WASHINGTON, June 21 -- 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 Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today sent a letter today to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Ba?ka regarding a report that the agency allowed Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today introduced the Border Workforce Improvement Act. The bill calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to conduct an assessment of staffing needs at  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, supported the committee's bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The bill is a two-year authorization of projects that improve critical water resources infrastructure to protect human health, restore natural ecosystems and boost the U.S. economy. Allred prioritized local  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Biden administration's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) rule, which would add six additional species of freshwater mussels - the Guadalupe fatmucket, Texas fatmucket, Guadalupe orb, Texas pimpleback, Balcones spike, and false spike - found in Texas to the Endangered Species List and the Texas fawnsfoots  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led over a dozen Members of Congress in pushing back against the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule entitled "Clean Power Plan 2.0", which would issue new regulatory requirements for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants. The members wrote in part,"This new rule impermissibly intrudes directly into states' responsibilitie  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement in response to last night's presidential debate. "If anyone came away from last night still somehow under the guise that Joe Biden is mentally sound, they are living in a fantasy world," said Babin. "THIS is why we've been pushing for cognitive tests for Biden since he first came into office. It should be clear to everyone  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senators John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis and U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY) joined Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK) in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v SEC, requesting the court vacate the agency's radical climate rule. This climate rule would be disastrous for Wyoming energy producers who would be buried in r  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Senators John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis and U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY) joined Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK) in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v SEC, requesting the court vacate the agency's radical climate rule. This climate rule would be disastrous for Wyoming energy producers who would be buried in  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, was 2.6 percent for the month of May. Since President Biden took office, prices have increased 19.3 percent. This means that the average family of four is paying an additional $17,080 per year or $1,42  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its final estimate for economic growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. The report found that real U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by just 1.4 percent. This finding underscores that President Biden's failed economic policies have been a disaster for the economy. Chairman Arrington's Statement on GDP Growt  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the Rules Committee, announced Vamika Bangarukathi as the 2024 Congressional Art Competition winner for her oil painting entitled, "Land of My Dreams". Vamika is a rising senior at Hebron High School in Carrollton. This annual congressional competition is open to public, private, and home-schooled high school students in the 26th Congressional Distric  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, released a statement following the 2024 Presidential Debate. "Tonight's debate has been a crucial step in the right direction as Americans decide their next leader this November," said Chairman Burgess. "Americans are experiencing loose borders, record high inflation, rise in crime, and international security risks every s  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, recently joined 34 Members of Congress in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC requesting the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacate the agency's climate disclosure rule. U.S. Senator Kev  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), U.S. Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK-01), and colleagues filed a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC, requesting the Court vacate the agency's Climate Rule. The amicus brief argues the Climate Rule would greatly increase the burdens placed on publicly traded companies in ways that will ultimately harm investors   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Chief of Staff Thomas Barthold responded to a letter sent by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), which requested a comprehensive analysis of the budgetary effects of m  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Small Business announced its July hearing schedule. Full Committee Hearing: "Main Street Realities: Examining the Current Economic Landscape in America" * Date & Time: Wednesday, July 10th at 10:00 AM ET * Location: Hearing Room, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building Joint Subcommittee Hearing with Veterans' Affai  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Today, Chairman Roger Williams (R-TX) led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Under the Microscope: Examining the Censorship-Industrial Complex and its Impact on American Small Businesses." Chairman Williams issued the following statement regarding today's hearing. "For over a year now, the Committee has been investigating t  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Congressman Jake Ellzey, member of the Defense Subcommittee, proudly announces the successful passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Act. This critical legislation secures a total discretionary allocation, marking an increase over the Fiscal Year 2024 level, and aligns with the Fiscal Responsibility Act's limits. Refocusing on the Core Mission The Defense Appropriations Ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Kingsville, Texas- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that Kleberg County has been awarded a $1,400,000 investment from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the construction of a 14.5-acre industrial park and transportation hub. This project is part of EDA's 2023 Disaster Supplement Funding program which aims to boost industrial business growth in response to