WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ahead of National Hispanic Heritage Month, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-chair of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucus, today announced a pair of legislative initiatives to celebrate the importance of HSIs and expand higher education opportunities for Latino students. This week, Padilla introduced the bicameral, bipartisan resolution honoring Hispanic-Serv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement reflecting on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. "On this day, we should never forget the lives we lost, the selfless acts of heroism, and the service from our country's finest," said Rep. Arrington. "As we commemorate this fateful day, I ask all Americans to remember and honor those who lost their lives o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on Speaker McCarthy directing the US House of Representatives to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. "After months of extensive investigation, the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees have discovered sufficient evidence to assert President Biden may have committed an impeachable offense. Impeaching a presid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration's new regulations to prohibit oil and gas production in Alaska. "Joe Biden's war on domestic energy is absurd," said Babin. "He has prohibited oil production and drilling on millions of acres of oil-rich U.S. land while countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia - who seek to disrupt our ec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) sits down with Hometown Hero Erin Broadhead, PharmD to discuss the fentanyl crisis, how to administer lifesaving Narcan, and drug shortages. Hometown Hero: Erin Broadhead, PharmD Doctor in the House Listen to the full episode HERE. Highlights: Dr. Burgess: "As we all know, our country has been grappling with drug shortages. We've also  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Congressman Gregory F. Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced a bill to protect access to care for vulnerable Medicare patients being treated with Part B covered drugs, including treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. In their reckless tax and spending bill, Democrats included a price-fixing scheme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, M.D. (TN-07), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Border Security Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) and Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) led a letter to President Biden and Secretary of the Department of the Interior Haaland inquiring about the July 25, 2023 U.S. Fi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would ensure Coast Guard personnel rece  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Subcommittee Ranking Member Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and Subcommittee Chair Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) today introduced the Pay Our Coast Guard Act, bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would ensure Coast Guard personnel receive pay and allowances in the event of a government shutdown if the members   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) announced today that he is leading the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) in collectingpublic nominations for works by Latino recording artists to be added to the National Recording Registry. The National Recording Registry is the nation's preeminent archive of recorded sound and is intended to maintain and preserve sound recordings with  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) re-introduced H.R. 5342, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023, to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and establish a new formula to ensure millions of public servants receive their full retirement benefits. This legislation would also allow Social Security benefits to keep pace with the rising cost-of-living, healthcare, and pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging immediate action to hold uninterrupted offshore oil and gas lease sales under the pending 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program to avoid the now expected offshore wind leasing cliff. "Due to current regulations, offs  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, releases the following statement on Speaker Kevin McCarthy's extremist impeachment inquiry: "This is nothing more than a partisan political stunt. I've sat through hours of Oversight hearings based on thousands of pages of documents, and Republicans still have no evidence of wrongdoing   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Today, Congressman Keith Self sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), along with 52 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, regarding the agency's new proposed rule to restrict the rights of Americans to sell firearms. The rule would expand the reach of licensing requirements for private individuals who occasionally sell firearms. Law-abidin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a speech on Thursday, September 14th, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The following are De La Cruz's prepared remarks. I'm honored to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month as the first Latina from my community and the first Republican Latina to represent Texans in the People's House for a full term. T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), joined by Representatives James Clyburn (SC-06), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brian Higgins (NY-26), John Garamendi (CA-08), Katie Porter (CA-47) Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Summer Lee (PA-12) introduced the Disarm Hate Act to prevent individuals convicted of violent misdemeanor hate crimes from p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined the League of Conservation Voters, Chispa TX, and Rewiring America to discuss implementation of the historic clean energy and climate justice investments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The webinar connected state and local government officials, superintendents, and El Paso organizations including El Paso County,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) released the following statement in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place from September 15 to October 15 each year. "Every year, we observe Hispanic Heritage Month to recognize and celebrate the rich contributions of the Latino community to this nation. "Growing up in El Paso, Texas, I saw firsthand that the Latino community i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, September 13th, to support the diplomatic relations necessary to get Mexico to fulfill its water commitments on an annual basis under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, signe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after Texas federal Judge Andrew Hanen's declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal, striking down a Biden effort to codify the policy into a federal regulation: "As the wife of a DACA recipient, this decision to decl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) blasted the Democratic Majority Leader for refusing to promptly bring all 12 appropriations bills to the Senate floor for a vote ahead of the impending government funding deadline. