WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: DALLAS Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that North Texas will receive over $14.5 million in funding from the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant program. This program was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Allred championed. "I championed this bipartisan legislation from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) marked the start of National Preparedness Month, during which she will serve as National Preparedness Month Congressional Co-Chair for 2024. This year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) set a National Preparedness Month theme focused on empowering Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities by removing barriers   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO AND EL PASO, TEXAS Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led nine of their colleagues in the Texas Congressional Delegation in a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to investigate recent incidents of voter suppression and intimidation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott. The letter wa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced an additional $17,955,991 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which financially supports border communities and entities providing humanitarian services to migrants. This funding will go directly to eligible local governments and non-federal entities throughout South Texas. This is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) unveiled a 36-page white paper titled: "America Invaded: How the Biden-Harris Border Crisis is Fundamentally Transforming the United States." The paper chronicles the damage inflicted on America due to President Biden and Vice President Harris' intentional border crisis. Representative Roy explains, "This document lays out the breadth and depth of the continuing damage to  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its jobs report for August 2024, which showed 142,000 new jobs were created in August. Chairman Arrington's Statement on August Jobs Report: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) responds to the August jobs numbers: "The Biden-Harris Administration's tax-and-spend policies have u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- 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: The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing this week titled "Assessing the Federal Government's Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires" to assess federal recovery efforts in Lahaina as the community responds to the devastating 2023 Maui wildfires that claimed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled, "Great Power Competition in Africa" on Wednesday, September 11th. What: Hearing - "Great Power Competition in Africa" Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Time: 10:00am ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Witness: The Hon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to press criminal charges against Hamas' terrorist leaders for the brutal murders of American citizens. "As a former federal prosecutor, I support DOJ's efforts to criminally charge Hamas' terrori  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following commentary to The Wall Street Journal on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Last Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal faulting the Biden-Harris administration for jeopardizing the trilateral security agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia (AUKUS) by maintaining unnecessary barrier  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul subpoenaed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for his refusal to appear before the committee to testify on the Biden-Harris administration's deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. Chairman McCaul's request dates back to May 23, 2024, when he first requested the secretary's commitmen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: On Monday, September 9th, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will hold a press conference to answer questions about his report detailing the findings of his three-year investigation into the Biden-Harris administration's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Date: Monday, September 9, 2024 Time: 4:30pm ET Location  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim report regarding Angel Matias Castellanos-Orellana, a 19-year-old Honduran national arrested in connection with the brutal assault of a 14-year-old girl and the repeated stabbing of a man during a robbery in Kenner, Louisiana  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- 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 Sept. 4, 2024: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today opened a subcommittee hearing titled "Assessing the Federal Government's Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires" by emphasizing Congress's goal to work closely with witnesses and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement regarding Vice President Harris' small business tax deduction proposal. "Over the last four years, we've seen what a Harris Administration means for small businesses: high inflation, an unprecedented regulatory onsla  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) penned an op-ed(link is external) on Breitbart calling for the Senate to pass the SAVE Act. Some key quotes from Representative Roy are below, and the article can be found at the link here(link is external). * "The threat of both non-citizens voting and a lame duck session is why the House Freedom Caucus is in the historically unique position of formally pushing for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, on Bannon's War Room, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) laid out the next steps in stopping non-citizen voting. (link is external) Some key quotes from Representative Roy are below, and footage of the remarks can be found at the link here(link is external). "Every state ought to be very clear that we're going to force that only citizens are voting in our state, local, and federal elections. But the S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Today, Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton following recent activities which appear to be designed to intimidate Latino voting rights advocates, elected leaders, and candidates for public office in Texas. The Members write, in part: "Just two months before voting begin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Debbie Dingell (MI-6) introduced the PROTOCOL Act, which improves the mapping process for broadband funding and enhances interagency coordination when awarding broadband funding grants. There are currently over 130 federal broadband programs across 15 different agencies with little coordination on the billions of dollars being spent. This lack of coordination  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Yesterday, members of the San Antonio Congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency to reverse the recent decision to cancel the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Yesterday evening, the agency announced that the ceremony would continue as planned after pushback from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $370,347 in federal grant funding for Texas A&M International University to purchase a new X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and establish a new material characterization facility. Funding comes from the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant award. "This new X-ray diffractometer (XRD) will enhance the research capabilities  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced over $6 million in federal funding to support Laredo in regards to irregular migration. These funds were provided from the fiscal year 2024 Shelter and Services (SSP) Program, a program Congressman Cuellar started in 2014. The City of Laredo will receive $3,096,483 and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Laredo will receive $3,095,391 in reimburs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, House Appropriations Committee Member Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.), joined by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Appropriations Committee Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Judge Carter (R-Texas), Appropriations Committee Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) presented Hemisfair officials with a $500,000 check for the redevelopment of the RCA Pavilion constructed during HemisFair '68 to invest in small business activation at Hemisfair. "Small businesses and working families are the economic backbone of San Antonio. Today, we're bringing taxpayer dollars home to support those small businesses and families at Hemisfair," said Co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Greg Casar(TX-35) joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), along with eight other colleagues in the Texas Congressional Delegation, in a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to investigate recent incidents of voter suppression and intimidation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Govern  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Keith Self, joined by Congressman Rich McCormick, sent a letter to President Biden condemning his response to the murder of hostages by Hamas terrorists. Following the massacre of six Israelis including American dual citizen Hersh Goldberg- Polin, President Biden was asked if Israel is doing enough to free the hostages, to which he replied, "no." In doing so, President Biden signaled to Hamas that b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) co-led a letter with 9 of their colleagues urging the Department of Justice to investigate the voter intimidation actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. This letter is sent in addition to a separate letter co-led by Representatives Escobar, Jerry Nadler (NY-12), and Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO Yesterday, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and members of the San Antonio Congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency to reverse a recent decision to cancel the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Yesterday evening, the agency announced that the ceremony would con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Yesterday, members of the San Antonio Congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter led by Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency to reverse the recent decision to cancel the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Yesterday evening, the agency announced that the ceremony would co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The U.S. Companies' Technology Fueling The Russian War Machine" at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2024, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses: * Michelle B. Stout, Vice President, Global Trade Compliance & Government Affairs, Analog Devices, Inc. * Tiffany Scurry, Corporate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Ad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Overland Park, KS U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Fox Business to call for proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. Recently, states like Virginia and Texas removed thousands of illegal aliens who were registered to vote. Proof of citizenship to vote in U.S. elections should not be controversial. Senator Marshall is an original cosponsor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: The Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act supports and provide tax relief to trafficking survivors to aid in their recovery The U.S. Senate passed the Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act bipartisan legislation introduced by Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The Senators' bill provides tax relief fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: The Subcommittee on Europe will convene a hearing entitled, "Countering Malign PRC Influence in Europe," on Wednesday, September 11th. What: Hearing - "Countering Malign PRC Influence in Europe" Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Time: 2:00pm ET Location: Rayburn 2172 Witnesses: Dr. Dalibor Rohac Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute Mr. Pet  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: The Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, "The Goldman Act Turns 10: Holding Hague Convention Violators Accountable and Bringing Abducted American Children Home," on Tuesday, September 10th. What: Hearing - "The Goldman Act Turns 10: Holding Hague Convention Vio  more