recent nat  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a letter to the Dutch Government urging them to help return several items of tribal patrimony currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen (Museum) in the Netherlands back to the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe (Pueblo) in El Paso, Texas. The bicameral letter, signed by 2 Senators and three additional Representatives, upholds the U.S. Congress' passage o  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8774; the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8752; and the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025, H.R. 8771, partisan government funding bills that harm women's health, fail to secure our border, weak  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade: "Since the Dobbs decision, the health care crisis in Texas and around the country has only gotten worse," said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. "Women experiencing pregnancy com  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, sent a congressional oversight letter to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani. The letter requested information relevant to the decision to prosecute whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim, who exposed a Texas hospital's gender transition procedures being performed on  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz announced on Monday a more than $5 million Department of Transportation grant for the Chapin Street Corridor Planning Project in Edinburg. This project will fund the preliminary engineering for the redesign of approximately 3.8 miles of Chapin Street from Trooper Moises Sanchez Boulevard (SH 336) to I-69C. The design work will bring about significant roadway upgrades, incl  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's hearing on VA's National Work Queue system, the   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After Funding Circle voluntarily surrendered the Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license it wrongly received from the Biden Small Business Administration (SBA), Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) released the following statement: "As we have been saying from the moment it was announced,  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, following Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher's (TX-07) advocacy, the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which instructs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to complete the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study (BBTRS). The completion of the BBTRS will allow for the full evaluation of an underground wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chair Emeritus of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement following the passage of three Appropriations funding bills for fiscal year 2025.* "These Appropriations bills provide critical funding for America's war fighters and create and support jobs in the North Texas defense industry," said Representative Kay Granger. "The bills also pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (N.M.) is cosponsoring two bipartisan bills, both led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), to strengthen border security at ports of entry: The Securing America's Ports of Entry Act would fully staff America's airports, seaports, and land ports of entry by requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to hire at least 600 additional officers a   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: This week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), held a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). The hearing featured witn  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined "Squawk Box" on CNBC to discuss the recent update to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for fiscal years (FY) 2024-2034. This is an update to its February baseline. CBO now projects that deficit spending for FY24 will reach a staggering $1.9 trillion, an estimate that is $400   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin naming Derek Chollet as the department's new chief of staff. Chollet was nominated as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, but his nomination has stalled due to serious concerns with his previo  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks on the House Floor honoring the sacrifice of the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed as a result of the Biden administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. During last night's presidential debate, President Joe Biden lied, claiming to be the only president  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) issued the following statement on the Kenyan security forces arriving in Haiti to quell rampant gang violence there as violent protests erupted in Kenya's capital, Nairobi. "Concern that Kenya would   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, issued the following news release: Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). As prepared for de  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD's Struggling Background Check System." Subcommittee Chairman Sessions discussed how the   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Legislation that includes language to withhold U.S. funding to Mexico until it meets its legally obligated water payments to the U.S. passed the House on Friday, underscoring the urgent need for action. The legislation passed a day after Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) led a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture urging faster relief payments to sugar growers who lost their livelihoods due to Mexi  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Loper Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn its decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. "Main Street America has felt the weight of President Biden's administrative st  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, issued the following joint statement on Funding Circle voluntarily withdrawing their Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license. "A  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sens. 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. Reps. Scott Perry (R-Penn.-10) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.