WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: DALLAS Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) has shown his ability to work with both parties and find common ground more than any other member of the Texas delegation by the Common Ground Committee(link is external). This was in recognition of his efforts to work across party lines on important issues to move the country forward. Allred earned a score of 76 out of 100 points, putting him in the top six percent of a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: DALLAS Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $1.6 billion investment in helping Texas Instruments expand operations. The funding, which helps expand operations in Sherman, Texas and Utah, is a result of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) championed. This is the third major investment in Texas since the CHIPS Act was signed into law two years ago. "The CH  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO On Thursday, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) joined CPS Energy in the Crownhill Acres neighborhood to celebrate a $1 million grant he secured to grow the Casa Verde Weatherization Program and help approximately 500 low-income homeowners qualify for no-cost, energy-saving home improvements. The celebration was held at the home of a Casa Verde beneficiary who has owned her home for nearly four d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statements after their Victims' Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims' VOICES) Act was signed into law. This critical bill ensures family members, legal guardians, and those appointed by the court who act on behalf of a victim during certain criminal court case proceedings  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX)and House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray requesting information about the arrest and charging of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran, regarding a failed assassination   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen opposes the Southeast Oklahoma Power Corporation's (SEOPC) attempts to build a hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River in LeFlore and Pushmataha Counties. SEOPC has ties to a Chinese Communist Party-linked individual and the project would require the eminent domaining of 35,000 acres of Oklahoma land, including many homes, farms, and ranches in the surrounding area that   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a longtime champion for Latino representation in American arts and entertainment, announced that his office is now accepting suggestions from the public for Latino songs and albums to shape his 2024 nominations to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. "From the earliest days of recorded sound, Latino musicians have made incredible   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN BENITO, TEXAS Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced further funding to improve and modernize Texas's water retention infrastructure. Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2 will receive $1.65 million through the Inflation Reduction Act. This is on top of the nearly $1 million that Congressman Gonzalez and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Deputy Commissioner Roque Sanchez announced earlier th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Today, Congressman Lance Gooden demanded answers from Google CEO Sundar Pichai related to the Kamala Harris campaign's use of Google search ads to manipulate news headlines in a deliberate attempt to mislead voters by falsely suggesting endorsements from major news publications. This is yet another disturbing example of election interference by the world's largest search engine. In the letter  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Deputy Director Jimmy Kirby hosted an event to help small business owners and leaders in the business community better understand the new beneficial ownership information reporting requirement. "I was glad to join Deputy Director Kirby to provide an opportunity for small  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 Administrator Dr. Erthea Nance, Alief ISD Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays, and Alief ISD Director of Transportation Richard Torres to highlight $7,900,000 in federal grant funding for Alief Independent School District (ISD) to purchase 20 electric school buses. "As we begin a new school year, I was glad   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: The Border Weather Resiliency Act requires Customs and Border Protection to create a strategy to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather The U.S. Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee approved Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema's Border Weather Resiliency Act legislation she introduced with Republican Senator John Cornyn (Texas) requiring Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to creat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) penned an Op-Ed in Fox News on the second anniversary of the passage of the Democrats' 'Inflation Reduction Act' (IRA). Under the Biden-Harris Administration's IRA, expenditures show the bill's tax breaks and special interest giveaways now cost the American taxpayer a total of $500 billion   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino's show America's Newsroom on Fox News to talk about his Op-Ed on the second anniversary of the Democrats' 'Inflation Reduction Act' (IRA) and Vice President Kamala Harris' economic policy plans. * * * Find highlights of key moments below: Chairman Arrin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Tomorrow, August 16, 2024, marks the second anniversary of the 'Inflation Reduction Act' (IRA) becoming law. Despite claims by Democrats, the IRA did not reduce inflation or the national deficit. On the contrary, the IRA's massive spending caused inflation to rise and projected 10-year deficits are over $6 trillion higher than when the IRA passed.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the 12th anniversary of Austin Tice's abduction in Syria. "Today marks 12 years since Austin Tice - a former U.S. Marine, freelance journalist, and Texan - was taken hostage by the Assad regime. While authoritarian regimes continue this dis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the administration's certification to Congress that Australia and the U.K. will be granted a defense trade exemption with the U.S. This exemption will remove significant red tape and administrative burdens on U.S. companies by relaxing the Intern  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the third anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's deadly and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, which left behind hundreds of American citizens, abandoned thousands of our Afghan allies, and, unforgivably, left 13 heroic U.S. serv  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the two-year mark since Ryan Corbett's wrongful detainment by the Taliban. Chairman McCaul called on the Biden-Harris administration to prioritize bringing Ryan home as his health deteriorates and he continues to be held in horrific conditions. "Two years   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Sydney, Australia - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement expressing frustration towards the Biden-Harris administration's failure to implement sanctions passed by Congress against an increasingly aggressive Iran. "While I'm glad the Biden-Harris administration issued formal notification  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterating