WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led 20 of his Texas Republican colleagues in filing an amicus brief in opposition to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) new rule targeting the private transactions of firearms. "The Biden-Harris administration has made a habit of infringing on the Constitutional rights of the American People, this time taking direct aim at the 2nd A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Lubbock, TX House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) recently concluded a West Texas Tour, during which he visited various areas of his Congressional District to tour hospitals, meet with small business owners and local leaders, and speak with constituents about their concerns. Andrews County "I had a great time in Andrews County visiting with local leaders discussing the economic hardships facing ou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and 12 of their colleagues introduced the Visa Integrity Preservation Act, which would close a loophole in current law that the Biden-Harris administration exploited in a June 2024 executive action to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa: "Since day one  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Chairman Chip Roy (TX-21) demanded answers from the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division after receiving information suggesting it is acting at the behest of leftist groups that support noncitizen voting. The Chairman wrote in a letter,"The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government is conducting oversight of the apparent coordination between the Civil Rights Division and left-wi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released a staff report on the Committee's year and a half long investigation into fraud in the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) COVID Lending Programs. Chairman Williams issued the following statement. "The unacceptable amounts of fraud in th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11151) on Oct. 30, 2024, by Peter J. Meyer, Latin American and Canadian affairs specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy U.S. policy toward Central America has been a subject of significant debate and oversight over the past decade as Congress has sought to address the underlying factors driving migration from the region to th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) has introduced his 100th piece of legislation: the Stop Resistance Activities by Federal Employees (STRAFE) Act, a bill designed to prevent career federal bureaucrats from actively resisting the directives and policies of a presidential administration. The legislation aims to uphold democratic governance by ensuring that federal employees abide by the decisions of the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: HOUSTON, TEXAS Recently, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood delivered an address to Sustainable Aviation Futures North America. During his comments, Congressman Flood discussed how Nebraska is positioned to lead the coming sustainable aviation fuel revolution that is expected to sweep the nation's bioeconomy. A recording of Congressman Flood's full remarks can be accessed here(link is external). News outlets are w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its jobs report for October 2024, which showed 12,000 new jobs were created in October. Chairman Arrington's Statement on the October Jobs Report: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) responds to the October jobs numbers: "This is a very disappointing report - as many expected, jo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined Neil Cavuto's Coast to Coast on Fox Business with guest host David Asman to discuss rooting out wasteful spending, extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and more. Watch Chairman Arrington's full interview on Fox Business HERE (https://youtu.be/ax81WJlnhm4). Find highlights of key mome  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its first estimate for economic growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The report found that real U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.8 percent. Chairman Arrington's Statement on GDP Growth: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement on GDP   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 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 released the transcribed interview of Setareh Sieg, a senior official at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which was conducted after more than six months of stonewalling by USAGM and Ms. Sieg. In June of 2024, Chairman McCaul released his report into the culture of corruption and mismanagement   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- 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: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) are advancing bipartisan oversight to tackle improper payments and fraud in federal government programs. In a letter to the Comptroller General at the U.S. Gov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 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 statements on the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) failure to adhere to congressional oversight ahead of t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, 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 statements on the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) failure to adhere to congressional oversight ahead of the November election.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) wrote in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed that the past four years of runaway inflation has strained the ability of countless American families to make ends meet. In the piece the senators lay out the ways that the "bundled" effect of runaway inflation means families could be struggling for decades to get back to their pre-Biden-Harris economic stability. In the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, today published an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News about legislation he led to streamline the process for approving microchip manufacturing plants, which is critical to enabling manufacturing jobs to Texas, boosting investment in Texas, and decreasing American dependency on Chinese manufacturing. Sen. Cruz wor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) are advancing bipartisan oversight to tackle improper payments and fraud in federal government programs. In a letter to the Comptroller General at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Gene Dodaro, they request information on how federal agencies are identifying   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: BOSTON Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus' Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement on Josseli Barnica, who died on Sept. 3, 2021 after being denied emergency abortion care in Texas as she suffered a miscarriage. In September, in a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee Hearing, Rep. Pressley highlighted the harmful and deadly i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $4.6 million to the Texas Triangle Rail Revitalization Project through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. This funding will support critical upgrades to the Texas Gonzales Northern Railway (TXGN), enhancing safety, resilience, and economic   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and State Representative Stan Gerdes (HD-17) are demanding immediate answers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports that an American citizen was killed by an illegal immigrant driving under the influence in Bastrop County. The suspect, who had been deported twice before, was able to illegally re-enter the country under the B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO, TX Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $11,077,810 