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Rep. Arrington Statement on H.Con.Res 40

By Lubbock Times Report | May 19, 2023

On May 18, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in support of H.Con.Res. 40, expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies.

Arrington Statement on the Lifting of Title 42

By Lubbock Times Report | May 19, 2023

On May 11, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement following the lifting of Title 42, a Trump era emergency power in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that allows Customs and Border Protection to immediately reject entry of any individual attempting to illegally enter our country.

Rep. Arrington Introduces Mission not Emissions Act

By Lubbock Times Report | May 18, 2023

On May 16, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Mission not Emissions Act, legislation to prohibit the Biden Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and NASA from mandating a climate rule on federal contractors that will harm our defense, manufacturing, and energy industries.

Rep. Arrington Statement on Republican Border Security Legislation

By Lubbock Times Report | May 12, 2023

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023.

ICYMI: Arrington on Squawk Box- House Republicans Have Delivered on Debt Ceiling, Dems Must Step Up

By Lubbock Times Report | May 11, 2023

On May 8, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Squawk Box on CNBC to discuss the House Republicans' plan to responsibly lift the debt ceiling and implement practical spending reforms to reduce our nation's debt and grow our economy. Click here to watch Arrington’s full interview.

Arrington: American People See Through the Deluge of New Audits

By Lubbock Times Report | May 8, 2023

On April 27, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing where he questioned U.S. Commissioner Daniel Werfel about the accountability and transparency of the IRS.

Arrington Makes One Last Plea to Biden and Democrats: “Be Leaders Worthy of the Citizens of the United States”

By Lubbock Times Report | May 7, 2023

At the House Republican leadership press conference on April 26, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) urged President Biden to come to the negotiating table to raise the debt ceiling. Arrington highlighted the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” Republicans’ plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling by reining-in and right-sizing the federal bureaucracy; saving taxpayer dollars by reversing some of Democrats’ reckless spending; and growing the economy by returning to pro-growth, pro-work, pro-energy policies that would unleash American prosperity once again.

Arrington: This Is Where the Reckless Spending Stops

By Lubbock Times Report | May 6, 2023

On April 26, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following remarks during House debate of H.R. 2811, the "Limit, Save, Grow Act," which is the House Republican plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling.

House GOP Leadership Statement on Passage of the Limit, Save, Grow Act

By Lubbock Times Report | May 5, 2023

On April 26, Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) to issue the following statement on the passage of legislation to responsibly address the debt ceiling, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023.

Arrington Testifies Before Rules Committee on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

By Lubbock Times Report | May 4, 2023

On April 25, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) testified before the House Rules Committee after filing H.R. 2811, the “Limit, Save, Grow Act,” which is the House Republican plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling.

Arrington: Inflation “Reduction” Act is False Advertisement, Burden on Our Children

By Lubbock Times Report | Apr 30, 2023

This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing bringing awareness to the overwhelming cost American taxpayers will bear for the Biden administration’s radical green agenda. For example, tax credits for electric vehicles, that were originally estimated to cost $14 billion are now estimated to reach $390 billion.

Arrington: China is a Human Rights Violator, Intellectual Property Thief, and Greatest Adversarial Threat—and We Must Decouple

By Lubbock Times Report | Apr 29, 2023

This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on China’s predatory trade practices that threaten American jobs and supply chains. He questioned Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President and economic expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about our greatest adversarial threat and the critical role of U.S. leadership in world trade

House Republicans Deliver for the American People in First 100 Days

By Lubbock Times Report | Apr 28, 2023

This week marked 100 days of a Republican-controlled House.

Speaker McCarthy Taps Arrington to Lead House GOP Debt Ceiling Legislation

By Lubbock Times Report | Apr 27, 2023

On April 19, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) announced that Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) will introduce the House GOP’s plan to responsibly address the debt ceiling by including spending cuts and pro-growth policies.

Arrington Leads Republican Colleagues in Letter Supporting Community Banks During Instability

By Lubbock Times Report | Apr 20, 2023

This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) led eleven of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen expressing concerns about potential disproportionate impacts of recent regulator actions on small community banks across the country. The signers agreed that lenders who provide credit and capital to our communities should not be punished for poor risk management by the few and significant failures by regulators.

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