WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today celebrated the grand opening of the General Dynamics defense industry plant in Mesquite. The new plant will initially employ 150 North Texans to produce munitions and is expected to have over 300 good-paying jobs when the plant reaches full production. This comes after Allred voted to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes funding to aid Ukraine against the   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: A range of industry groups today applauded a resolution authored and passed through the Senate last week by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, as it advances to the House of Representatives. The resolution disapproves of and reverses a rule by the Biden administration's Department of Energy on gas furnace efficiency standards, which would effe  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, which would others raise costs for energy customers and create a new burden for American families struggling with historic inflation. Sen. Cruz's bill specifically eliminates a new methane emissions fee created by the law. Upon introduction, Sen. Cruz said, "Joe Biden and Bid  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led his Way and Means Committee colleagues in demanding greater transparency regarding the Biden administration's new tariffs on China, their effectiveness, and potential retaliatory tariffs on American agriculture products. "For approximately half of the product categories receiving increased duties, China's share of overall U.S. imports is well below 10 percent, includ  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony charges: "This blatant political persecution of our nation's leading presidential candidate and weaponization of our justice system is a dangerous precedent in American politics and an all new low for our country. Fortunately, the American people - not this corrupt DA and K  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's trial verdict. "Every American knows this trial was rigged from the start," said Babin. "Donald Trump is being politically persecuted, and it CANNOT stand! Biden and the Democrats have weaponized the government and are destroying our nation and everything we hold dear. "Our future is on the   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its second estimate for economic growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. The report found that real U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.3 percent, .3 percentage points lower than forecasted last month. This finding underscores that President Biden's failed economic policies have been a disa  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, rose by 2.7 percent over the last year for the month of April. This is unchanged from March's 2.7 percent. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following st  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Pfluger introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the Biden Administration's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Listing the sagebrush lizard under the ESA is an incredible threat to energy production developed in the Permian Basin. Rep. Pfluger has worked diligently to protect the P  more

SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 29 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a press conference with Sugar Land leaders to highlight $1,000,000 in congressional funding she secured for the City of Sugar Land's Public Safety Training Facility. Congresswoman Fletcher was joined by Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman, Sugar Land Council Members Carol McCutcheon, William Ferguson, Nashaud Kermally, and Suzanne Whatley, S  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration released the following testimony by Physicians Foundation CEO Robert Seligson from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program": * * * Good Morning. My name is Robert Seligson and I serve as CEO of The Physicians Foundation. We are a nonprofit association comprised of 20 major medical societies across the U.S.,  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, the Conference Board released its report entitled, "Confidence Ticks Up after Three Straight Declines but Consumers Remain Anxious about the Future," evaluating Consumer Confidence for May 2024. The report described Consumers' perceived likelihood of a recession over the next 12 months rose for the second consecutive month in May. The Conference  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) released the following statement on the Biden administration's decision to partially reverse its policy to prohibit Ukraine from usi  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pennsylvania, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On April 30, 2024, criminal charges against Representative Henry Cuellar were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texa  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul landed in Taipei, Taiwan with a bipartisan congressional delegation to meet with the newly inaugurated Taiwan administration. The bipartisan delegation includes Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA), Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) landed in Singapore with a bipartisan congressional delegation to meet with senior defense officials at the 21st annual International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue. The bipartisan delegation includes Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks, Subcommittee  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- 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), Chief Deputy Whip Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), and eight of their House Republican colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding the deteriorating situation in Niger. McCaul, Reschenthaler, and their colleagues urged the Biden administ  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the House Armed Services Committee passed through committee the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included two of Congressman Jodey Arrington's (TX-19) amendments honoring 19-year-old Lubbock native Private Second Class Caleb "Smitty" Smither, who died on active duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Congressman Jodey Arrington's amendments: 1. Directs the A  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded today's passage of H.R. 192, legislation sponsored by Rep. Pfluger (R-Texas), which prohibits non-citizens from voting in District of Columbia local elections. "Voting is a pillar of American democracy and a constitutional right that undeniably needs to be p  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing legislation to repeal the natural gas tax included in the Biden administration's climate change law. S.4405 would repeal the section of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that authorizes a new fee on methane emissions from certain types of facilities in the oil and gas sector. The fee is a tax that escal  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: In Case You Missed It: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, visited Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the wins he secured for Texas in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. On the ground in Texas, Sen. Cruz also highlighted his new legislation, the IVF Protection Act. Read what Sen. Cruz had to say abo  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Singapore - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is seeking veterans, Gold Star Family Members, and active-duty military spouses for a position in his College Station district office. The person chosen for this position will work with Texas' 10th Congressional district's military and veteran constituents. They will handle veterans-related casework and act as a facilitator between constituents and federal,   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Singapore, Singapore - This week, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution recognizing May 2024 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. "In the United States, brain tumors are the leading cause of death for children with cancer, and it is estimated that 18,870 Americans will pass away this year alone because of a malignant brain tumor," said R  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, and Under Secretary Laurie Locascio, highlighting the lawmakers' new review of public comments on the agency's Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights and urging them to strengthen and finalize   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK -- Last month, North Dakota was joined by Montana, Texas, and Wyoming in filing a lawsuit in North Dakota Federal District Court challenging a rule finalized by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which establishes a new royalty on flared gas, institutes monthly limits on allowable flaring, and adds new application requirements for operators regarding their ability to capture natural gas before   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Last Friday, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) penned an Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting the Biden Administration's unilateral actions to expand big government, and further our nation's fiscal burden - all to advance the White House's