WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Vote Comes After Allred Secured More than $16 Million for Projects for Dallas Police, DFW Airport, UTD and More Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today voted for a bipartisan government funding bill that funds the remaining government agencies for the rest of fiscal year 2024. This bill includes funding for border security, military pay raises, health care, research, child care, and more. Additionally, Allred  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released the second package of final Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 will be considered in the House in the coming days. House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement on the package: "House Republicans  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after voting in favor of multiple pieces of legislation to lower energy costs for families and bolster American energy independence: "Since his first day in office, Biden has unleashed a whole-of-government assault on domestic energy production, stifling American energy independence and empowering our energy-producing adversaries l  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: This week, Chairman Arrington celebrated National Agriculture Week and issued the following statement about the farmers and ranchers in West Texas and throughout the country: "National Agriculture Week is a great reminder of how blessed I am to represent West Texas - the Food, Fuel, and Fiber Capital of the World," said Arrington. "From restoring cotton to the Farm Bill, fighting back against woke and cl  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court allowed S.B. 4 to go into effect: "The Constitution is clear: Section IV Article 4 says the federal government 'shall protect each of [the states] against Invasion.' When the federal government fails to fulfill this constitutional duty, Article 1 Section 10 expressly guarantees states the sovereign power to rep  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) issued the following statement on his new bill, the Remain in Canada Act (H.R. 7739), which applies President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy to the U.S.-Canada border. "Due to the current administration's actions - complete negligence at best or, more likely, an intentional mass-replacement effort - America's borders are being overrun by millions o  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: On February 5, 2024, the House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force (OTF) sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) seeking clarification on how the agency plans to address the mismanagement of pandemic Unemployment Insurance (UI) funds no later than today, March 18, 2024. DOL's missed deadline comes a week after receiving the President's Fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, attended the Ways and Means Committee field hearing in Denton, Texas on enhancing access to quality, affordable health care, specifically access to emergency services in rural and underserved communities. During the hearing, Congressman Burgess highlighted the severe shortage of physicians and emer  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Budget Committee Health Care Task Force, spoke on the House of Representatives floor on the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act (PHSA) and released the following statement on the passage of this bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives. This is the first time in history that a bipartisan bill with sole   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) delivered his opening statement at the hearing, "President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request," with United States Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifying. Opening Statement as Delivered: "The President says that budgets are more than just numbers on a ledg  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) delivered his opening statement at the hearing, "President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request," with United States Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifying. Click HERE to watch Chairman Arrington's Opening Statement Opening Statement as Delivered: "The President says that budgets are more than just number  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Biden administration's most recent "cancellation" of loans, shifting $5.8 billion in loans from 78,000 borrowers to hard working Americans. This brings the cost of President Biden's election driven loan scheme to a staggering $143.6   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives advanced House Budget Committee legislation, H.R. 766, the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventative Health Savings Act (PHSA), to the Senate by a voice vote. The historic accomplishment marks the first time in history that a bipartisan bill with sole Budget Committee jurisdiction has been brought to the Floor under a  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) spoke on the House Floor in favor of H.R. 766, the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act. The bill passed by a voice vote. The historic accomplishment marks the first time in history that a bipartisan bill with sole Budget Committee jurisdiction has been brought to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, the leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) issued a joint statement with CHC Texas border Members Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) in response to the 5th Circuit's ruling late last night to once again block the implementation of SB 4, Texas anti-immigrant law: "The recent ruling by the appeals court to once again  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling that allows Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) to go into effect pending a final decision later this year: "The Supreme Court's decision to let Texas enforce its abhorrent and unconstitutional law that allows officials to arrest, detain, and prosecute any individual or family   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) voted to pass the remaining six bills of the fiscal year 2024 government funding package. Together with the previous six-bill package, Congressman Gonzalez secured a total of $15,622,100 in Community Project Funding for the 34th Congressional District of Texas. "By passing this final tranche of long-awaited funding bills, the U.S. House of Representatives has   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) issued a statement in response to the ongoing legal proceedings regarding Texas Senate Bill 4 while it currently awaits a final review later this year. "This law does nothing to help our immigration system, our local law enforcement personnel, or Texans' safety and wellbeing," said Congressman Gonzalez. "SB 4 will only lead to the racial profiling of Hispanic T  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on today's spending package, on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) releases the following statement: "I voted no on today's spending package because it bloats war profits while cutting aid to needy families," said Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35). "The House Republican majority continually