WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Colin Allred (D-TX-32) joined Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) in a bipartisan effort with 17 Members of Congress encouraging Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY-05) and Ranking Member Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee to continue robust funding for the Protecting Our Lives by Initi  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), a former Vice Chancellor of Texas Tech, issued the following statement commending University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell for maintaining order on campus and preventing the violent riots like we've witnessed across the country: "I applaud President Hartzell for enforcing law and order on his campus. Protecting students from criminal acts and ensuring they  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) cosponsored a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule on light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards. This rule would limit consumer choice, require 67% of new light-duty sales to be electric by 2032, and put the American car industry at the whim of China and its monopoly on electric veh  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Biden administration finalized a rule, which would fast-track Green New Deal agenda energy projects while stalling projects that provide Americans with reliable and affordable energy: "Biden and the far-Left are more committed than ever to their Green New Deal agenda and forcing their radical ideology on hardworking American   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Rules Committee, spoke at the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Distinguished Service Award Ceremony in Dallas, Texas. During the ceremony, Chairman Burgess accepted the Distinguished Service Award which is TMA's highest honor and was presented to him for his outstanding leadership in health care. "I am honored to receive the Texas Medical A  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Rules Committee, testified at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on what Congress can do to address the severe shortage of minority health care professionals and the maternal health crisis. Click HERE for video. Remarks as prepared, below: Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy, and members of the Senate Health, Ed  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, joined House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) in sending a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an investigation into the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and its effect on the federal budget. Click HERE f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, Representatives Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), and Troy Nehls (R-TX) reintroduced legislation to permanently extend telehealth services for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Current Medicare telehealth flexibilities for FQHCs and RHCs, previou  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7032, the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act, by voice vote. This is the second time this year that legislation with sole House Budget Committee jurisdiction was considered and passed by the House. Chairman Arrington and Ranking Member Boyle Statements on Passage: Chairman Arrin  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: The office of Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional App Competition. The competition is open to all 6-12 grade students in the 11th Congressional District of Texas and is an opportunity for students to develop their skills in computer science and STEM. Rep. August Pfluger: "The Congressional App Challenge is an incredible opportunity for students to put the  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a longtime Congressional leader in the effort to expand access to health care for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, released the following statement praising the Biden administration's action to remove the prohibition that prevented DACA recipients from enrolling in coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace: "Over the   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement urging the U.S. Senate to advance bipartisan legislation included in the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 that could authorize direct flights from San Antonio to Ronald Reagan International Airport (DCA), the closest airport to Washington D.C. The legislation is supported by a bipartisan and bicameral coali  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that $699,023,217 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 will support transit upgrades and expansions throughout Texas this year. Of the total allocation, $18,288,620 of these funds are dedicated to local transit projects in Brownsville, McAllen, Harlingen, and the surrounding areas. "Our transportation inf  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - On Wednesday April 24, 2024, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that Sylvia Reyna, a 10th grade student at Edinburg High School, was the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Reyna's winning piece, "Legacy" will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. This year, the office of Congressman Gonzalez received a record number of entries, totaling 108 from 17 high schools   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released a statement following his vote to pass the House of Representatives' national security supplemental package, House Amendment to H.R. 815, Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024. This package contains the following measures: H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Sup  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 2 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) led a total of 149 of their colleagues in a letter to House Appropriations Chairman Robert Aderholt and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro requesting $512 million for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Title X Family Planning Program (Title X). Established in 1970, Title X was championed by former Presid  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 3 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her House colleagues in sending a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting that Congress increase funding for the U.S. Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review to hire additional highly qualified immigration judges, which would help reduce the nearly 2.8 million pending immigration cases, improve our immi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: In Nevada's public schools, 14% of the students are English language learners Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) are renewing their fight to address the shortage of teachers certified to teach English language learners (ELLs) and better support ELL students. Their bipartisan Reaching English Learners Act would create a competitive grant program to fu  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues: No Student Loan Bailouts for Campus Criminals Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the No Bailouts for Campus Criminals Act, legislation preventing any pro-Hamas protestor on college campuses convicted of a crime from having their student loans forgiven. The bill comes after widespread, anti-Semitic protests continue to spread on college campuses across the United States.  