WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), today announced that Dallas will be home to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Customer Experience Hub. Allred has been a consistent supporter of establishing this agency and has helped lead bipartisan efforts to bring its headquarters to North Texas. "North Texas is home to the best and brightest researchers and innovators, and Dall  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), today announced that he requested the Chief Administrative Officer withhold his pay in the event of a government shutdown. "I have asked for my pay to be withheld in the event of a shutdown until it is resolved just like the hardworking federal employees who would be furloughed or forced to work without pay through no fault of their own," said Allred. "I w  more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2023: * * * On Friday, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) met with Eagle Pass Mayor, Rolando Salinas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, Border Patrol Agents, and medical personnel in Eagle Pass. Congressman Gonzales released the following statement on the current situation unfolding at the southern border. "I've been told that tens of thousands of migrants are still on their way   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced its selection of Dallas, Texas, as the official site for its Customer Experience hub. The hub will be located at Pegasus Park. This strategic move marks a significant development in ARPA-H's nationwide health innovation network. "This is a   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Arrington offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act to affirm states' sovereign right to secure the border when the federal government fails to do so. This amendment mirrors Rep. Arrington's H. Res. 50, which has gained support from dozens of his Republican colleagues and garnered attention through press conferences, op-eds, and Governor A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Last night, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) fought to block federal homeland security funding from being diverted from federal immigration enforcement to fund Texas' failed Operation Lone Star through an amendment they offered to H.R. 4367, the FY2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The amendment received bipartisan support, including from all Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Jason Crow (CO-06), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Dina Titus (NV-01), Susan Wild (PA-07), Bill Keating (MA-09), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) released the following statement urging the Biden Administration to halt the transfer of military financing to Egypt following news of potential foreign influence by the Egyptian government and ongoing concerns of human rights   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee on Small Business hearing titled "Action Through Innovation: Private Sector Solutions to Recouping Stolen Pandemic Loan Funds." Chairman Williams issued the following statement on yesterday's hearing. "When the pandemic s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: In a new letter, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and nearly 100 members of the House urged Speaker Kevin McCarthy to use his influence within the Republican Party and work across the aisle to advance a bipartisan government funding agreement and prevent a government shutdown. "We urge you to reject the hyperpartisan approach and focus on passing government funding legislation that can actually become la  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) led a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging a federal response to the violence affecting American citizens on the southern border and in Mexico. This follows several incidents including a recent street shooting on the morning of Saturday, September 9, 2023, in the town of Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which injur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) introduced the No Photo for Food Act, which would remove and prohibit the requirement for a photo on a SNAP card, making getting groceries easier for working families. This bill would amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement of a photograph on a SNAP benefit card across the country. Currently, the state of Massachusetts require  more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement today after visiting Texas' southern border to examine the border crisis: "There is a crisis at our southern border that is affecting not only Texans, but every American. And, we have an obligation as a nation to address this crisis with urgency and unwavering resolve. I am dedicated to working with my collea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Hunt, representing the 38th Congressional District of Texas was presented with the IADC's Distinguished Legislator Award for his work and unyielding support of drilling contractors, operators, and service companies in the oil and gas arena. Congressman Hunt met with IADC Senior Vice President Bob Warren and over 15 IADC members and staff collectively representing both the U.S. onshore and offsh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement after House Republicans failed to pass a continuing resolution bill to prevent a government shutdown. Republicans have until the start of the new fiscal year, October 1, to pass a funding bill to keep the government open and functioning. "Moments ago, Speaker McCarthy brought forth a partisan version of a continuing resolution bill t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) published an online resource page for the potential upcoming federal shutdown. "With over 21,000 federal employees living in our community, the impending Republican shutdown will have a devastating effect across the country," said Congresswoman Escobar. "Federal employees like CBP & TSA agents, air traffic controllers, and serv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-45), Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08), Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), and Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the bipartisan Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act to help primary care providers improve mental  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) celebrated the announcement that the Biden administration has selected Texas as its Customer Experience Hub for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). ARPA-H is an independent agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that helps develop innovative solutions to society's most challenging health problems--  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Rep. Dan Crenshaw's amendment to the Defense Appropriations Act was adopted by a