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "The Appropriations Committee passed all 12 regular appropriations bills before the Senate adjourned for the Augus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced their Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss (HEAL) Act, which would expand access to new opioid overdose reversal agents in addition to naloxone by updating guidance and grant language from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): "The opioid crisis   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2023: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) yesterday introduced legislation to collectively award a group of Vietnam War veterans known as "Dustoff Crews" with the Congressional Gold Medal: "The U.S. Army Dustoff Crews who served during the Vietnam War deserve formal recognition for their tremendous courage," said Sen. Cornyn. "These American heroes risked their lives to rescue cou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * On the 22nd anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement urging President Biden to support his bipartisan Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which would strengthen the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act to help families of victims of terrorism seek financial compensation from foreign sponsors of te  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called out the Democratic Majority Leader for refusing to bring appropriations bills to the floor on a timely basis and warned he would be to blame should the government shut down. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "Earlier this week the Majority Leader, the Senator from New York, spoke about the Senate appropriations process t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: House Oversight Committee Member Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following response to Ranking Member Jamie Raskin's comprehensive statement illuminating the failures of Chairman Comer's bloated, fruitless, and highly partisan 'investigation' into President Biden over the past seven months. "The statement released by Ranking Member Raskin makes it clear: despite seven months of Republ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) issued the following response to Texas-based U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen's ruling against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. "Once again, an activist judge in my state of Texas has decided to legislate from the bench - this time, not on abortion rights, but on the rights of DACA recipients to live and work in the only country they   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement in response to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's capitulation to the far right extremists in his caucus calling for a baseless impeachment of President Joe Biden. "This impeachment inquiry will soon be exposed for what it truly is: a charade. House Republicans are showing the American people where their priorities really lie: not  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, (CA-37), and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released the following statement condemning House Republicans for refusing to consider their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense appropriations package. This amendment would have helped preserve DEIA programming and in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, and Nanette Barragan (D-CA), member of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, led 110 Members in supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule to expand medically necessary dental coverage to patients with all forms of cancer and permit Me  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health & Hospital System CEO Israel Rocha about improving access to health care for marginalized communities, including incarcerated individuals, immigrants, and people of color. Durbin, President Preckwinkle, and Mr. Rocha discussed the need to offer health care services to the mig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding Judge Andrew Hanen, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas, again declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal. Judge Hanen's decision struck down a Biden Administration effort to codify t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today, highlighting the devastating impact the crisis at the border is having on communities across the country and asking him to provide an accounting of DHS expenditures to address the influx of migrants at the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee markup where all five bills considered were passed by the Committee. Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today's markup. "Today's markup shows, yet again, that this Committee is committed to producing commonsense   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2023: * * * House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the elevation of the US-Vietnam relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a status Vietnam reserves for its closest partners. "The signing of a 'Comprehensive Strategic Partnership' agreement between the United States and Vietnam will   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), along with Representatives Ann Wagner (R-MO), Robert Latta (R-OH), Young Ki  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the Biden administration moving forward with its $6 billion hostage deal with Iran. "The Americans held by Iran are innocent hostages who must be released immediately and unconditionally. "However, I remain deeply concerned that the administra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement regarding the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi's comments at the IAEA Board of Governor's (BoG) meeting. In his opening remarks, the director general highlighted Iran's continued non-compliance with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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 has requested another tranche of transcribed interviews for the committee's investigation into the administration's chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan. As he announced on CNN's "State of the Union," McCaul has now requested transcribed interviews of the administration's top three spokespe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke