WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a bold move to address the ongoing crisis at the southern border, Member of Congress Rep. Arrington has offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The amendment, which affirms states' sovereign right to secure the border in the face of federal government failure, mirrors Rep. Arrington's H. Res. 50.Rep. Arrington's amendment has gained support from numerous Republican colleagues and has garnered attention through press conferences, op-eds, and Governor Abbott's recent declaration of an invasion at the southern...
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, M.D. (TN-07), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Border Security Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36) and Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) led a letter to President Biden and Secretary of the Department of the Interior Haaland inquiring about the July 25, 2023 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed rule to list the Salina mucket and the Mexican fawnsfoot mussels as endangered and designate a critical habitat for the species.
Bipartisan bill would replace Social Security’s formula, known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, that unfairly fails to compensate public servants for work they did in the private sector over the course of their career.
In Lubbock County districts, there were more Hispanic students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
On August 24, Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) hosted a National Security Press Conference with the Abilene Military Affairs Committee (MAC) discussing the recent House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included several key provisions to support Dyess Air Force Base.