be a habit for President Biden." "He won't work with Congress to come up with a biparti  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on April 19, 2023: Today in the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel on the Biden administration's out-of-touch electric vehicle tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act, which will subsidize the purchase of Chinese-made batteries using American taxpayer dollars. Excerpts are below, and video can be found here. CORNYN:  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) yesterday introduced the Project Safe Childhood Act, which would make improvements to the investigation and prosecution of online child exploitation: "The threats our children face online from unidentified predators are vicious and pervasive," said Sen. Cornyn. "Our b  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on April 20, 2023: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) detailed a recent investigation alleging that the Biden administration ignored reports of labor trafficking involving thousands of migrant children and retaliated against whistleblowers. "In February, the Times published its first story detailing the widespread child exploitation of migrant children. It includes stories of unaccompanied migrants w  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on April 17, 2023: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called out the Majority Leader's hypocrisy in decrying a 2020 resolution opposing the defund-the-police movement as "rhetoric" but now pushing a similar nonbinding resolution in the Senate this week. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "Rather than bringing up legislation to address the debt ceiling or the border crisis or any one of a num  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: On Thursday, April 13, the Biden Administration announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will propose a rule expanding eligibility that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to enroll in health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and Medicaid. A 2021 survey of people with DACA found that 34 percent are living wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced today that she has joined the new, bipartisan House Aerospace Caucus, bringing the total membership to 27, with 14 Democrats and 13 Republicans, including the chairman. "As the home of airports large and small like Dallas Love Field and Dallas Executive, national airlines like Southwest, and innovative manufacturers like Airbus, Texas' 30th District is at   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following statement on April 17, 2023: * * * Warns They Could Sink Farm Bill * * * Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) pushed back against remarks made by Republican House Speaker McCarthy at a meeting with Wall Street bankers indicating he plans to cut SNAP benefits and add cruel and counterproductive work requirements to federal food assistance programs. Such cuts to SNAP would invariably result in the failure of the Far  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined leaders from the Pro-Choice Caucus (PCC) and the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), and Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), for a press conference on Democrats' continuing fight to protect access to medication abortion. In advance of the Supreme Court's deadline at midnight--when their stay in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * On Tax Day 2023, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made the following statement about America's tax burden imposed on families and businesses across the country: "Tax Day is here again. As the economy suffers under the Biden administration's policies and inflationary spending binge, the prospect of tax increases looms larger. Meanwhile, the Internal Revenue Service has never been held accountabl  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: Representative Sharice Davids appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss recent extreme actions meant to limit Kansans' access to reproductive health care. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Texas made an unprecedented legal decision to reject FDA approval of mifepristone, a medication that was approved decades ago and is used in more than 60 countries to safely end pregnancy. After an appeals court   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: House and Senate Democratic Health Committee leaders wrote to 12 of the nation's largest health insurers and trade associations representing employer-sponsored health plans today requesting information regarding how they plan to respond to the Northern District of Texas's decision in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra striking down the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) requirement tha  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release and letter: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema introduced the bipartisan Federal Reserve Transparency Act alongside Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). The senators' bipartisan legislation follows the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank - bringing much-needed tran  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on April 19, 2023: Representative Lance Gooden (R-Texas) sent a letter urging President Biden to extend a formal invitation to the Honorable Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, to attend the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in San Francisco, California, the week of November 12th, 2023. This is the first time the APEC summit will be held in the continental United States   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) this week to introduce the Project Safe Childhood Act, which would make improvements to the investigation and prosecution of online child exploitation. "We must do all we can to ensure America's next generation grows up safe from abuse a  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following commentary to the Wall Street Journal, on April 20, 2023: * * * Congress Can Use the Debt Ceiling to Get America Back to Work "The culture of welfare must be replaced with the culture of work. The culture of dependence must be replaced with the culture of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility." These words were spoken by Sen. Joe Biden in 1996, shortly before he cast his  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement on Tax Day about the record taxes proposed by President Biden's budget proposal. "In Biden's America, every day is Tax Day. From weaponizing the IRS to choke American energy production, to hiring 87,000 IRS agents to shake down hardworking Americans, to prop  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concerns for the safety of all American citizens in Sudan and seeking clarification of several key issues necessary for a safe evacuation as the political and security situation deteriorates. "The Afghanistan Non-Combatant Eva  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- 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 joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" to discuss his trip to Taiwan and how the United States should be confronting the CCP. On The CCP's Baseless Action to Sanction Chairman McCaul: "Quite