on the House floor in support of the bipartisan Fight CRIME Act, H.R. 3152, the MAHSA Act, H.R. 589, and a Baha'i Resolution, H.Res. 492, pressing for accountability on Iran's ongoing malign actions. "We all know that Iran has committed brutal human rights violation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- 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 joined Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union to react to President Biden's remarks on G20 and next steps in the committee's investigation into the Biden administration's failed Afghanistan withdrawal - including his recent request to conduct transcribed interviews of former White House Press Secreta  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and several Oversight Committee Republicans are launching an investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) ongoing response to the deadly wildfires that devastated  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) will hold a hearing next week titled "Bidenomics: A Perfect Storm of Spending, Debt, and Inflation." The hearing will bring transparency to the harm President Biden's economic policies, "Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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) delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies." While the Biden Administration has maintained pandemic-era telework levels for federal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) issued the following statements as both of their bills addressing COVID-19 fraud are scheduled to be marked up in Committee tomorrow. "When COVID-19 hit the United States, the SBA was tasked with taking on an oversized role to help sav  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement after penning a letter to Administrator Guzman of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Associate Administrator Purdy of the Office of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) concerning privacy intrusions on small b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement regarding the new in-office requirements from the Small Business Administration (SBA). "It's refreshing to see the SBA has taken the advice of this Committee and changed their work from home policy. However, this is still   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: LUBBOCK, TX - Last week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) held a press conference on his new legislation, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, at Lubbock Fire Station 19. The bipartisan bill would replace Social Security's formula, known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, that unfairly fails to compensate public servants for work they did in the private sector over the course of their career. Rep. A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing the Secure the Border Act of 2023 to end the border crisis by requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address illegal immigration. The Secure the Border Act is a companion bill to the House-passed H.R.2, and would resume construction on the southern border wall, tighte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * "I support the impeachment inquiry into President Biden over allegations of his abuse of power and corruption," said Congressman Luttrell. "While the impeachment process was weaponized during the Trump Administration, House Republican leadership has made this inquiry in order to gather hard line evidence that cannot be refuted. This is the proper next step to rooting out corruption an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) today introduced legislation with Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from creating a 'Disinformation Governance Board'. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "Partisan government officials running a 'disinformation board' sounds ridiculous to most people, yet the Biden Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) filed an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to prohibit any federal funding from being used to implement the "Remain-in-Texas" policy that the Admin is reportedly considering. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "It's not a coincidence that the Biden Administration began considering a 'Remain-in-Texas' policy the same week that New York City Mayor Eric Adams   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement: Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "Today I am announcing my support for an Impeachment Inquiry of President Joe Biden. In addition to creating the worst border crisis in history, the allegations and proven record against the President involving a serious influence-peddling scheme are outrageous and have rightly concerned   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Today, Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) released the following statement after U.S. Southern District of Texas Judge Hanen ruled against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): "While this decision does not impact DACA recipients' current protections or their ability to continue to renew them, it is another slap in the face to the very promise of the American Dream, and o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, whose Chairman has been designated by Speaker McCarthy as a leader of an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, released the following statement: "This only shows that Donald Trump is still pulling all the strings of the House Republicans. But on what grounds would they impeach Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Representatives Ronny Jackson (TX-13), August Pfluger (TX-11), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) reintroduced legislation to defund the Biden Administration's "Disinformation Governance Board" at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This legislation will prohibit the DHS from forming another disinformation board and seeks to redirect the agency to refocus its priorities on hom  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement after Speaker McCarthy's announcement to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden: "I fully agree with Speaker McCarthy's decision to initiate a formal impeachment inquiry relating to President Biden. It is a sobering, but altogether fitting response to the President's improper dealings with h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Chip Roy(R-TX-21) andSenator Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced legislation on Friday to require the Department of Health and Human Services to release their data on vaccine development, masks, COVID-19 origins and the pandemic at large. This legislation, The HHS COVID-19 Origin Transparency Act of 2023, will force the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release all do  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) joined a House Resolution to condemn