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX02) highlighted the double standard the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) takes when it comes to states that do not participate in the Medicaid expansion program. In a House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing this week, Rep. Crenshaw questioned CMS Deputy Administrator Daniel Tsai about CMS's latest interpretation of state financing requirements, which if implemented  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, recently announced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now has bipartisan support from 60 members of the Senate. This bipartisan legislation would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTS  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Representative Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) called on President Joe Biden to suspend his use of TikTok as long as it is owned by a Chinese company. The same week the president signed legislation to end the national security risk TikTok poses, his campaign doubled down on continuing to use the app. "You signed into law H.R. 815, legislation formalizing what we have known for a long ti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 2 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $5.5 million in federal funding to Harris County Public Health (HCPH) to support the health care and social needs of mothers and infants in underserved communities throughout Harris County. The announcement comes after Congresswoman Fletcher wrote a letter to the Biden adm  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 6285 - Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023: "Since day one of his Administration, President Biden has waged a disastrous war on American energy production. Now turning his sights to Alaska, the Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), accompanied by all Republican members of the House Budget Committee, introduced the H.R. 8195, Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP) Act of 2024. H.R. 8195 will rein-in unchecked and costly executive actions by clarifying and permanently ext  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent a second letter -- issued in tandem with the committee's request of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report on the "Status of Actions to Offset Direct Spending from Administrative Rules" released on November  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following commentary to The Hill on April 30, 2024: * * * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) penned an op-ed in The Hill highlighting the importance of reigning in wasteful and erroneous government spending and ensuring fiscal responsibility. * * * Chairman Arrington in the Hill: The Hill: "Forty years ago this month, President Reagan announced a plan to address  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, The Conference Board released its report entitled, "Consumers More Pessimistic About Future Business Conditions, Jobs, and Income" on their latest report of Consumer Confidence for April 2024. Per the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Survey for April, findings reflect "prevailing business conditions and likely developments for the months   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve's (Fed) committee that meets every six weeks to discuss federal interest rates, announced that there will be no immediate change to interest rates. Chairman Arrington on our Current Economic State: "Democrats and President Biden have made history for all the wrong reasons: record $7 tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Members, led by House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI), convened a roundtable discussion focused on streamlining the budgeting process for the Department of Defense (DoD) with the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform. Congress established the PPBE Commissi  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled, "Reviewing DFC's Efforts to Out Compete China's BRI" on Tuesday, May 7th. What: Hearing - "Reviewing DFC's Efforts to Out Compete China's BRI" Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Time: 2:00pm ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Witn  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability's bipartisan roundtable with family members on American citizens detained and held hostage around the globe. - Highlights from the Chairman's remarks - Thank you Chairman Mast and I want to tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Chinese Communist Party's support for Russia's ability to wage war despite clear redlines issued by the Biden administration. "Chairman Xi is blowing through a redline President Biden and his cabinet drew for Chinese support of the Russian w  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken urging the repeal of NSM-20, which creates redundant bureaucratic requirements that erode America's ability to provide security assistance to its p  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced another release of transcribed interviews with State Department officials charged with leading the United States' civilian evacuation from Afghanistan. Over the past few weeks, the committee released its first, second, third, and fourth tranches of transcribed interviews w  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) requesting a formal invitation to the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency William Samoei Ruto, to address a joint session of Congress on his official visit   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) celebrated the passage of his legislation, the Rural Weather Monitoring Systems Act, which will require a study to review current weather monitoring systems in rural areas. "When it comes to inclement weather, every second counts. Across America, the best weather monitoring radars are naturally centered around metropolitan areas - leaving small towns and rural communit  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass Congresswoman Summer Lee's (D-PA-12) Abandoned bipartisan Abandoned Wells Remediation, Research and Development Act [Bill Text] - legislation co-led by Oklahoma Republican Congresswoman Stephanie Bice directing the Department of Energy to carry out a research, development and demonstration program on abandoned wells. With 27  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement on National Small Business Week. "Small businesses are the engines of the American economy and the foundations of our communities," said Chairman Williams. "National Small Business Week is a time to celebrate all small bus  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four small business bills favorably out of the chamber under suspension. H.R. 5333, the Investing in All of America Act of 2023 - sponsored by Reps. Meuser (PA-09) and Scholten (MI-03). * This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and makes thoughtful improvements to the SBIC   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) penned an op-ed calling to repeal the FACE Act. Some key quotes are below: * "President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland have weaponized the Department of Justice, including the FBI, against anyone and everyone with whom they disagree." * "...for the Biden administration, the First Amendment is a selective privi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, The Washington Post today published an exclusive about a new bill