frankly, Maria, I view it as a badge of honor. Communist China is getting so aggressive  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin on Putin's war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine. WATCH HERE. -Questions and Answers as delivered- Chairman McCaul: No, thank you sir. And from one prosecutor to another, I commend you for your courage, your b  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- 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 on exposing Putin's war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine. - Remarks as Delivered - We just heard two horrific and heartbreaking stories from victims of Russia's ongoing war crimes in Ukraine. Sadly, those were just two examples of the mor  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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) and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairwoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) issued the following statement expressing their support for the Ecuadorian government and its leadership. "With the alarming rise of authoritarianism in Latin America, Ecuador is a critical voice of freedom and democracy.   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Vice Chairwoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Ranking Member Kathy Manning (D-NC), and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) released the following statement after they introduced a resolution honoring the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Israel relations and calling for the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords.   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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) and Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Chairman Joe Wilson (R-SC) released the following statement in response to reports that Iran is exploiting earthquake relief missions to fly weapons to Syria. These concerns were also discussed extensively in today's House Fore  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on the House GOP's plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. "The American people expect  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the House GOP's plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the House GOP's plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. "The American people   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, issued the following news release: House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan a year and a half ago. Watch Subcommittee Chairman   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children" at 3 p.m. on April 26, 2023, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing on will examine the unprecedented surge of unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border and how open-border policies enable the exploitation of those children. WITNESSES:   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- 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 April 18, 2023: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) opened today's hearing by slamming the Biden Administration for its rampant spending which more than doubled the Department of Energy's (DOE) budget without ensuring proper  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: This week marked 100 days of a Republican-controlled House. So far, House Republicans have passed legislation to: * Promote and preserve American energy dominance (H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act) * Protect hardworking families from an intrusive IRS (Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act) * Defend life (Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) * Nullify DC City Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Chairman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following statement after penning a letter to Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman seeking information on the SBA's actions on retrieving COVID-program fraudulent loan  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations is holding a subcommittee hearing titled "Office of Inspector General Reports to Congress on Investigations of SBA Programs." Subcommittee Chairman Beth Van Duyne's opening statement as prepared for delivery: Good   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) delivered remarks at the House Democratic Caucus leadership press conference to highlight Democrats' commitment to fight abortion pill restrictions in recent court rulings as well as her bill, the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act, H.R. 2573, which reaffirms that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appropriately approved and regul  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) signed on to bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Mark Alford (MO-04), and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) called the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act to increase meat processing capacity and competition by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing the Chemical Tax Repeal Act to eliminate the Superfund Tax that President Biden's infrastructure package imposed on job creators in Louisiana and elsewhere. "The White House's petrochemical tax is targeting Louisiana's industry specifically--and it's working. President   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Angus King released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the abortion drug, Mifepristone, will remain available while the case is heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, was reviewed for emergency action by the Supreme Court after a federal judge in Texas suspended the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) today led 23 U.S. Senators and 124 U.S. Representatives in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) emergency appeal of federal court rulings on the improper approval and deregulation of chemical abortion drugs by the Federal Drug Admi  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: During today's Committee on Homeland Security hearing, which included testimony from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) challenged Secretary Mayorkas about the ongoing fentanyl crisis that has been exacerbated by the Biden Administration's open border policies, while having two parents in attendance who have lost children  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-08) released the below statement following votes on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which ensures that biological females compete against other biological females in women's competitive sports, not against biological men. "Biological men have absolutely no place in women's sports - it is a scientific fact that men and women are biologically differen  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on April 19, 2023: U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) delivered the following remarks at today's Committee on Homeland Security hearing featuring Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Remarks as delivered: Mr. Secretary, you and I were federal prosecutors on border states; we've known each other for a long time. When you took office, we were securing the border. You said that   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on Wednesday spoke on the