-1) are have now introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Upon the House introduction, Sen. Cruz said, "IVF is a medical miracle that has brought the joy of paren  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Hyde-Smith Previously Critical of SEC Rule Forcing Companies to Submit Climate-Related Info Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and others in filing a bicameral amicus brief against a final rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions data. The bicame  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security -- joined "America's Newsroom" on Fox News to discuss the devastating effects of President Biden's border crisis, including the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston, Texas. On the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston, Texas: "The Houston DA's office [in] Harris County i  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security -- released the following statement on new reports that an ISIS-affiliated smuggling network brought more than 400 illegal immigrants to the U.S. "The Biden administration is so concerned with the optics of detaining individuals who willingly broke U.S. law that it has dismantled our vetting   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) praised the passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. This piece of legislation supports and protects critical water resources and infrastructure across the United States and Texas. "I am glad to see this bill pass out of committee to provide critical support for Texas' po  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) - chairman emeritus of the House Homeland Security Committee - voted for the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for the Fiscal Year 2025. "Americans have watched in horror this week as terrorists and violent criminals benefitted from President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas' open border," said Rep. McCaul. "I was proud to support House Republicans' Depart  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted for the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Bill. "Protecting U.S. national security is one of my greatest responsibilities," said Rep. McCaul. "I am committed to supporting the men and women who defend our country, and I was pleased that the 2025 Defense Appropriations Act includes a pay raise f  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Planned Parenthood clinics in Western Washington report longer wait times for care due to influx of patients from Idaho, Texas, Florida, and 19 other states. SEATTLE, WA - On the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined health care providers and advocates at Harborview Medical Center for a press conference on how Washington state's medical system is handling  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine that required courts to defer to the legal interpretations of unelected bureaucrats. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "The unelected administrative state has been running roughshod over Congress for decades implementing burdensome rules and regulations on American industries--especially th  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the Justice Department's use of a federal obstruction statute leveled against scores of people on January 6th, 2021. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "The Supreme Court ruling demonstrates the overcharging and excessive punishment of some January 6th defendants. I stand for equal treatment and due process f  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) Chairman of the U.S. Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, is working to root out political bias within the U.S. intelligence community. Congressman Pfluger sent a letter with House Homeland Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas decrying the department's re  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) recently sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Meta Platforms, and Javier Olivan, Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms, asking for answers related to the decision of proactively opting users out of recommended "political and social content" across Instagram and Threads. In the letter, the lawmaker  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court's ruling on Fischer v. United States: "The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Fischer v. United States is a victory for the rule of law and a major blow to Joe Biden's weaponized Department of Justice (DOJ)," said Congressman Nehls. "SCOTUS's ruling reasserts that Congress, not rogue prosecut  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) releases the following statement after sitting in on the House Agriculture Committee Republicans' closed-door, corporate-backed child labor roundtable with meat packing industry associates. "Child labor has been illegal in American plants since the 1930s. We should hold companies that get multi-million dollar contracts from the federal government, but  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- 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, released the following statement on House passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense appropriations bill: "As a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, my goal has been to support and fund our nation's military. The Department of Defense's (DOD  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) led 21 other Members of Congress on a letter urging the Biden Administration's Department of Energy (DOE) to establish more transfer capability between the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and its neighbors through the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) designation process. This letter represents an additional and new s  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13) sent a letter to President Joe Biden and to the Physician to the President, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, demanding that President Biden take a clinically validated drug test immediately before and after this week's Presidential debate and disclose the results to the public. Jackson said: "It's a terrible reality that I am having to send a letter demanding P  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) this week voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Defense Appropriations Act, a legislative package aimed at bolstering America's military readiness, deterring adversaries, and supporting military personnel and their families. "This legislation, like the FY25 NDAA, is a testament to our unwavering commitment to safeguarding America's interests and e  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) today voted in support of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Homeland Security Appropriations Act, a comprehensive bill to secure our Southern and Northern Borders and address the ongoing border crisis that has jeopardized the safety and security of every American. "This legislation is a critical step towards securing our borders and ending the Biden border cris  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) called upon the Department of Justice to provide details of the prosecution of Texas Children's Hospital whistleblower, Dr. Eithan Haim. Haim recently revealed that his employer, the Texas Children's Hospital, was performing illegal "transgender