voice vote on Wednesday. The amendment takes the simple, yet important step of directing the Defense Health Agency to report to Congress options for our service members to participate in VA psychedelic-assisted therapy clinical trials. "We have a crisis, and the idea that we wouldn't research potential breakth  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Dan Crenshaw joined State Representative Sam Harless, Commissioner Tom Ramsey, and the Harris County Flood Control District to celebrate state and federal funding secured for the T.C. Jester Stormwater Detention Basin, an important flood risk reduction project. The Congressman secured $9.95 million in fiscal year 2022 funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pre-Disaster Mit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Rep. Dan Crenshaw hosted Guillermo Lasso, the President of Ecuador, at a roundtable briefing yesterday for the Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels. The President of Ecuador spoke on his own country's struggle with cartel violence. The task force gained insight into their firm approach to dismantling these criminal organizations. "When we came to government in May 2021, the Ecuadorian  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: The Biden Administration's Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has selected Dallas Pegasus Park in Texas' 30th Congressional District to serve as ARPA-H's headquarters for its 2nd regional site, bringing major medical research and services to the region. In March 2023, ARPA-H announced its plan to create sites in three geographi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Congressman Wesley Hunt introduced a bipartisan bill which passed Judiciary Committee for mark-up. The bill is the Debbie Smith Act, which provides federal grants to states to reduce the backlog of testing biological material thought to contain DNA in criminal investigations, particularly rapes and sexual assaults. The Debbie Smith Act has already matched nearly 200,000 DNA cases sinc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, issued the following news release: Rep. Morgan Luttrell, (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee's Oversight Hearing to take a close look at VA's fiduciary program to prevent th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, recently led U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in introducing the Stop EV Freeloading Act. The legislation would ensure that electric vehicles (EVs) pay into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) to support the construction and maintenance of U.S. roads and bridges. Unlike gasoline-po  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that North Texas has been selected as the home for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) customer experience hub. Granger led Texas congressional delegation efforts, alongside health care partners, urging the director of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Conference Board released its Consumer Confidence report for September 2023, which showed consumer sentiment drop for the second consecutive month, and found that Americans' expectations of a recession in the next 12 months increased: "Hardworking  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) unveiled the FY24-FY33 Budget Resolution blueprint entitled "Reverse the Curse: The Plan to Restore Fiscal Responsibility, Economic Freedom, and Prosperity in America." Washington insiders doubted the Committee from the beginning. The pundits and cable news talking heads balked at the id  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Last evening House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul spoke at the State Department's launch of their Global Music Diplomacy Initiative. The State Department's new program is a result of McCaul's PEACE Though Music Diplomacy Act, which was signed into law in 2022. A key provision in McCaul's bill required the State Department to submit a mul  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- 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 Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- 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 sat down with Bloomberg reporter Jenny Leonard at Texas Tribune Festival to discuss the Putin regime's unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, the administration's weak foreign policy toward our greatest foreign adversaries, and the impact of McCaul's CHIPS Act. Due to last minute vote changes,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to reports from Semafor about an Iranian regime influence campaign intended to impact U.S. policymaking. Many of those involved also had close ties to Robert Malley, Special Envoy for Iran, who is under investigation for mishandling cl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, issued the following news release: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine terrorism threats in Africa and their implications on U.S. homeland security. Watch Subcommittee Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 27 at 10:00 AM ET, the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), will hold a hearing to examine terrorism threats in Africa and their implications on U.S. homeland secu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following remarks on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Congressman Michael Cloud (R-Texas) to stress the urgency of addressing the issues that matter to American families: securing our border, having a strong national defense, and stopping reckless, wasteful, and unsu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) today initiated an investigation into U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's 2023 taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) road trip. The trip, which co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today's joint hearing titled "Combating Ransomware Attacks." Subcommittee Chairs Mace and Fallo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor tonight about the current Republican dysfunction in the House of Representatives. Below is a transcript and link to his full remarks: Image Click here to watch full remarks. "Madam Speaker, the American people deserve to know why we are in this position. They need to know less than 5% of us, of the 435 members of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Today, the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains is holding a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Energy Regulations are Crushing Small Offshore Energy Producers." Good morning, everyone. The Committee is here today to hear testimony about the role of small businesses in our domestic energy production, and the r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), announced that Pegasus Park in Dallas will be home