in federal funding for Opportunity Home San Antonio. "Today, I am pleased to announce $11,077,810 in federal funding for Opportunity Home San Antonio," said Dr. Cuellar, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. "This funding is critical in combating health hazards in public households in San Antonio. This fun  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: TILDEN, TX Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $186,293 in Operation Stonegarden funding for McMullen County. "Local law enforcement ensures everyone's safety in McMullen County," said Dr. Cuellar, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. "I am proud to help our law enforcement with the funding they need to keep our communities safe. Thank you to County Judge James Teal,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO, TX Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Ph.D. announced $2,690,608 in federal funding in support of mental health professionals for the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD). "This year, I secured $2,690,608 in federal funding from the Department of Education's Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant for the San Antonio Independent School District," said Dr. Cuella  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: LAREDO, TX Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced the official opening of the new Laredo Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Field Office at the World Trade Bridge (WTB) port of entry, in Laredo, Texas. Rep. Cuellar secured funding for this office through his support of CBP's port of entry operations including robust staffing for the Office of Field Operations in the Fis  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: LAREDO, TX Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Gateway Barbara Fasken Healthcare Clinic in Laredo, TX. "Gateway clinics are the backbone of Laredo's health system. I secured $1,997,000 in federal funding in FY23 for the new Barbara Fasken Healthcare Clinic in Laredo," said Dr. Cuellar, a Senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee. "I will continu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: LAREDO, TX Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) celebrated the ribbon cutting for the new Los Martinez Park in Laredo, TX. "I am pleased to be here today to celebrate the new Los Martinez Park. Los Martinez Park will offer a safe space where people of all ages can gather and enjoy the outdoors in our community," said Dr. Cuellar, a Senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee. "I want to t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * The Constitution entrusts each House of Congress with the responsibility to "judge the Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of its own Members." This authority was brought into focus in 2020 when Democrats attempted to overturn the certified results of an Iowa congressional race and install their preferred candidate instead. The Election Observer Program deploys congressional observers t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Keith Self is proud to announce the reopening of the Collin County Passport Office after extensive collaboration with Collin County District Clerk Mike Gould and the U.S. Department of State. This marks a significant step in improving access to essential passport services for the residents of Texas' Third Congressional District. "The reopening of the Collin County Passport Office is a fantastic examp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) took a stand against an attempted judicial power grab that would put states at a disadvantage against unconstitutional federal actions in court. The Judicial Conference, the supervisory body of the federal court system, is attempting to engage in a thinly veiled, ideological power grab intended to hamstring states' ability to fight back against the federal government in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling: "The Supreme Court order today allowing Virginia to remove 1500 non-citizen voters from its rolls was the only defensible position despite the Biden-Harris administration objections and 3 leftist justices opposing. But it shouldn't even be an issue. The Republican House passed my legislation the SAVE Act, H.R. 8  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after news broke of the Biden-Harris administration paying for billboards in Texas advertising free legal help for illegal aliens: "The news that DHS is using taxpayer money to launch billboards advocating 'rights' for individuals in 'immigration custody' should be alarming because it's a preview of the legal arguments that radical progr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Houston, TX - Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) announced today that Port Houston's innovative PORT SHIFT program has been selected to receive $2,983,457 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Ports Program. This grant, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, is a critical investment in cleaner air, reduced emissions, and green job opportunities for the region. "I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) led a group of 25 lawmakers demanding the end of the Biden-Harris administration's unlawful parole process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV). The unlawful parole program admits up to 30,000 inadmissible aliens each month into the United States from those four countries. Over half a million aliens have entered throu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following commentary: * * * Whispers in the Texas Wind As the leaves shift from green to shades of red and brown, Fall brings more than just hayrides, pumpkin patches, and trick-or-treating. You may not realize it while carving your jack-o'-lantern, but Texas is home to more than just famous haunted houses--you don't have to look far to stumble upon a graveyard with a story to tell. Texas boasts around 14,000 cemeteries, many of w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Tim Scott (R-SC), today sent a letter to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alej  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas-21) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers about the growing presence of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Argua (TdA) in Texas and across America. In the letter, the Texas lawmakers wrote, "Alleged TdA affiliates have committed heinous crimes against Americans.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Shannon Thompson, vice president and assistant general counsel of Texas Instruments Inc., from a Sept. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "The US Companies' Technology Fueling The Russian War Machine": * * * Good afternoon Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to be here today on b  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 28 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law released the following testimony by research scientist Mackenzie Kulik from a Sept. 16, 2024, field hearing entitled "How Georgia's Abortion Ban Harms Women: Health Care in Jeopardy": * * * Good morning, Senator Ossoff. My name is Mackenzie Kulik and I am here to tell you about one of the worst and deeply personal medical experiences of my life. It will be difficult for me to share these things with you   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following news release: LUFKIN, Tx- Congressman Sessions (TX-17) has been named the Texas Forestry Association's "Legislator of the Year" for his support of Texas forestry. The TFA has been the "Voice of Forestry in Texas for more than 100 years." "I am honored to receive this award from the TFA. I admire the work of the TFA in supporting Texas forestry. "The timber industry plays a vital role in supporting all sectors and many c  more