medical interventions" on minors. "This prosecution is just the latest example of how the Biden-Garland Justice Department is using the   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (TX-17) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD's Struggling Background Check System." Subcommittee Chairman Sessions discussed how the Department of Defense (DoD) has not delivered on its task to reform the federal personnel vetting system, which was initially supposed   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: ALBUQUERQUE -- U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) released the following statement on Juneteenth: "Today, on Juneteenth, we celebrate the joy and hope of freedom, rooted in our nation's darkest days--and the continued hope, resilience, and work ahead to achieve the true promise of justice and equity for all. "As we reflect on the events leading up to the celebration of Juneteenth and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) voted for the final passage of three Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Appropriations bills in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Gonzales is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and helped craft H.R. 8774, the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, H.R. 8752, the Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, and H.R.  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) issued the below statement following the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) identification of over 400 illegal immigrants who came into the United States through an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network. "We know for a fact that dangerous cartels and gangs have used our broken borders as a means to enter the United States. Now, we have conf  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced today that the House Appropriations Committee included funding for Texas' Fourteenth Congressional District in the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Appropriations bills. The following projects were approved by the full committee but await final passage by the full House of Representatives. If enacted, the bill would provide: $113,286,000 to the U.S. Army Corps o  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced a resolution calling on President Biden to designate July as "American Patriotism Month." This resolution seeks to celebrate patriotic pride and supports efforts to teach and display patriotism by highlighting heroic acts made by brave men and women throughout American history. "The divide in our country is clearer than ever, and there is  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) filed a bicameral amicus brief with colleagues in the House and Senate in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC, requesting the Court vacate the agency's Climate Rule. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a finalized rule in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions da  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and 21 members of Congress launched a new congressional caucus which aims to find effective, long-term solutions to humanely address irregular and forced migration around the world. The members of Congress, joined   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- 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) yesterday held a field hearing in Dallas, Texas titled, "Take It Down: Ending Big Tech's Complicity In Revenge Porn." During the hearing, victims of revenge and deepfake pornography as well as victim advocates and experts shared powerful testimony about how these incidents f  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) led their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), requesting the Court vacate the agency's Climate Rule. U.S. Representative Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) led the amicus brief in the House. The SEC adopted a finalized rule in March requiring publicly traded companies to   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- 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) is requesting the U.S. Office of Special Counsel investigate the Biden administration's requirement that states, localities, and even nonprofits seeking federal infrastructure grants display signs designed by the Biden campaign. In a letter to Special Counsel Hampton Y. Dell  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Constitution Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: "Today, the Supreme Court put an end to 'Chevron deference,' a precedent the Court set in 1984 which has allowed unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats to wield enormous power in d  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined fellow Senate Banking Committee member Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Representative Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01), and 32 additional Members of Congress in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC, requesting the United States Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Kenyan security forces arriving in Haiti to quell rampant gang violence there as violent protests erupte  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: BISMARCK - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a finalized rule in March requiring publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. This is the first time the SEC has published a rule requiring companies to submit climate-related information. Critics contend it is "unlawful several times over." Multiple lawsuits are pending in the Eighth Circuit, includin  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: New medical report shows infant mortality spike in Texas after extreme abortion ban--driven by a 23% increase in deaths due to birth defects Senator Murray: "It's hard to imagine the nightmare of waking up every day, with a pregnancy you know will end in heartbreak--but being unable to get medical care, unable to grieve, and unable to move forward because politicians won't let you." ICYMI: Murray, Schum  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter urging President Biden to rescind his executive action that would offer amnesty to illegal migrants who are unlawfully present in the United States: They wrote: "We have previously challenged the legality of your Administration's parole authority and have sought to reform this authority to ensure that decisions regarding parole are restored to Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, The Conference Board released its report evaluating the Consumer Confidence Index for June 2024. The report shows that consumer confidence fell in June, highlighting that Americans are concerned for their financial future. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(R) measures the optimism or pessimism of households about their financial s  more