from U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to keep young kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. Read the exclusive here and below: Getting kids off social media is a uniting issue in the Senate Schatz, Cruz introduce new bill to li  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) in announcing that the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now has support from more than 60 members of the Senate. The bill would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge. "When a hurricane strikes, Lo  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: 60 senators have cosponsored "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act now has bipartisan support from 60 members of the Senate. Their legisl  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced his office is now accepting applications for students in Texas' 10th district seeking a congressional nomination to a United States Service Academy. Every year, the congressman can nominate up to 10 candidates from his district to be considered for appointment at the United States Air Force, Merchant Marine, Military, and Naval Academies. "I am   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs -- released the following statement after voting for the Antisemitism Awareness Act, legislation to combat the rise in antisemitic discrimination and hate speech on college campuses. "For the last week, Americans have watched in horror as college campuses were taken over by far-left activist groups intent  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced new legislation to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The Kids Off Social Media Act updates legislation Murphy introduced last spring and would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding al  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 27 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: On Saturday, April 27, 2024, Congressman Al Green announced Julia Xiao as the 2024 Ninth Congressional District Art Competition Winner at a community meeting and reception hosted at Houston Community College's South Campus. The Congressional Art Competition received 35 submissions from high school students across the Ninth Congressional District, which straddles Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Brazoria C  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced over $1 million in federal funds to Black Mamas ATX through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Healthy Start Program, which will be used to enhance community-based operations and further support prenatal and postpartum services for mothers. "These funds to address maternal health are especially needed here, since Texas has on  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) announced $1,879,156 in federal funding for the People's Community Clinic he helped secure through the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Program. The funds will support essential operational costs enabling the clinic to continue offering comprehensive primary care services across service delivery sites. "For decades, People's Com  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined Westside leaders and housing advocates to celebrate his office securing nearly $3 million for affordable housing projects in San Antonio in this year's Congressional budget. "Housing is a fundamental right, and people not only have a right to live -- but to live well," said Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas). "The people who build, serve, and make San A  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following statement on the arrests at the University of Texas at Dallas Campus, on May 2, 2024: * * * "Pro-Hamas riots have taken American universities hostage this week, where vile antisemitic havoc has been on full display," Congressman Keith Self said. "Texas universities must not be allowed to dissolve into anarchy, and I applaud the decisive action taken by local law enforcement to detain individuals engaged in criminal activity   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after voting on H.R. 6090: "Anti-Semitism is evil. It has been the driving ideology behind some of the worst atrocities in human history, and it has no place in a decent and civilized society. It especially has no place whatsoever in any educational institution that receives taxpayer funding, an issue that has once again been pushed to the  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) led a group of 17 GOP House members demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas release a report on the total number of illegal aliens currently residing within the United States. The Representatives wrote in a letter, "The American people deserve an exact accounting of the number of illegal aliens residing in the country, especially if the federal go  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas), and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) to discuss President Biden's anti-American energy agenda and House Republicans' legislation this week  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) hosted a school safety and security roundtable in Washington, D.C. Congressman Gonzales is the founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan School Safety and Security Caucus. Members of the caucus work with educators, law enforcement personnel, school safety experts, and parents to foster safer classrooms for children across the United States. "Du  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: During remarks to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) emphasized the importance of adding a nonstop flight from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Under federal law, direct flights to and from DCA are limited to a perimeter of 1,250 miles outside the airport, unless the federal government mak  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)joined Senator Joni Erst (R-IA) in calling on President Joe Biden to suspend his use of TikTok as long as it is owned by a Chinese company. Last week, President Biden signed legislation into law to end the national security risk TikTok poses. Despite doing so, his campaign doubled down on continuing to use the app. "Despite signing legislation into law acknowledging the nationa  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)joined Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC-03),along with Congressmen Michael Burgess (R-TX-26) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-03) in reintroducing legislation to permanently extend telehealth services for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). On December 31, 2024, Medicare telehealth flexibilities for FQHCs and RCHs, which were previously exte  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne introduced the Hamas Supporters Have No Home Here Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by expanding removability from the United States to include any crime committed during participation in a pro-terrorist or antisemitic rally. Foreign students and individuals are involved in planning, supporting, and attending these anti-American and antisemitic   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Greg Casar (TX-35), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and 30 of their colleagues released a letter to the House Committee on Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, urging them to direct federal agencies to not participate in or support the implementation of Operation Lone Star in Texas