to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Customer Experience Hub. This comes after Allred and Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX-26) led their colleagues in an effort to persuade ARPA-H to make Pegasus Park a hub site for the newly created health care agency. The Dallas Morning  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, sent a letter advocating for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health's (ARPA-H) addressed to Dr. Renee Wegrzyn, Director of ARPA-H at the Department of Health and Human Services. In the letter, Congressman  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: This week, U.S. Congressmen Michael McCaul (R-Texas) -- chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security -- and Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), a member of the committee, introduced the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act, which would prevent federal funds from being used to bailout sanctuary cities, including New York City, for a migrant crisis they helped create. Original cosponso  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following remarks on Sept. 28, 2023 : * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, called out Republicans' double standards during the first impeachment hearing. VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE (https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5086040/user-clip-congressman-greg-casar-impeachment-hearing) Remarks as delivered: "Mr. Chairman, I would like to begin with a quote: 'The people of Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - With the help of more than $1 million in federal funding secured by Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Our Casas Resident Council, Inc. has opened applications for the High Impact Housing Project, a new program to repair owner-occupied homes in the near Westside. At least 20 homes will be repaired in census tracts 1703 and 1709 in the near Westside with the funding from Congressman Castro, a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced legislation with Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (TN-7) to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) newly-formed Homeland Intelligence Experts Group, which includes former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan. The group was created t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) in a press conference last night demanding President Biden and Congress take action to fund the government and secure the border. Watch Pfluger's remarks here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=gwig4PYC4UtyjCFD&v=ZTnDMFDBc9Q&feature=youtu.be) or read a transcript below. "Everybody's talking about a shutdown. And that  more

ZAPATA, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $375,000 in federal funds to support border security in Zapata County. The funds, provided by Operation Stonegarden, will be used by the Zapata County Sheriff's Office to pay overtime and acquire essential equipment, including patrol units, License Plate Recognition systems (LPRs), and advanced communication radios. This gra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: With a federal government shutdown looming, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) and the Texas Democratic delegation urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to take prompt corrective action regarding the failure of Governor Greg Abbott's Administration to follow federal requirements when processing food assistance applications for the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the following update on the immigration crisis occurring in Eagle Pass, Texas. "My border district is in a state of crisis. Over the past two weeks, tens of thousands of migrants have arrived illegally with no end in sight. This is a national security and humanitarian disaster, and the need for action is no different than when a hurricane strikes. Yet, Washi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) led a Congressional Delegation to Eagle Pass. The members received briefings from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Border Patrol, and the Maverick County Sheriff's Office. They also received a private tour of the soft-sided migrant processing facility in Eagle Pass. Border Patrol currently has an estimated 5,000 migrants in custody at the faci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced legislation to rename the Border Patrol checkpoint located on U.S. Highway 90 West in Uvalde County, Texas as the James R. Dominguez Border Patrol Checkpoint. On July 19, 2012, Agent Dominguez was struck and killed by a passing vehicle along Highway 90 near Cline, Texas. "Agent James R. Dominguez served at the Uvalde Station in the Del Ri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) sent a letter to Lisa Khan, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) calling for an investigation into two online platforms, Instagram, a subsidiary of Meta, and OnlyFans.com, for facilitating the purchase of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and for effective guardrails to be established for credit card companies that are facilitating sex-trafficking transactions bet  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Yesterday, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced two new pieces of legislation to help families save for and afford medical expenses through a series of reforms to health savings accounts (HSAs). The HSA Modernization Act of 2023 offers a package of nine policies. A section-by-section summary can be found here (https://vanduyne.house.g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, voted to release new documents further detailing Joe Biden's connections to his son Hunter Biden's business dealings and the conspiracy to prevent investigators from pursuing incriminating evidence related to Joe Biden. "After carefully reviewing the new evidence brought forward by the two IRS whistleb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * Today, Rep. Veasey released the following after Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) selected Dallas, Texas, as the location for the agency's Customer Experience Hub: "I applaud the selection of the city of Dallas to be the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health's (ARPA-H) Customer Experience Hub. I have been a longtime supporter of establishing this new health car  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Veasey (TX-33), co-founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, led 23 of his colleagues on a letter pressing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for answers after reporting has highlighted a significant reduction of staff dedicated to countering misinformation on its social media platforms. The layoffs could have a dire impact on META's ability to effectively respond to election-related