In an effort to educate and build Lubbock's growing food truck community, the City's Fire Marshal's Office and Environmental Health Department have partnered with the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center to bring Lubbock citizens another summer of 'Food Truck Alley'.
The Buddy Holly Center and the Silent Wings Museum will once again participate in the Blue Star Museums program, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel including the National Guard and Reserve and their families each summer. The 2023 program will begin on Sunday, May 21, 2023 and will continue through Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023. The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
On May 30, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would restore fiscal sanity in our nation and hold Washington accountable.
The City of Lubbock Solid Waste Department will hold an electronics collection event Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at 1631 84th Street. This event is free for area residents*.
Please join the Silent Wings Museum in commemorating the 79th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion on Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4, 2023. The Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
On May 25, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on modernizing customs policies to protect American workers and secure supply chains.
On May 25, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement applauding the Supreme Court for their decision on Sackett v. EPA, a case dealing with the scope of the Clean Water Act.
The City of Lubbock has launched a public survey for citizens to share their input as it relates to the future of the Broadway corridor. The deadline to complete the survey is June 4, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. The survey can be found at www.mylubbock.us/broadway
On May 24, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on "Removing the Burdens of Government Overreach," which is part one of our new hearing series, "Reigniting American Growth and Prosperity."
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Veterans Affairs (VA) improvements package which included Representative Arrington’s VA E-notification Enhancement Act. This straightforward, common-sense bill would allow the VA to provide education assistance documents in an electronic format.
On May 23, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in support of S.J.Res 11, legislation utilizing the Congressional Review Act to repeal the EPA rule related to emission standards for heavy duty engines.
On May 21, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement on President Biden and Democrats in Congress stalling the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations.
On May 17, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) voted in support of H.R. 2494, the Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2023.
Last week, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) to reintroduce HR 3210 – the Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act – to reverse the punitive new tax which will fall on U.S. manufacturers, energy producers, and job creators amid historic inflation and economic uncertainty.
This week, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), introduced the WHO is Accountable Act. This legislation blocks taxpayer funds from going to the World Health Organization (WHO) unless the organization adopts specific, Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-related transparency measures; confirms it has stopped backing “woke” liberal initiatives; and ensures that no U.S. State or Citizen can be legally bound by the policies in the new “Pandemic Treaty.”
On May 17, Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a Joint Economic Committee hearing on the U.S. default crisis and its impact on the American people.
On May 12, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on “Exposing the Woke, Wasteful, and Bloated Bureaucracy.”