WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.R. 192, To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia: "Allowing non-citizens to vote in elections is unacceptable and un-American - it incentivizes more illegal immigration, rewards Biden's open border policies, and, worst of all, it dilute  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) held a hearing titled "Breaking Up Health Care Monopolies: Examining the Budgetary Effects of Health Care Consolidation," during which the Committee focused on the budgetary effects of increasing health care consolidation and explored policy solutions to enhance competition, reduce health care costs, and expand patient choices. Click HERE to watch Chairma  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: After the Senate once again failed to pass its "border security" legislation, which would accept 1.8 million illegal immigrants a year, codify catch and release, expand Mayorkas' parole abuse, and empower human trafficking, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement: "The Senate's self-proclaimed 'toughest border security measures' bill is all show and no go. "In fact, the House alread  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Farm bill passed out of the House Agriculture Committee this week: "Congratulations to Chairman Thompson and the House Ag Committee for passing a Farm Bill out of committee. Their leadership in starting this process is critical to delivering a final product. Our producers have faced major challenges - historic drought, inflation,   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: New Strain of Avian Flu Infecting American Cattle For First Time; First Report of Cow-To-Human Avian Flu Transmission in April As avian flu proliferates nationwide - and with cases now confirmed among humans and cattle - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a virtual press conference to call on the White House to share its coordination efforts to control the outbreak and prepare for potential further   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: [HARTFORD, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Chris Murphy (D-CT), joined Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The senators' Fis  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Budget Committee Health Care Taskforce, joined the House Budget Committee hearing on "Breaking Up Health Care Monopolies: Examining the Budgetary Effects of Health Care Consolidation." During the hearing, Congressman Burgess highlighted the Democrats' one size-fits-all approach to health care has had detrimental effects on consolidation in U.S  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) delivered opening remarks at the Committee hearing titled "Breaking Up Health Care Monopolies: Examining the Budgetary Effects of Health Care Consolidation." This hearing is focused on the budgetary effects of increasing health care consolidation and exploring policy solutions to enhance comp  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Today, on the two-year mark of the Robb Elementary school tragedy, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragan honors the victims of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. "Two years ago today, America was shaken to its core as 19 innocent children, most of them Latino, and two courageous teachers, were murdered in a senseless act of gun violence in their tight-knit community.  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Biden Administration's Failure to Consider Small Businesses." Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today's hearing. "Since day one, this Administration has unleashed a regulatory onslaught on Main S  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSres) -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released a full staff report on the Committee's 15-month investigation into federal agencies' compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Chairman Williams issued the following statement. "This 15-month long investigation conducted by ou  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced a total of $7,942,245 in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 18 Public Housing Authorities (PHA) throughout South Texas. The grants are provided by HUD's Capital Fund Program which provides annual funding to eligible PHA's to support construction, renovation, or modernization of public housing their respective commu  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Last night, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and her House Armed Services Committee (HASC) colleagues advanced out of committee H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 which included key provisions introduced and championed by Congresswoman Escobar for El Paso and Fort Bliss. To ensure the United State  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Ranking Member Lou Correa, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to the Attorneys General and chief financial officials of Texas and Florida seeking information about how their states' laws against responsib  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Following reports of illegal electioneering at Biden's Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, is working to stop the SBA from using taxpayer dollars for political activity. She recently joined Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, in demanding calendar records from SBA leaders   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement the Biden Administration announced plans to release 1 million barrels of gasoline from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a politically-motivated move: "The Biden administration has put Americans last with his failed energy policies. President Biden treats  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Health Care Task Force Chair Michael Burgess (R-TX), and members of the House Budget Committee held a hearing titled "Breaking up Health Care Monopolies: Examining the Budgetary Effects of Health Care Consolidation." Today's hearing brought together House Budget Committee members and health  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House Budget Committee held a markup of five bills regarding Budget Process Reform. All five bills were reported favorably out of the Committee to the House. These bills will reform the budget process and help ensure American taxpayers monies are not being wasted. The bills marked up include: H.R. 8341, the "Cost Estimates Improvement Act." Sponsors:   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Chief of Staff Thomas Barthold requesting a comprehensive analysis of the budgetary effects of making permanent the enhanced Obamacare