U.S. Senate floor following the recent shootings of a 16-year-old boy who mistakenly knocked on the wrong door in Kansas City, Missouri; a 20-year-old woman who mistakenly drove up the wrong driveway in Hebron, New York; and two teenage cheerleaders who mistakenly got in the wrong car in Elgin, Texas. Murphy highlighted  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today recognized the Woodbridge High School JROTC VEX robotics team as it prepares to compete in the 2023 JROTC National Championship in Dallas, Texas this month. In its inaugural year, the JROTC team earned an invitation to compete in the national competition. On Tuesday, Spanberger congratul  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) along with 115 lawmakers, sent a letter to the Biden Administration calling on them to continue to protect displaced Salvadorans and Hondurans by redesignating El Salvador and Honduras f  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) brought the Tambunga family before a hearing at the House Homeland Security Committee to confront DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the heartbreaking realities of his failure to secure the border. In March, 71-year-old Maria and her 7-year-old granddaughter Emilia Tambunga were killed in a car crash in Ozona, Texas, when a human trafficke  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks during a hearing on the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan a year and a half ago. Watch Subcommittee Chairman Pfluger's full opening remarks during a hearing entitled, "The Homeland Security Cost of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement marking the first 100 days of the House Republican Majority, which falls on April 17, 2023. Rep. August Pfluger: "House Republicans made a Commitment to America to deliver an economy that's strong, a nation that's safe, a future that's built on freedom, and a government that's accountable. I am proud to be a leader in Congress working to keep our prom  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of the Texas mifepristone decision, retaining broad access to medication abortion: "Although I am grateful Mifepristone remains safe, effective, legal, and available, our fight for reproductive freedom continues. Congress must restore the full protections established by  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz is proud to have co-sponsored H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 20. The bill includes three components to protect girls' and women's sports: * Clarifies that a recipient of federal education funding violates Title IX's prohibition against sex discrimination if the recipient operates, sp  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: * * * Bipartisan Working Group on Paid Leave looks to work with House Leadership on finding bipartisan solutions to this crucial issue for families. * * * Representatives Colin Allred (D-TX), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Haley Stevens (D-MI), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) sent a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Sen. Rubio introduced legislation this week that would open an investigation into the Centers for Disease Control's messaging on unscientific mask and vaccine mandates. "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sown distrust in the American people with its reactionary recommendations that spurred vaccine and mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic," Rep. Dan Crenshaw said.   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on April 17, 2023: Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Sen. Thom Tillis led a bicameral group of Republican lawmakers in calling on the House and Senate rules to be amended to ban official use of TikTok by Members of Congress. "It is troublesome that some members continue to disregard these clear warnings and are even encouraging their constituents to use TikTok to interface with their elected representatives -   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: 253 Members of Congress--led by Senators Schumer, Murray, Sanders, Durbin, and Blumenthal and Representatives Jeffries, Clark, Pallone, Nadler, Lee, and DeGette--submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, in support of the Biden administration's appeal of a federal district court ruling that suspends the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) called out Democrat members of the House Judiciary Committee for their misplaced priorities, and their focus on attacking former President Trump instead of addressing the surging crime rates in cities like New York. Judiciary Hearing: During today's House Judiciary Hearing, Rep. Gooden highlighted increasing crime rates in New York City and other major urban areas   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) and Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2), joined by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), introduced the Sister City Transparency Act to create a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on sister city partnerships in the United States that pose potential national security threats. Sister cities exist ostensibly to promote cultural exchange and economic development. However, the  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (TX-14), Brian Babin (TX-36), and Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Division of Rare Disease and Medical Genetics (DRDMG) to urge the FDA to reconsider clinical trial designs within the population of certain fatal heterogeneous degenerative diseases so that patients do not have to choose between medication that is slowing the progre  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) voted in favor of H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, which would prevent biological males from competing in school athletic programs for women or girls. The Biden Administration's new Title IX rules prevent schools that receive federal funding from banning biological males from competing in female sports. "The radical Democrats have launched an all  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the following statement on the first 100 days of Republican majority control in the House of Representatives. "For too long, the American people have suffered countless policy failures and an unacceptable lack of transparency under one party Democrat rule," said Congressman Roger Williams. "With a Republican majority in the House, it's time to get our country back  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) alongside Congressman Carlos Gimenez (FL-28) introduced H.R. 2738, Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act, the House companion bill to Senator Blackburn's bill, that would make President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy permanent. "President Biden's first action upon taking office was to reverse President Trump's successful 'Remain in Mexico' policy," said C  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), joined Congressman Blake Moore (UT-1) and Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) in leading the introduction of the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act which will cite the monument's location near the Lincoln Memorial on the Reserve. "This is an important and final step towards honoring our most decorated veterans with the co  