his expectation the secretary publicly testify before the committee following the September release of its report on the Biden administration's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan. In his letter, Chairman McCaul outlines tha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to the State Department's failure to provide all documents central to the committee's investigation into a State Department grant promoting atheism overseas, which concerns possible violations of the Establishment Cl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, on Fox Business' Varney & Co., Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) discussed the need for House Republicans to force Senate action on noncitizen voting, and also his efforts to get answers about an illegal migrant charged with shooting at three San Antonio Police officers. Some key quotes from Representative Roy are below, and footage of the remarks can be found at the link here(link is external). * "D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for July, which showed year-over-year inflation at 2.9 percent. Since President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, prices have increased by a total of 19.4 percent. Chairman Arrington on Today  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) recently joined Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and the House Energy Export Caucus in demanding the Biden-Harris administration authorize liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits after a federal judge blocked the administration's ban on new permits. Congressman Pfluger said, "Since before coming to office, I made it my mission to enable   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the Supporting National Security with Spectrum Act, which fully funds the "Rip and Replace" program to remove Chinese equipment from our telecommunications networks. Without full funding, wireless and broadband providers across the United States will be saddled with billions of dollars in costs that could result in service blackouts and companies closing down. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: On Thursday, August 15, 2024, Congressman Al Green and leaders will address the controversial emergency healthcare executive order signed by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this month. Congressman Al Green believes that this action is part and parcel to Governor Abbott's simplistic Texas two-step immigration reform program to: 1. Keep them out and 2. Kick them out Congressman Al Green will explain  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Al Green held a press conference with Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Texas State Representative Gene Wu, President of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Dr. Sergio Lira, President of Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition (TMAC) Dr. Shin-Shem Steven Pei, and NAACP Houston Branch Representative Sylvia McCarter to discuss an executive order signed by Governor Greg   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) secured $2,509,264 in federal funding for Rio Grande City's public safety infrastructure and operations with local officials. "I'm excited to see the great things the city has done with this funding," said Dr. Cuellar, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. "The Community Project Funding has been instrumental in upgrading public safety in Rio Gr  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) presented the City of San Marcos with a more than $980,000 check to connect the east and west sides of the city, which will help students get to school safely while walking or biking on a new pathway. "Today, we're one step closer to connecting the east and west sides of San Marcos," said Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas). "No matter which part of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), and 74 other Members of Congress are calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to immediately implement the nation's first-ever federal heat rule, recently proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). L  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) demanded answers from the San Antonio Police Department on an illegal alien recently charged with shooting at three San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers in Texas' 21st congressional district. On July 28, 2024, three SAPD officers responded to a domestic violence call. The suspect was found lying in bed with a rifle by his side he opened fire on the responding of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today applauded an agreement between Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and the U.S. Department of Commerce to use up to $1.6 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act in support of three 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants (fab) already under construction--including its fab in Utah's Silicon Slopes. In February 2023, TI announced it had selected Lehi, Utah, as the s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics wrapped up on Sunday, and the United States once again stole the show. American athletes racked up 40 gold medals and 126 total medals, leaving second-place China trailing behind by 35 medals. But behind the stars and stripes, one state made a name for itself on the global stage: Texas. In a stunning display of superior athleticism and grit, Texas athletes br  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- 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 demanding answers about a nearly billion-dollar administrative slush fund that the Biden-Harris administration took from a program meant to help connect Americans to high-speed Internet. The administration withheld the money from its signature $42.45 billion Broadband Eq  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- 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 demanding answers from the director of National Park Service (NPS) regarding the Biden-Harris administration's failure to deploy adequate resources to prevent the pro-Hamas riot at Union Station last month. The protest turned violent at Columbus Circle, where rioters burn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- 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, and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, sent an oversight letter today to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. and Secret Service Vault Supervisor for the Forensic Services Division Matt   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- 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) issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to reverse course and honor Sen. Cruz's request that the Soros Fund Management takeover of Audacy be thoroughly vetted by the full Commission. According to FCC staff, Chairwoman Rosenwor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced their Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which would make it easier to combat and track illicit fentanyl manufacturing. The bill would help stop the production of counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills and help federal law enforcement act against cartels' illegal use  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: On May 22nd, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, along with the Republican Members of the Committee, released a staff report detailing the Biden Administration's failure to comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The following three statements are from industry experts and stakeholders who ap  more