subsi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Homeland Security Committee Mark Green (R-TN) issued the following statement on the Biden administration's determination that the Cuban regime is in compliance with U.S. counterterrorism efforts. "The Biden administration's decision to declare the communist Cuban  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) delivered opening remarks at the committee's hearing with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Chairman McCaul emphasized that the United States must return to President Reagan's doctrine of achieving peace through strength amidst the Biden administration's weakness   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at the full committee markup in support of the bipartisan and committee passed H.R. 8315, the "Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Critical Exports Act" (ENFORCE Act). During his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted the enormous impact artifi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 21, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on findings by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) detailing the extent to which the Taliban is benefitting from U.S. taxpayer dollars since they took over Afghanistan in August 2021. "Since the Biden administrat  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the death of Majd Kamalmaz, an American humanitarian and psychologist, following his wrongful detention by the Assad regime in Syria. "This week we found out Majd Kamalmaz, a Texan wrongfully detained in Syria in 2017, died while held hostage  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Emily Loeb, counsel to former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, requesting Psaki's testimony before the committee on the Biden administration's catastrophic Afghanistan withdrawal, which led to the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers. In his letter, Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at the Full Committee markup in support of H.R. 8437, the "Maintaining Our Ironclad Commitment to Israel's Security Act." Chairman McCaul emphasized the critical need to ensure Congress is appropriately notified and consulted on any pause delay in a  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a full committee markup in support of H Res. 616, to express his support for the people of Afghanistan. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul emphasized the importance of working with our allies to pressure the Taliban to end its ceaseless huma  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and House Homeland Security Committee Mark Green (R-TN) issued the following statement on the Biden administration's determination that the Cuban regime is in compliance with U.S. counterterrorism efforts. "The Biden administration's decision to declare the communist Cuban  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) sent a letter to President Biden urging the administration to implement the REPO Act ahead of the G7 finance ministers' meeting this week. The REPO Act, w  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 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, fourth, and fifth tranches of transcribed int  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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), Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL), and Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) sent a letter to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma memorializing the Biden administration's contradict  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, released the following opening remarks from a hearing dated may 7, 2024, entitled "Ensuring Safety and Reliability: Examining the Reauthorization Needs of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration": * * * Today's hearing will examine the need to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on May 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement after the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its intention to not sell the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) portfolio as advised by independent consultants. "A third-party consultant, paid for  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released the full Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Michigan Department of State (MDOS), along with relevant Committee evidence regarding the ongoing investigation. Chairman Williams and Senator Joni  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) penned an op-ed laying out a Republican vision for American healthcare freedom. Some key quotes are below: "Deductibles and hospital visits have more than doubled in the last 15 years. These costs have outpaced inflation, and every day Americans are forced to eat the increases without any corresponding increase in quality." "We will not lower health care prices withou  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today grilled U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the Biden administration's foreign policy disasters, from President Biden expressing condolences to Iran for the death of the brutal President Raisi to Biden's decision to delay a shipment of military aid to Israel. During the hearing, Sen. Cruz said, "Mr. Secretary, you have presided over the worst foreig  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) President Dan Stein penned an op-ed calling on Senate Democrats to pass the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2). Some key quotes are below: "H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, is the strongest border security legislation to pass a body of Congress and undoubtedly would have drastically reduced illegal crossings and the re  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) sent a letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the recent alert from the EPA on cybersecurity vulnerabilities at community water systems across the United States. The revelations outlined in the alert, particularly water systems failing to adequately address cybersecurity risks, highlight the urgent need for examination   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need to curtail the pernicious practice of "judge shopping" following a North Texas District Court decision to block the implementation of commonsense gun safety rules, including closing dangerous loopholes in our background checks system. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (May 23, 2024) - 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 applauded the passage of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act through the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce. Sena  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced that Christian Araiza from Brazos County is the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Texas' 10th Congressional District. Christian-- a 12th grade student -- titled his artwork "Eve's Embrace." "Congratulations to Christian, the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Texas' 10th Congressional District," said Rep. McCau  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced his support for the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, the newly-released farm bill, which would authorize funding for an array of agricultural and food programs through 2029. "Texas is home to more than 230,000 farms and ranches -- more than any other state by far," said Rep. McCaul. "That's why Texans understand, appreciate, and take  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) voted for the CBDC Ant-Surveillance State Act, legislation he also cosponsored, which protects Americans' right to financial privacy by preventing the Biden administration from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). "As chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I've seen how dictators wield financial tools like CBDCs to control, coerce, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: HARTFORD- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, in introducing bipartisan legislation to authorize several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) construction projects across the nation. The senators' Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affair  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) and Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Thomas Faust, the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC) regarding the department's treatment of Ronald "Colton" McAbee. On September 5, 2022, an altercation occurred between Mr. McAbee and Lieutenant Crystal Lancaster, a DOC employee, that resulted in the discharge of chemical mu  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Pfluger's legislation by a bipartisan vote of 262-143 to block noncitizens from voting in D.C. In 2022, the D.C. Council enacted the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act, which allows noncitizens, including illegal immigrants, to vote in D.C. local elections. "Free and fair elections are a prerequisite for a healthy republic," said Rep. August  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) held an unveiling and dedication ceremony for CongressRam Pfluger, a new art installation by renowned local artist Raul Ruiz outside the San Angelo Congressional office. Submissions from the 2024 Congressional Art Competition were also on display for public viewing. Rep. August Pfluger: "CongressRAM Pfluger represents the pillars and foundation of the 11th Distri  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Congressman Al Green penned a letter to President Biden urgently seeking support for storm recovery in Houston and surrounding counties in the state of Texas. The missive highlights the pressing need for federal assistance in several counties whose requests are awaiting approval. It stresses that critical aid is necessary to speed the restoration of services and to commence  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, introduced an amendment to the Farm Bill (H.R.8467) to state that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will not contract with meat packing facilities that engage in "serious, repeated, or pervasive" illegal child labor. After debate of the amendment ended around 12:10 a.m. EST, when some U.S. children ar  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Duval County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC was made possible by $2,965,800 in Community Project Funding secured by the Congressman in FY23. "When disaster strikes, it's important that our first responders have proper facilities and accommodations to respond effectively. The new Emergency Operations Center wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, fought to secure critical federal funding for servicemembers in the initial 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies government funding bill. The bill was marked up and voted out of the House Appr  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced an amendment to H.R.4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century (FIT) Act, to ensure that Americans who choose to invest in cryptocurrency have reasonable consumer protections. Casar's amendment would ensure that Americans who invest in crypto have similar -- rather than fewer -- protections as those Americans who invest in   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, outlined what an actual pro-worker Farm Bill would look like during the bill markup: Remarks as Delivered: "Today, we're discussing a Republican Farm Bill proposal that, in my view, not only fails small farmers and ranchers, but fails American workers. "In fact, in today's 954-page draft bill, the word "wo  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, warned that the House Republicans' partisan approach to the Farm Bill would make food insecurity in Austin, San Antonio, and the state of Texas even worse by making the largest cut to SNAP in 30 years. The House Agriculture Committee is set to markup and discuss the Farm Bill on Thursday. The draft introduced   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Yesterday, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) supported Texas' defense priorities during the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. Jackson issued the following statement in support of the legislation, which passed out of committee by a vote of 57-1. The NDAA is expected to be considered on the House Floor in the comi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) demanded Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas release an update on the number of known or suspected terrorists who have crossed the southern border. Representative Roy wrote in a letter, "I write with serious concerns regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) apparent withholding of vital information on known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) crossi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Last week, Rep. Van Duyne reintroduced the "Caring for Mothers Act" to empower pregnant mothers who choose adoption over abortion. The Caring for Mothers Act would give women access to health care by allowing families who are adopting a newborn child to put the pregnant mother onto the adopting parents' insurance plan during the time of the pregnancy and for one year postpartum. "Pregnancy is no small feat   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Representative John Carter announced that he secured $1.6 million for the Bell County Diversion Center in the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill that was recently signed into law. The Diversion Center gives law enforcement officers another option outside jail facilities or local hospitals to help individuals suffering from mental health crises. "As a former judge, I've wit  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the severe storms that hit Houston and the eastern part of Texas with heavy rains, wind, and flooding, affecting millions of people and resulting in the loss of eight Texans' lives. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "Houston and southeast Texas are no strangers to hurricanes and natural disasters, but this was something altogether   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden's plan to allow the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to expire at the end of 2025, which would raise taxes for more than 60% of American households and further burden small businesses and hardworking families already suffering from high inflation. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "We're about six months out from the next elec  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) participated in a press conference with a group of his Senate Republican colleagues to discuss the national security implications of President Biden's failure to secure the border and Senate Democrats bringing the border bill to the floor for a vote three months after it previously failed in a blatant attempt to fool the American people into thinking Democrats care   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports hearing titled "Examining the Roadway Safety Crisis and Highlighting Community Solutions," Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted how the Biden administration has failed to build new, safer roads t  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), along with U.S. Representatives Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), sent President Biden a letter urging the administration to implement the REPO Act ahead of the G7 finance ministers' meeting this week. The REPO Ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after the Senate voted in a bipartisan manner to pass a resolution he authored disapproving of a Department of Energy rule on gas furnace efficiency standards. The rule would effectively ban non-condensing gas furnace models, dramatically increasing costs for American families. About the vote, Sen. Cruz said, "Today was a win for Texas families, and indeed fam  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), along with 19 of their Senate colleagues, introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing May 28, 2024, as the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol. Text is below. "Recognizing May 28, 2024, as the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol and commending the service of the U.S. Border Patrol to the United States people. Whereas the Mounted Guard was   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on May 23, 2024: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), James Lankford (R-OK), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) today introduced the Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of (DETECT) Fentanyl and Xylazine Act, which would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct research and development, testing, and evaluation on equipment that would help law enforcement better   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the IVF Protection Act to ensure that states do not prohibit access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services. The bill does not compel any person or organization to provide such services, and permits states to ensure appropriate health and safety standards regarding the practice of IVF. Under the language of the bill, states would be ineligible to receive   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Last week, H.R. 8195, the "Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP) Act of 2024" was reported by the House Budget Committee to the House with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 16-9. "The SAP Act," sponsored by Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), would provide transparency on unchecked administrative  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Last week, the House Budget Committee marked up five additional budget process reform bills, including H.R. 8341, the "Cost Estimates Improvement Act." The bill was favorably reported by the House Budget Committee on a bipartisan vote of 17 ayes to 7 nays. The "Cost Estimates Improvement Act," sponsored by Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), Rep. Ed Case (D-HI)  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Last week, H.R. 8342, the "Improper Payments Transparency Act" was favorably reported by the House Budget Committee on a bipartisan vote of 18-7. The "Improper Payments Transparency Act," led by Budget Process Reform Task Force Chairman Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA),would direc  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Last week, the House Budget Committee marked up five additional budget process reform bills, including H.R. 8343, the "Enhancing Improper Payment Accountability Act of 2024." The bill was favorably reported by the House Budget Committee on a bipartisan vote of 18 ayes to 7 nays. The "Enhancing Improper Payment Accountability Act," sponsored by Rep. Bla  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Last week, the House Budget Committee marked up five additional budget process reform bills, including H.R. 8372, the "Debt Per Taxpayer Information Act." The bill was favorably reported by the House Budget Committee on a bipartisan vote of 21 ayes to 4 nays. The "Debt Per Taxpayer Information Act," sponsored by Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), would   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) announced he submitted 15 North Texas projects for consideration to the House Appropriations Committee for fiscal year 2025. This includes funding for public safety, law enforcement, first responders, educational services, parks, health systems and transportation and infrastructure at DFW Airport, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the University of Texas at Dallas, the Dallas Police De  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 43 Senate Republicans in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' rule on the definition of "Engaged in the Business" as a Dealer in Firearms, which ignores the law and congressional intent. The Biden Administration's proposed rule f  more