Jodey C. Arrington
U.S. Representative · TX-19 · Republican · Chair, Budget
Statements and posts
216 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Arrington Fights to End Illegal Immigrant Exploitation of Federal Housing Program
Introduced bill to require citizenship verification for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program tenants.
“Securing the border and stopping illegal immigration are fundamentally about addressing the perverse incentives that encourage people to cut the line and break our laws”
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Arrington Celebrates Additional $8 Million Rural Health Investment, Including Support for West Texas
Announced $8 million in rural health care funding for 28 Texas providers through Rural Health Transformation Program.
“We won’t have the next generation of agriculture and energy producers providing America with food security and energy independence without access to basic health care in rural communities”
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Riley Gaines Endorses Arrington Bill to Protect Women’s Sports
Introduced Title IX Clarification Act to codify sex-based protections in Title IX.
“Riley Gaines is one of the most impactful voices in the fight to protect women’s sports, which is why I’m thrilled to have her as a champion for my Title IX Clarification Act”
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Arrington Celebrates $51 Million Rural Health Investment, With More to Come for Texas
Announced $51 million in rural health investment for Texas through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
“We won’t have the next generation of agriculture and energy producers providing America with food security and energy independence without access to basic health care in rural communities.”
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Arrington Celebrates Federal Reimbursement for Texas Border Security Costs
Announced Texas received federal reimbursement for border security costs from Biden administration.
“I want to thank President Trump for always making good on his promises including to remedy the injustice done to Texas taxpayers by making our state whole for holding the line when the Biden Administration failed to secure our border.”
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Arrington Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of September 11th
Commemorated the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
“Twenty-five years ago, America suffered the deadliest foreign attack on American soil in our nation’s history.”
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Arrington Joins Effort to Protect American Businesses from EU Regulatory Overreach
Introduced bill to investigate European Union regulatory policies targeting American businesses.
“America should never allow foreign bureaucrats to discriminate against our companies”
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House Passes Arrington Budget Resolution to Support our Troops and Secure our Elections
Advanced budget resolution supporting military funding, election security and food supply.
“I am humbled by the steadfast unity and unwavering determination from House Republicans to break the Democrat obstruction so we can provide emergency support for our troops, safeguard the integrity of our elections, and continue delivering on the priorities of the American people”
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Secured record $160 million for Dyess Air Force Base in FY27 defense bill.
“I am proud to support this legislation, and I will never stop fighting to ensure the brave men and women serving at Dyess Air Force Base and all throughout our Armed Forces have the resources they need to defend our nation and keep America's military the most capable and most lethal fighting force in the world.”
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Arrington Testifies at Rules Committee to Unlock Reconciliation 3.0
Testified before Rules Committee advocating for fiscal 2027 budget reconciliation resolution.
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Arrington Advances Reconciliation 3.0
House Budget Committee passed fiscal year 2027 budget resolution enabling reconciliation process.
“Republicans are united and undeterred in our fight to restore America's greatness”
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Announced Texas Attorney General support for resolution affirming states' border defense authority.
“Attorney General Paxton has been on the front lines defending Texas’ constitutional authority to protect its citizens against the invasion and disaster at our southern border created by the Biden administration”
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Arrington Targets Crypto Tax Loopholes with New Legislation
Introduced bill to close tax loopholes in digital asset market.
“America should lead the world in digital asset innovation, but that innovation shouldn't come with preferential treatment in the tax code”
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Arrington Fights to End Foreign Free-Riding on American Medical Innovation
Led 48 lawmakers supporting Trump administration's trade enforcement against foreign drug price controls.
“We urge you to use trade enforcement tools, including a Section 301 investigation, to dismantle foreign government policies that force American patients to pay a disproportionate share of global research and development costs for medicines.”
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Arrington Leads Passage of Secure America Act, Fully Funds ICE and CBP
Led passage of Secure America Act fully funding ICE and CBP through fiscal year 2029.
“But Republicans, who were elected up and down the ballot by the American people to secure the border, enforce the law, and restore order, refused to allow this back-handed attempt to revive the chaos of Biden-Harris open border policies. The American people fundamentally rejected the chaos of the last four years.”
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Arrington Testifies on Reconciliation Package Funding ICE and CBP
Testified in support of reconciliation package funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Protection.
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Arrington Fights to Crack Down on TANF Fraud
Advanced legislation to crack down on fraud and improper payments in the TANF program.
“Washington’s abject failure to protect tax dollars has resulted in an unprecedented scale of fraud that threatens not only the sustainability of our safety net programs, but also the future economic viability of our nation.”
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Arrington Celebrates Passage of Largest Investment in Dyess Air Force Base History
Celebrated passage of $164 million for Dyess Air Force Base B-21 infrastructure.
“I will never stop fighting to ensure our warfighters have what they need to succeed on the battlefield, our veterans receive the support and resources they deserve, and the Big Country remains at the forefront of America’s national defense mission.”
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Support for H.Res.50: Affirming States’ Constitutional Right to Defend Against Border Invasion
Introduced resolution affirming states' constitutional right to defend against border invasion.
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Introduced legislation to codify that Title IX nondiscrimination requirements apply only to biological sex.
“Title IX was created to provide equal opportunity for our daughters, not to push a radical gender ideology that jeopardizes their safety”
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Arrington Leads Effort to Eliminate China's Tariff on American Cotton
Led lawmakers in letter to Trump administration seeking elimination of China's cotton tariff.
“Excluding India, China is as large as the combined textile industries in the next seven importers – Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, and Egypt. We are grateful for the Trump Administration’s efforts to open markets for U.S.”
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Announced full Texas Republican House delegation endorsement of resolution on states' border defense authority.
“Texans have seen the consequences of federal failure, and we cannot afford another border crisis. With the full support of the Texas delegation, I’m calling on Congress to act now to pass this resolution and ensure that no future Democrat administration can take us back to open-border lawlessness.”
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Texas GOP Caucus Backs Resolution Affirming States’ Right to Defend Against Border Invasion
Texas GOP Caucus backed resolution affirming states' constitutional right to defend against border invasion.
“We’ve seen the consequences of a federal government that abdicates its first and most important responsibility – providing for the common defense – and, if the past is prologue, we know exactly what we can expect from future Democrat administrations that want to take us back”
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Arrington Statement on House Passage of DHS Funding Bill
Praised House passage of DHS funding bill ending 75-day shutdown and securing ICE and CBP resources.
“After four years of lawlessness under Democrats and President Biden and 75 days of Democrat dysfunction, Republicans are restoring order and putting the safety and security of this country first.”
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Arrington: 'Republicans are putting the safety and security of the American people first'
Praised House passage of budget resolution unlocking reconciliation to fully fund ICE and CBP.
“Republicans are fully funding the people’s government and putting the safety and security of the American people first. Make America Safe Again!”
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