or similar efforts in other states in the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bill. "Under   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) led a bipartisan letter with 18 Members of Congress encouraging Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Matt Cartwright (D-PA) of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee to continue robust funding to provide the Protecting Our Lives by Initiating COPS Expansion (POL  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced new legislation to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The Kids Off Social Media Act updates legislation Schatz introduced last spring and would set a minimum  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) blasted the Biden administration for their bungled roll-out of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process, which was delayed for months, has hindered high school seniors' ability to plan for and afford college, and has resulted in a more than 40 percent drop in the number of submissions from Texas high schoolers. Excerpts of Sen. Cor  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on April 30, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the anti-Israel protests at college campuses across the country, including at the University of Texas at Austin, and highlighted the letter he sent with 26 of his Senate GOP colleagues to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Patricia de Stacy Harrison, the President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), questioning her about taxpayer-funded National Public Radio's (NPR) reporting, which has become increasingly liberal and partisan in recent years. NPR receives taxpayer funding through CPB. CPB fa  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised today's Senate vote to proceed to considering the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a bill that he authored with Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). The legislation represents a bicameral, bipartisan agreement that will meaningfully address the challenges facing the aviation industry that have become abundantly c  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took to the Senate floor today to praise the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, a bill that he authored with Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). The legislation represents a bicameral, bipartisan agreement that will meaningfully address the challenges facing the aviation industry that have become abundantly clear to the t  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - the ranking member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation - today spoke on the Senate Floor regarding the bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a long-term reauthorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 was introduced by Sen. Moran and the leaders of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Sens. Maria C  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: Following months of negotiations between Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) an agreement has been reached on a final bill to reauthorize the Federal Av  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee nominations session, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thanked the Coast Guard for quickly addressing a serious problem his office uncovered regarding the Coast Guard's use of illegal nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), including with victims of sexual assaults. Fol  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) are leading a bipartisan coalition of their colleagues in introducing The Kids Off Social Media Act, legislation to keep kids off addictive social media and help protect them from its harmful effects. The Kids Off Social Media Act updates   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement on May 2, 2024: * * * In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband hearing titled "The Future of Broadband Affordability," Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted how the Biden administration and the Federal Communications Commission have sabotaged their stated goal of making hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "What Can Congress Do to Address the Severe Shortage of Minority Health Care Professionals and the Maternal Health Crisis?" at 10 a.m. on May 2, 2024, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Hon. Laphonza Butler, United States Senator, California * Hon. Michael C. Burgess, MD, United States Congressman, Twenty Sixth Congressional District, Texas   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news: Continuing their push to improve the quality of veterans' health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently led a group of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The Senators'   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) released the following joint statement upon reaching agreement on a fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and U.S. Congressmen Brian Babin (TX-36) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statements on introduction of the NASA Streamlining Partnerships for Research and Education for Engineering and Science (SPREES) Act, which would streamline the process for NASA to partner with federal agencies to invest in scientific or engineering research and education:   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), today introduced legislation to enhance support for U.S. diplomats and officials seeking to secure Mexican compliance with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado, Tijuana, and Rio Grande Rivers. This legislation would make sure future deliveries of water by Mexico are predictable and rel  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott joined his colleagues in a press conference to condemn the rampant antisemitic and pro-Hamas protests at universities and colleges around the country. Joining Senator Scott were Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebras  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Continuing their push to improve the quality of veterans' health care, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) recently led a group of their colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The Senators' Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medi  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, "Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom, & Rule of Law?" on Tuesday, May 7th. What: Hearing - "Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom, & Rule of Law?" Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Time: 10:00am ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Witnesses: Chri  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: On Monday, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 7032, the "Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act," by a voice vote. This is the second bill of the 118th Congress that maintains sole House Budget Committee jurisdiction to pass the House Floor under suspension. H.R. 7032 will maintain confidentiality, provide much-needed clarity t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced a resolution designating April as National Safe Digging Month. The resolution aims to build awareness of safe digging practices that protect homeowners and utility workers from damaging underground utility lines during excavation projects. "As Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on   more