forces Democrats to choose between chaos and harm. Today, Democrats had to pass a Republican bill   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: This week Congressman Lance Gooden demanded Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra answer for his complete failure to protect unaccompanied alien children (UAC).?Rep. Gooden's letter highlights the severe oversight by the current administration to vet sponsors and ensure these children are placed in a safe environment during an unprecedented crisis at the border. The Office of Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) released the following statement after voting against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024: "Today, I voted against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which was the consolidated appropriations package for Defense, State and Foreign Operations, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Fina  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: - Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly hosted House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) in the Permian Basin for a rig tour with Diamondback Energy to kick off Energy Week in Congress. The U.S. House will vote on pro-energy legislation, including Rep. Pfluger's bill to repeal President Biden's harmful natural gas tax, this week as House Republicans work to restore American energy dominance. Courtesy photos   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following statement: * * * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: "To my knowledge, Texas National Guard have not yet provided details about what occurred leading up to the moments caught on video of migrants - who were already on U.S. soil - rushing past them to get to Border Patrol agents. I spoke with federal officials on the ground and was told there were no issues when Border Patro  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar voted in favor of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 which authorizes funding for six government agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services. "Today I voted for a second bipartisan government funding package that avoids a government shut down and that invests in the critical gove  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Harris County Precinct Four will receive $1,200,000 from the Department of Transportation's Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program--a program established in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These funds will allow Harris County to develop safe pedestrian and cycling connections between communities on both sides of the Westpark Toll  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.Res. 1102, which extends government funding through the end of Fiscal Year 2024, September 30, 2024. "Keeping our government funded and functioning is a fundamental responsibility of Congress," said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. "I am pleased that this legislation adheres to the Fiscal Responsibility Act  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: After careful consideration and hearing from Border Patrol leadership on the ground in South Texas, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) voted for the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. The legislation, which averts a government shutdown at midnight Eastern Time tonight, makes the following improvements to border security: * Increases funds to focus on actual border security, not a bla  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: U.S. Representatives Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), and Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) today are introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help address the online sale of counterfeit pills and illicit drugs laced with fentanyl. In 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized more than 58 million fake pills containing fentanyl and 13,0  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), Colin Allred (TX-32), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Jim Costa (CA-21), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Dina Titus (NV-01), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Susan Wild (PA-07), Jared Golden (ME-02), Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Mike Levin (CA-49), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Susie Lee (NV-03),  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement upon passage of the final funding bills for Fiscal Year 2024. "As Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, I secured major funding important to our local economy and community, as well as that of our great state and nation," said Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX). "In this legisl  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: In advance of the Committee beginning its hearings next week on the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger announced the following changes to the Republican subcommittee rosters for the remainder of the 118th Congress. These changes fill the assignments previously held by the Honorable Chris Stewart (UT). * Rep  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks and questioned witnesses at a hearing to examine export controls as a tool to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and America's adversaries. Chairman McCaul noted numerous examples of how American technology is fueling the CCP's military expansion and e  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered remarks at a hearing to examine the future of democracy in Pakistan and the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul highlighted Pakistan's importance as a regional partner in efforts such as combatting terrorism and emphasized the importance o  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a hearing with President Biden's top generals during his administration's disastrous 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal. During his remarks, Chairman McCaul underscored the consequences of the Biden administration's failure to plan, including widesp  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul delivered the following remarks at a committee markup on various measures to discuss H.R. 6727, which would establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation and promote robust, long-term conservation efforts between America's public and private sectors. In  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 17, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on Niger's decision to restrict American access in the country. "I am deeply concerned to see that the junta in Niger has restricted the U.S. presence in the country. "This decision will likely result in Russia and China being invited to fill the  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday" to discuss Democrats' attempts to push a partisan anti-Israel agenda, security assistance for America's partners, the situation unfolding in Haiti, and getting answers from the Biden administration for families of American servicem  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned retired General Mark A. Milley, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the U.S. Department of Defense, and retired