political agenda. * * * Chairman Arrington Via the Washington Examiner: Via Washin  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for the 11th Congressional District of Texas: Killeen High School senior Emily Parsons with her piece titled "The American Dream." Emily's piece depicts a family, who are a symbol of American prosperity and happiness, at sunset. The winning creation will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building in D.C. for   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Pfluger joined 17 of his Republican colleagues on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee in introducing a resolution to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol. The Border Patrol's primary mission is to "detect and prevent the illegal entry of aliens into the United States." The resolution honors the men and women, past and present, who have dedicated their lives to   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: This weekend, President Biden signed the bipartisan Recruit and Retain Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), into law. This bipartisan legislation will address staffing shortages nationwide by enhancing law enforcement departments' access to hiring tools. Senator Coons is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 31 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: On Monday, May 20, 2024, Congressman Al Green penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona requesting an independent federal investigation into the alleged diversion of Texas school funds, possibly to schools outside of the State of Texas founded by Houston Independent School District (HISD) Superintendent Mike Miles as reported by Spectrum N  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Yesterday, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), responded to House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman's (R-MI) letter concerning the Administration's interpretation and implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023's Administrative Pay-As-You-G  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Under President Biden, the cost to service our national debt has skyrocketed. Since January 2021, spending on interest has grown by an astonishing 152 percent. For context, during the same period, spending growth for key areas: * 33 percent growth in spending for Social Security * 21 percent growth in spending for Medicaid * 15 percent growth in spending for Defense  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Greg Casar (TX-35) and Labor Caucus Co-Chairs U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) led 46 House Democrats in urging the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to swiftly investigate allegations of Google retaliating against unionizing workers. In a letter released today, the Members of Cong  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement regarding Donald Trump being found guilty on all 34 counts: "Trump is a convicted felon, found guilty by a jury of his peers on all 34 counts. Though sentencing and appeal will follow, no one, including this wannabe ruler, is above the law. Now he pretends to be the victim in order to inspire more wrongdoing, and the GOP conc  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 31, 2024: * * * In response to news that the Manhattan Supreme Court has found President Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York, Congressman Pat Fallon, commented: "We've just witnessed the pure weaponization of the judicial system by Democrats. It's clear now that if you are a political opponent of Joe Biden, you will be singled out and persecuted." "What's appalling is that a  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) joined San Antonio College (SAC) leaders, students, faculty, and staff to celebrate his office securing $1 million for the Empowerment Center in this year's Congressional budget. The $1 million in federal funds earmarked by the Congressman will be used by San Antonio College to build the new Empowerment Center to provide more low-income, at-risk, adult lear  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Last week, the House Committee on Agriculture passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 out of committee by a vote of 33-21. This critical legislation prioritizes production agriculture, restores locally led conservation programs, invests in our rural communities, and safeguards our food supply chain. Congressman Jackson issued the following statement in support of the important legislation. Re  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) offered his congratulations to the forty-three accomplished high school students across Texas' 21st Congressional District who achieved the Exceptional Senior Award (ESA).  ESA winners have consistently displayed high levels of character, leadership, integrity, and diligence. These virtues are evident through their philanthropic activities, academic success, and reputations among p  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) led a group of 12 Republican lawmakers demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclose details regarding a recent incident by two foreign nationals on a Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia. The lawmakers wrote,"A brazen attempt to infiltrate a military installation by foreign nationals from a terror-prone region  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement following House Republicans calling on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo to appear before Congress: "With this conviction, the American people have seen yet another step in radical progressive Democrats' weaponization of the justice system. It is contrary to representative government, the rule of law, and the foun  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement on Thursday evening following former President Donald Trump's trial verdict: "From the very beginning, this has been an obvious lawfare meant to weaponize the criminal justice system against former President Trump. This prosecution -- and judicial management of it -- represent a shameful affront to representative government and the rule of law. We mu  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) released the following statement after the jury returned with thirty-four guilty verdicts in the New York v. Trump case in Manhattan. Congressman Sessions said, "Today's jury decision in New York v. Trump is outrageous. The Federal Election Commission formally dropped its case on this same case over three years ago. Yet the Democrat lawfare apparat  more

IRVING, Texas, May 31 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) issued the following statement in response to a New York jury returning a guilty verdict against President Donald J. Trump: "This is a dark and deeply perilous day for our country as the weaponization of the judicial system has reached such a demented and fascist level that a former President and leading Presidential candidate has been politi  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, Chairman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced the Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, which would increase Congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve, including reporting the costs of their burdensome rulemakings on taxpayers. "For too long, the Biden administration has piled burdensome regulations onto our  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced a resolution reaffirming the House of Representatives' continued support for the Second Amendment and condemning the Biden administration's recent actions to strip Americans of the right to bear arms. "Our founding fathers envisioned a country where every citizen has the right to protect themselves, their property, and their family," said C  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) rule that redefines the definition of "sex discrimination" in health programs like Medicaid and Medicare and private insurance. Representative Roy said, "The Biden administration is mutilating the very meaning of 'sex' to include gend  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the verdict in President Donald Trump's Manhattan jury trial: "This verdict is a disgrace, and this trial should have never happened. "Now more than ever, we need to rally around President Trump, take back the White House and Senate, and get this country back on track. "The real verdict will be Election Day." * * * Ori  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty. Sen. Cruz said, "This is a dark day for America. This entire trial has been a sham, and it is nothing more than political persecution. The only reason they prosecuted Donald Trump is because Democrats are terrified that he will win reelection. This di  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- 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 U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) are asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to turn over documents and information regarding the Biden administration's decision to waste billions in taxpayer money on the failed Cali  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 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. Read the resolution below, or view the full text here. "Recognizing May 28, 2024, as the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol and commending the service  more