disinformati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) along with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) demanded a full accounting of U.S. funding to Ukraine from Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to President Biden, following reports of major discrepancies between various Biden administration statements. The lawmakers wrote,"We write to provide you the opportunity to clarify your re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21) along with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1) caution Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin from sending U.S. military advisers to Ukraine. The legislators wrote, "I write to ask whether the U.S. government plans now, or in future, to deploy an adviser mission to Ukraine, either U.S. direct hire personnel or contractors, whether under f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accepted the 2022 Club for Growth Defender of Economic Freedom Award for his dedication to promoting economic growth and championing issues related to limited government. Sen. Cruz has proudly proposed and supported common-sense pro-jobs and pro-growth legislation to get the government off the backs of hardworking taxpayers, and rein in the Biden administration's ou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her plan to reverse the "net neutrality" rules for the broadband industry: "America is leading the world with faster and more compe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her plan to reverse the "net neutrality" rules for the broadband industry: "America is leading the world with faster and more competitively-priced Internet service. This was made clear during the pandemic, when   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports in Semafor and Iran International revealed the existence of an extensive Iranian regime influence operation that involved current administration officials, including those linked to Robert Malley, the administration's long-time Special Envoy to Iran: "These reports and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) cosigned a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led by the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) urging the EPA to rescind its proposed particulate matter national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Earlier this year, the EPA took a discretionary action to propose making the NAAQ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- 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) today welcomed Intuit's decision to no longer forbid lawful gun sellers and manufacturers from using certain QuickBooks services. Intuit's recent policy reversal came after Sen. Cruz's Committee staff spent months probing how the financial services provider, along with JP M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised the decision to bring The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to Dallas. Dallas was chosen as one of the three selected hubs to launch ARPANET-H, a nationwide health innovation network that will advance ARPA-H's mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. Sen. Cruz said, "I have vigorously fought to bring the next innovativ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today sent a letter to the law firm Sher Edling LLP demanding information related to the firm's barrage of lawsuits targeting energy companies, and the role the acting adminis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash) sent a letter to the newly sworn-in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner, Anna Gomez, urging her to oppose FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel's plan to expand the E-rate program beyond school classrooms and libraries. The proposed expan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash) sent a letter to the newly sworn-in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner, Anna Gomez, urging her to oppose FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel's plan to expand the E-rate program b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Senator John Hoeven this week again joined his Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to enforce the law and secure the nation's borders. This comes as part of Hoeven's continued efforts to support U.S. Border Patrol and draw attention to the illegal immigration and humanitarian crisis taking place at the U.S.-Mexico border. To this end, Hoeven has met with North Dakota Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Cameron Samuels, executive director of Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, involving a hearing on Sept. 12, 2023, entitled "Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature": * * * Thank you for this humbling opportunity to address you here at the nation's capital. My name is Cameron Samuels, I am a student from Katy, Texas, and I use gender-neutral pronouns, "they/them." I am the Executi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Congressman Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains held a hearing titled "Energy Independence: How Burdensome Regulations are Crushing Small Offshore Energy Producers." Subcommittee Chairman Hunt issued the following s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, have introduced S. 2835, the Pay Our Military Act of 2023, legislation to ensure America's military service members--Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard and Space Force--are paid in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year 2024. Wicker serves as ra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Legislation introduced by Rep. Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) on Tuesday would ensure Border Patrol Agents are paid in the event of a government shutdown. Money to pay Border Patrol agents would come from "any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated," the bill states. "Border Patrol agents work hard each and every day to keep our border and nation safe," De La Cruz said. "The thou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Roger F. Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined his colleagues Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with 11 of their Senate colleagues, in introducing legislation to ensure America's military service members--Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, and Space Force--are paid in the event of a government shutdown in Fiscal Year  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following remarks on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) fought to block federal homeland security funding from being used to fund Texas' failed Operation Lone Star through an amendment to H.R. 4367, the FY2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE (https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5085875/user-clip-congressman-castro-congressman-casar-o  more