General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., former Commander of United States Central Command at the U.S. Department of Defense, during a hearing examini  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul praised the passage of today's appropriations package in the House, which continued funding for national security agencies. Chairman McCaul also praised Congress' support of important measures, such as Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) granted to our Afghan allies abandoned during  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) issued the following statement on renewed negotiations to release the hostages still held by Hamas following its brutal October 7th attack. "It is despicable that Hamas continues   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on March 20, 2024: * * * House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court rejected the Department of Justice's emergency request to block the enforcement of Texas' Senate Bill 4 while litigation over the law continues. The Texas law allows state and local law enforceme  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas.), and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) are today conducting oversight of the Biden Administration's recent action to pause pending decisions on exports of Liquifi  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 2882, The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The measure was approved with a vote of 286 to 134. In recent years, domestic spending has skyrocketed, adding trillions to our national debt. For the 118th Congress, the House Republican Conference made a promise to change the tr  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Van Duyne, R-Texas, chairwoman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled "Assessing State Department Compliance with Oversight." Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, waived on to the Subco  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the importance of simplif  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on the access to health care in America, on March 18, 2024: * * * "The Ways and Means Committee is in Denton, Texas, for our seventh hearing outside Washington. I'd like to thank Global Medical Response for hosting us today, and giving us the opportunity to see firsthand where you train your pilots, clinicians, and mechanics to respond to eme  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) recently voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a package of six government funding bills focused on helping families and communities across the United States. The investments in the bill will help families with the cost of living, create and sustain good-paying jobs, and help people in need. The package also includes over $13 million in investments that Rep. Veasey s  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, issued the following news release: DALLAS - Yesterday, the Dallas Morning News reported that Southern Gateway Park, Klyde Warren Park and other North Texas projects would receive a combined $80 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation thanks to grants to reconnect communities in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is a strong supp  more

DENTON, Texas, March 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: At the site of an air ambulance service provider, patients, doctors, and emergency medical personnel shared their stories about access to emergency medical care in remote, rural, and underserved communities. Many of the stories shared by witnesses highlighted how the lack of access is especially dangerous for Americans living in remote communities, while al  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA), today introduced the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2024. This legislation will increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, as well as the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), along with Representatives Dale Strong (R-AL), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), introduced the Safeguarding Tactics and Operational Procedures (STOP) from Enemies Act of 2024 in the House of Representatives. This legislation would amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to expand the definition of aiding the enemy to include providing military e  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement on President Biden's new regulations cracking down on gas-powered vehicles. "Just when it seems like President Biden can't get any more out of touch with the needs of American families, he takes his administration's radical climate agenda one step further," said Rep. McCaul. "As inflation continues to erode Americans' sav  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: During House Republicans' "Energy Week" this week, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) voted to pass six bills to unleash American energy. "Since his first day in office, President Biden has faithfully carried out extreme Democrats' attacks on American energy, which he then tried to mitigate by dangerously draining our strategic petroleum reserve -- a critical national security resource," said Rep  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: - Friday, Congressman August Pfluger's legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives as a part of H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act. Congressman Pfluger spoke on the House Floor in advance of the vote. Watch here or read excerpts of his remarks as prepared below. "I rise in support of H.R. 1023, the Cutting Gr  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: - On Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after voting against the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "I voted no today on the spending package. I appreciate Speaker Johnson's leadership in finding ways to cut wasteful spending. It was a difficult vote because of many important priorities for national security, including our military. Ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, released the following statement after the FY24 Homeland Security Appropriations bill was finalized last night: "In my first fiscal year as Ranking Member, I worked diligently with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to write a bill to fund border security, support border   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Today, March 20, 2024, U.S. RepresentativeGabe Vasquez (N.M.