New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for her "emergency public health order" that prohibits the open and concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque and its surrounding county, including city sidewalks and parks. Violators of this order may face civil penalties and fines up to $5,000. "Every law-abiding gun   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) reintroduced the Justice for Angel Families Act, which would amend the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to expand funds to angel families, who are immediate relatives to victims of homicide by an illegal alien, including drunk driving accidents. The introduction of this legislation comes after an illegal alien was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the 22nd C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) issued the following statement on Tuesday following the announcement by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opening a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. "Through lengthy investigations, House Republicans have found that Biden lied to the American people about his involvement in his family's foreign business dealings," said Congressman Roge  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, joined Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and over 50 Republican colleagues in the introduction of a House Resolution to condemn New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for her "emergency public health order" that prohibits the open and concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque and its surrounding county, in violation of the Un  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, issued the following statement on Thursday following the passage of H.R. 5427, To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes, by a vote count of 22-0. "When COVID-19 hit the United States, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR), and Senator Alex Padilla (CA) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment (HERE) Act, legislation that aims to provide Hispanic and Latino students with the tools and support they need to close the enduring achievement gap they face in higher education. Specifically, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: The resolution designates National Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Week to highlight the contributions of HSIs across the country. Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR), Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) and Senators Bob Menendez (NJ), John Cornyn (TX), and Alex Padilla (CA), introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to designate the week starting on Septem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- On Monday, Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21) and Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Mike Johnson (LA-4) wrote a letter to National Abortion Federation chief legal strategist Talcott Camp to give her the opportunity amend her testimony for possibly misleading Congress during a May 2023 House Judiciary Committee hearing. The congress  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: U.S. Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.-07), Joaquin Castro (D-Texas-20), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico) and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.-06) alongside U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), today introduced the bipartisan Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Week Resolution, which designates the week of September 11th as National   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after reports confirmed that President Biden and Biden administration officials are proceeding with a hostage deal with the Iranian regime: "President Biden has established a secret nuclear deal with the Iranian regime that is being kept from Congress and the American people. Today's news con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Secure the Border Act of 2023 in the Senate. This bill passed the House of Representatives as H.R. 2, and it is the most comprehensive border security legislation in decades. The Secure the Border Act will resume construction on the wall, tighten asylum standards, criminalize visa overstays, increase   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement after he and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bill to rename a United States Postal Service office in Laredo, Texas to honor military service members who died in the line of duty: "There is no greater sacrifice than giving your life to protect your country. Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodrigue  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan seeking answers regarding her plans to regulate artificial intelligence for "disinformation" and "bias." The letter explains that the FTC's review of large language models used to train A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan seeking answers regarding her plans to regulate artificial intelligence for "disinformation" and "bias." The letter explains that the FTC's review of large language models used to train AI, which comes without any explicit statutory congressional authorization, may also infringe on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: In his opening statement for the record for today's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security hearing titled "The Need for Transparency in Artificial Intelligence," Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stressed the immense potential artificial intelligence (AI) presents for ec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee under Ranking Member Ted Cruz released its fact-finding report on the single largest pot of federal money ever allocated for broadband--the $42.45 billion allocation for the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Although the Biden administration promised to provide every single American  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding Judge Andrew Hanen, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas, again declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal. Judge Hane  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), alongside U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-Texas-20), Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-Puerto Rico), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.-07), and Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.-06) today introduced the bipartisan Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Week Resolution, which designates the week of September 11th as N  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will convene a hearing entitled, "Efforts to Address Ritual Abuse and Sacrifice in Africa" on Tuesday, September 19th. What: Hearing - "Efforts to Address Ritual Abuse and Sacrifice in Africa" Date: Tuesd  more