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced a new resolution -- the Freedom to Decide Resolution -- to protect doctor-prescribed access to the abortion pill mifepristone and support telemedicine across state lines, so doctors can prescribe the abortion pill wherever women are in need of health care. This resolution comes following a decision   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Today on Tax Day, Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) are reintroducing their American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Suzan DelBene (D-Washington), Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Jimmy Panetta (D-California) and 56 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development ex  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, sat down with AT&T CEO John Stankey and senior executives at AT&T's headquarters in Dallas to discuss FCC nominations, spectrum, taxes, and other issues faced by the company. Sen. Cruz has been a consistent advocate for fair telecommunications practices and champion of free enterprise to foster prosperity for   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: In letters sent today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Republican committee members write that President Biden and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg are improperly favoring Northeastern states over the rest of the country with respect to Amtrak Board seats and a large t  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on April 19, 2023: In letters sent today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Republican committee members write that President Biden and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg are improperly favoring Northeastern states over the rest of the country with respect to Amtrak Board seats and a large taxpayer-funded rail grant program. While Congress mandated that a  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, sat down with AT&T CEO John Stankey and senior executives at AT&T's headquarters in Dallas to discuss FCC nominations, spectrum, taxes, and other issues faced by the company. About the visit, Sen. Cruz said: "It was great to visit with AT&T executives today at their headquarters in Dallas. AT&T continues to m  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today along with over a dozen colleagues, introduced a resolution recognizing the U.S. Coast Guard's response to the border crisis and their ability to adapt and respond to increased maritime threats while continuing to perform humanitarian operations  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today along with over a dozen colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing the U.S. Coast Guard's response to the border crisis and their ability to adapt and respond to increased maritime threats while continuing to perform humanitarian operations. This resolution commends the Coast Guard on safeguarding the American peopl  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Kennedy (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Barrasso (R-Wy.) today reintroduced the Chemical Tax Repeal Act to eliminate the Superfund Tax imposed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Sen. Cruz previously introduced this bill in 2021. The 2021 infrastructure law imposed roughly $15 billion worth of taxes on 42 different chemicals, critical minerals  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Last week, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined 252 members of the House and Senate in signing a brief in support of upholding the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) longstanding authority to approve and regulate mifepristone--an abortion and miscarriage management medication that has been used safely and effectively for over 20 years. In the brief, Kelly and other lawmakers wrote that if upheld, the Texas di  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor on the state of reproductive rights in America and steps he's taking to shine a light on the serious threats to abortion rights nationwide, including his upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue. The remarks come after a federal ju  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following statement on April 19, 2023: * * * Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) announced that Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) will introduce the House GOP's plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling by including spending cuts and pro-growth policies. "Our out-of-control spending and its impact on our national debt is the greatest long-term threat to our country and our children's future. "I'm honored to lead my Republi  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Reps. Greg Stanton and David Schweikert of Arizona, Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico and August Pfluger of Texas today introduced the bipartisan Wolf and Livestock Fairness (WOLF) Act to provide full reimbursement to ranchers for livestock harmed by endangered Mexican Gray Wolves. "We're working to advance commonsense solutions that not only promote the recovery of endangered wildlife, but also  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, issued the following news release: Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Chairman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a hearing titled "Office of Inspector General Reports to Congress on Investigations of SBA Programs." Subcommittee Chairman Van Duyne issued the following statement after concluding today's hearing. "To  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) announced today that her office has nominated Selena's 1994 album "Amor Prohibido" to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry for historic preservation. The nomination follows Texas' observance of Selena Day on April 16, commemorating the late Tejana star's birthday. The Library of Congress's National Recording Registry is a list of   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on April 21, 2023: * * * U.S. Rep. Craig released the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision to preserve abortion pill access across the United States: "I'm joining millions of women in Minnesota and nationwide in breathing a sigh of relief tonight. "Medication abortion remains safe and legal in Minnesota for now, but our fight to restore access to reproductive rights for every American   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and their congressional colleagues in calling on the Biden Administration to continue to protect Salvadorans and Hondurans living in the United States by redesignating El Salvador and Honduras for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Established by the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) introduced the Small Business Payment for Performance Act along with Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). This bipartisan bill, also introduced in the 117th Congress, will require fair and ethical treatment of small construction contractors by federal agencies during the procurement proce  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg requesting information related to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) long-running inability to address congestion and air traffic controller shortages in the New York region. Earlier this mon  more