WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the impact the Biden-Harris Administration's unilateral expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has had on labor force participation. Based on CBO's estimates, the TFP increase ($300 billion over the next decade) likely lowered the work effo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a plan to grant San Antonio International Airport (SAT) one of the ten new direct flights slots from Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). Castro, a longtime advocate for direct flights from SAT to DCA, worked to secure the additional direct flight  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here for media resources.*** VALLEY CITY, N.D. The North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) held a ceremony today to send off members of the 142nd Engineer Battalion being deployed to Fort Bliss, Texas, in support of Joint Task Force North. The joint service command is tasked with supporting federal law enforcement agencies in the "identification and interdiction of suspected criminal activities con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce the Visa Integrity Preservation Act, which would close a loophole in current immigration law that the Biden-Harris administration exploited to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who have entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa. Upon introduction, Se  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and several Republican colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief against the Biden-Harris administration's greenhouse gas emissions rule on highways. The Members of Congress requested that the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit uphold the U.S. District Court   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: Last week, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation released a report showing that swing state voters overwhelmingly believe that the rising national debt is a critical campaign issue. According to the report, more than 90 percent of voters across seven key states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin - say that it's important for   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: San Francisco, Calif. -- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to President Biden urging him to implement mandatory sanctions against U.S. adversaries under McCaul's bipartisan 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act. Despite the grave and growing threat Russia, China, and Iran pose to U.S. national security interests, the Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * San Francisco, Calif. -- House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the below statement following reports that the Biden-Harris administration failed to vet Afghan national Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi despite falsely claiming he cleared a rigorous vetting process. Tawhedi was arrested last week for plotting an Election Day t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Austin, Texas Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Homeland Security joined Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) and Republican members of the committee in demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the backward spending priorities of the Biden-Harris administration. The members condemned the B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability released a new staff report(link is external) revealing how, while he was in office, Donald Trump used the Trump International Hotel in D.C. to unlawfully take hundreds of payments from a federal agency--the U.S. Secret Service--and also to take legally and ethically questionable payments from federal and state officials, federal job seekers, and preside  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Recently, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation released a report showing that swing state voters overwhelmingly believe that the rising national debt is a critical campaign issue. According to the report, more than 90 percent of voters across seven key states Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin say that it's important for presidential candidates to have a plan to rei  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On October 15, Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) led a letter sent by Members from the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee to United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken raising concerns about the Biden-Harris administration's recent announcement supporting plastic production caps in the United Nations' Global Plastics Treaty. Their new position is alarming, as productio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Congressman Jonathan Jackson today called for an immediate stay of execution for Robert Roberson, who is scheduled to be executed in Texas. Congressman Jackson emphasized the urgent need for a thorough review of Roberson's case, citing significant concerns about the fairness of his trial and the evidence used to convict him. "Robert Roberson's case raises serious questions about the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Today, Congressman Keith Self sent a letter to President Biden admonishing Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for threatening to withhold military aid in a letter to Israeli officials. By way of background, on October 2, Congressman Self sent a letter to President Biden demanding a change in policy in the United States' response towards Israel's war against  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) recently introduced the Water Delivery Transparency Act to address South Texas' water challenges by ensuring agricultural producers and local stakeholders have a voice in negotiations under the 1944 Water Treaty with Mexico. As Mexico continues to fall short on water deliveries, the bill mandates the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) to host pu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) and Senator Ted Cruz (TX) demanded answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the growing presence of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) in Texas and across America. The Texas lawmakers wrote in a letter,"The Biden-Harris administration has imported Venezuelan illegal aliens at an alarming rate, allowing criminals includ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) led nine of his House GOP colleagues in joining with the Mountain States Legal Foundation to file an amicus brief on the harms of proxy voting to the U.S. Fifth Circuit of Appeals in Texas v. DOJ. The brief supports the State of Texas' position which the U.S. District Court's ruling affirmed that the passage of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill for FY 2023 viol  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (OH-4) thanking Chairman Jordan for working with him to stand against radical progressive Democrats' efforts to hijack the federal court system, usurp Congress' constitutional powers, and disenfranchise countless American citizens. The Judicial Conference, the supervisory body of the federal court system, is attempting  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Wednesday after the Department of Transportation approved American Airlines' application to fly a non-stop flight between San Antonio International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in "Today's announcement is a long-awaited and well-deserved victory for the people of San Antonio, the surrounding region, and our nation's military an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Houston, TX - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: "Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the brutal October 7 attack on Israel and leader of Hamas, is no longer a threat. The world is now a safer place. "This is a new opportunity to end the war in Gaza, free the remaining hostages, and achieve lasti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) attended and participated as a guest speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Uvalde Regional Behavioral Health Campus. The new inpatient facility will service 32 counties in rural Texas and provide critical mental health resources to an underserved region that stretches from the Bexar County line (San Antonio) to the Texas-Mexico border. Co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (TX-23) along with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Representatives Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), Vincente Gonzalez (TX-34), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28), sent a letter to the North American Development Bank (NADBank) expressing strong support for the re-establishment of NADBank's Water Infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following commentary to The Dallas Morning News: * * * Today,Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) authored an op-ed for The Dallas Morning News, discussing the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024, legislation he co-led alongside Representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA-48), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12), and Hank Johnson (D-GA-04). The bipartisan JUDGES Act of 2024 would add critically needed federal jud  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Grand Prairie, TX - Yesterday, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) held a roundtable with North Texas business leaders, including from the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) and other members of the Main Street Coalition. After touring Republic National Distributing Company's Grand Prairie facility, Rep. Van Duyne led the more than two dozen participants in discussion about expiring provisions o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) announcement of the establishment of a direct flight route between San Antonio and Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport to be serviced by Texas-based American Airlines: "As a proud native of San Antonio, I am pleased with the DOT's decision to establish a d  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting more information in light of reports suggesting Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced their intent to award an additional, beyond perimeter slot for a nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). In May, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which Sen. Cruz co-authored as  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, the National Association of Manufacturers released its "Economic Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports" report, highlighting the positive impact American liquified natural gas (LNG) has on the economy, as well as the prospective damage of the Biden-Harris administration's ban on LNG export permits. The report found that U.S. LNG exports currently support 222,450 jobs, resulting in $23.2 billion in labor inc  more