-02) called out Texas Governor Greg Abbott's reckless border tactics following the Supreme Court's ruling upholding Texas Senate Bill 4. The bill gives local law enforcement the ability to arrest migrants and allows state judges to impose criminal penalties and issue deportation orders. "Once again, we're confronted with the consequences of   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to allow Greg Abbott's new anti-immigrant, "Show Me Your Papers" law to take effect while litigation continues. "I'm getting calls from constituents because they are scared that their families will be torn apart or caged by Abbott's new 'Show Me Your Papers' law,"  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding today's Supreme Court decision on Senate Bill 4 (SB4), a Texas law giving state officials permission to arrest, jail and deport migrants suspected of crossing the border without authorization. "This is an appallingly  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Keith Self and 111 House Republicans voted against another massive omnibus. "Once again, the Establishment forced through a bloated, thousand-plus page funding bill filled with liberal poison pills and handouts for woke initiatives," said Congressman Keith Self. "This $1,200,000,000 monstrosity not only continues Pelosi-level era spending, it also bankrolls funding for late-term surgical and  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: - On Friday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement: "Today, I voted no on H. Res. 1102. Last year, House Republicans set out to fundamentally change the annual appropriations process. In doing so, we passed seven individual appropriations bills off the floor for the first time in years, voted on hundreds of amendments, cut spending, and secured critical policy riders to undo the Biden a  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: - Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement on H. Res. 149: "The resolution before us makes a serious assertion. Genocide's definition in the 1948 international convention on the subject -- later agreed to by the U.S. Senate as a treaty -- makes a specific, legal, definition of a truly horrendous crime that has happened far too many times to too many groups throughout human history. Since   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) issued the following statement on renewed negotiations to release the hostages still held by Hamas following its brutal October 7th attack: "It is despicable that Hamas continues to hold over 130 innocent civilians hostage, including Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) voted against H.R. 2882, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. After the vote, Congressman Sessions released the following statement: "I voted against today's spending package because it fails to address the crisis on our southern border. Texans can no longer bear the brunt of illegal migration ravaging our communities. "As a co-  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) questioned military leaders on quality of life issues facing our servicemembers and their families during today's House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies oversight hearing. In December 2023, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Gon  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 20 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) issued the below statement following the Supreme Court of the United States ruling in favor of allowing Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to be enforced. "Texans have had enough of the Biden administration's failed open border policies--time and time again, his administration has put America last. I represent over 800 miles of the southern borde  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the below statement following today's vote on the second package of FY24 funding bills, which includes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "I have lost faith in President Biden's ability to safeguard our country and secure our borders," said Congressman Tony Gonzales. "My district spans 800 miles of the southern borde  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg regarding recent major safety incidents at United Airlines. In the letter, the congressmen called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement appropriate accountability measures to ensure these incidents do not con  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne voted against H.Res. 1102, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, and issued the following statement: "Today, I was presented with an appropriations bill that I could not vote for considering that it did nothing to significantly curtail wasteful spending or implement policies to secure our border. Since March 8th, the national debt has increa  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) released the following statement after voting against the second omnibus: "Over the last five months, as the appropriations process played out, and after considering the 1,012-page bill, the outcome and process were not what we in Southeast Texas expect from a Republican majority. I cannot, in good faith, support a $1.2 trillion omnibus that continues  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Tuesday, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25) introduced H.R. 7733, the Identifying Potential Terrorist at the Border Act of 2024, which requires Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to screen and detain all individuals attempting to cross the border until the migrant is determined to not match with an individual listed on the Federal Terror Watchlist. "We are a land of laws, and it is past tim  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced the introduction of the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee all workers have access to paid days off from work. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) is introducing companion legislation in the Senate. "Across the United States, workers are organizing for bet  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), led 27 of their House colleagues in calling on the Department of Homeland Security to address serious concerns regarding the use of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's mobile applicatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: - On Monday, Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21) and Bob Good (VA-05) led a group of 43 House Republicans calling on their GOP colleagues to use the power of the purse in the upcoming appropriations package to stop Biden's open borders policies. The representatives wrote in a letter, "Border security has to be more than something aspirational that we simply message on... Is there no threshold of harm to our nation  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: As the United States participates this week in negotiations at the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish the Pandemic Accord, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Health, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) issued the following statement on renewed negotiations to release the hostages still held by Hamas following its brutal October 7th attack: "It is despicable that Hamas continues to hold over 130 innocent civilians hostage,   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.) and Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) today introduced legislation to curb the sending of sexually explicit images online, also known as cyberflashing, by creating a federal private right of action for victims who receive such images and imposing civil penalties for individuals who send them. "No   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 22, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) denounced Leader Schumer and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden's attempts to ram through the Tax Relief for American Workers and Families Act without giving Senators the chance to debate and amend it and expressed his concerns with the bill's Child Tax Credit expansion, which is estimated to cost more than $33 billion over the next three y  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) condemned the Democrat Majority Leader and President Biden for refusing to respect Israel's sovereignty and undermining support for Israel's fight against Hamas. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. "Following Hamas' brutal attack against Israel on October 7, some five months ago, Republicans and Democrats came together, along with the Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed legislation being considered by the House of Representatives to support Ukraine's fight against Russia, including renewing the lend-lease authority granted to the President by Sen. Cornyn's Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act. "The House is working on ideas that include a number of policies that were not part of the Senate's legisla  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) yesterday introduced their Licensing Aerospace Units to New Commercial Heights (LAUNCH) Act, which would streamline the application process for commercial space launches and the licensing of private remote sensing space systems or satellites: "The United States cannot afford to l  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and 17 of their Senate Republican colleagues to Judge Robert Conrad, Director of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, reiterating that the Judicial Conference should not interfere in the legislative process following its recommendation that district courts should randomly assign cases in whic  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the Hong Kong legislature's passage of a new law (Article 23) that further expands the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) erosion of Hong Kong's freedom and autonomy. Sen. Cruz said, "The Chinese Communist Party is determined to coerce officials in Hong Kong to pass legislation that mirrors restrictions on  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the Texas legislature's S.B. 4 may be enforced, allowing the state to arrest and deport illegal aliens, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement: "Today, the Supreme Court allowed S.B. 4 to be enforced while Texas continues to fight for the law in court. This was the right decision. Under Joe Biden, we have   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: In his opening statement at today's full committee hearing titled "Spectrum and National Security," Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) highlighted how the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2024, legislation he introduced with Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), would significantly e  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: In his opening statement at today's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing titled "Promoting a Safe Environment in U.S. Athletics," Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised his concerns regarding the U.S. Center for SafeSport's effectiveness in carrying o  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following column on March 18, 2024: * * * Electric Vehicle Mandates Increase Safety Risks On April 17, 2021, firefighters raced to extinguish a blaze in a suburb of Houston, Texas. A Tesla Model S crashed, killing two people, and burst into flames. The Woodlands Township Fire Department extinguished the fire. But shortly after, flames erupted again. They put it out a second time -- only for the car to reignite once more. The fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act to provide technical assistance, training and threat monitoring for state and local judges and court personnel through establishing a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center. "Judges perform a critica  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday joined Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Energy and Natur  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: As the United States participates this week in negotiations at the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish the Pandemic Accord, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) sent a letter to officials in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Health Agency (DHA) expressing serious concern over DoD civilians and contractors continuing to face problems with access to medicare care and its impacts on morale and retention. In September 2022, the U.S. Naval Hospital   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on March 20, 2024: U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and threat monitoring for state and local judges and court personnel: "Any threat   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, are filing the Strengthening Tracking Of Poisonous Tranq Requiring Analyzed National Quantification Act, otherwise known as the STOP TRANQ Act. The STOP TRANQ Act would add a statutory requirement for the State Department to include reporting on xylazine, or "tranq," in its annual International Narcotics   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) today introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that aims to update the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) application process to remove regulatory barriers t  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Following his visit to the Permian Basin in Texas, alongside Rep. August Pfluger(TX-11), Speaker Johnson released a 60-second video kicking off House GOP Energy Week. The video emphasizes the importance of American energy to the U.S. and global economy and to our national security. "House Republicans are determined to protect American jobs. We want to unleash American energy dominance aga  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) to go into effect pending a final ruling expected later this year: "By enabling the Fifth Circuit's disingenuous procedural jurisprudence, the United States Supreme Court undermines its own credibility. The Supreme Court has opted to allow for a trial   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: HOUSTON, TEXAS - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will hand deliver a letter today at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, to President Biden's Climate Envoy John Podesta urging an "immediate reversal" of the Biden administration's ban on new LNG exports and warning of the "dire national security and foreign policy implications" as a result of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), slammed the Supreme Court and Republican-led state legislatures for their continued assault on reproductive freedoms, including their unwillingness to protect the rights of families who need in vitro fertilization (IVF). The Senator directly addressed remarks made by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pertaining to individual privac  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Two weeks ago, the House Budget Committee made history and passed the "Reverse the Curse" budget. This was the first time in a decade that the committee released its budget before the President released his. House Republicans' ten-year balanced budget reignites economic growth by one percent over the CBO baseline, cuts deficit spending by $14 trilli  more