Michael Cloud
U.S. Representative · TX-27 · Republican
Statements and posts
51 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Cloud’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). Mar 2, 2026 – May 24, 2026.
All 51 statements
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Cloud Testifies at Rules on H.R. 9022
Testified in support of the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for fiscal 2027.
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VA secretary highlights progress on health care for veterans during San Antonio visit
VA secretary visited San Antonio to highlight veterans health care improvements.
“We had over a million claims when I first started. We’re down to about 500,000 now”
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Joined letter to EPA requesting tracking of abortion pills in water supply.
“Especially as the use of mifepristone has risen, its impact on drinking water should be closely researched and monitored. EPA should work to determine whether the active metabolites that enter our nation’s water system through mifepristone abortions threaten access to safe drinking water.”
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Abuse of U.S. Immigration System Creates Financial Burdens on American Taxpayers
Held hearing examining immigration system abuse and financial burdens on taxpayers.
“The two programs are immigration, parole and Temporary Protected Status. Presidents have used parole to allow in foreigners who have no right to be here in any number, anyone they want, for any reason, for as long as they want.”
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Rep. Cloud to Newsmax: ICE Funding Is ‘Long Overdue’
Supported $70 billion ICE and border security funding in reconciliation package.
“But this just shows you where the Dems are, that this is not a priority for them at all, and they’ll do anything they can to hamstring the president in this.”
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Advanced provisions to defund animal testing at NIH, including gender-transition research on animals.
“research on vertebrate animals for the purpose of studying the effects of drugs, surgery, or other interventions to alter the human body”
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Freedom Caucus Cheers Committee Passage of Provision to End Biden-Era Auto ‘Kill Switch’
Opposed vehicle anti-drunk driving technology mandate as unconstitutional surveillance.
“Taxpayer dollars should not fund a surveillance system that treats every law abiding American driver as a suspect. As we work to address very real problems, we cannot allow our Constitutional liberties to be shredded or create a world where every American driver becomes a node for data gathering”
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Praised House Armed Services Committee provisions supporting Corpus Christi Army Depot.
“These provisions deliver some long overdue policy updates to help modernize the business models of our Organic Industrial Bases sites, while putting in place measures to ensure workload transparency and accountability.”
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‘Don’t Spy on Me’: Freedom Caucus Launches Video Highlighting Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy
Participated in Freedom Caucus video highlighting concerns about government surveillance.
“I don’t know any Americans that want Big Brother controlling our cars, tracking our money, or really just surveilling us from every corner that we turn”
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Water, Politics, and Pressure: The future of Corpus Christi’s water supply
Discussed federal government support for Corpus Christi's water supply and desalination project.
“He talked and made a commitment that said this is so important”
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RELEASE: Congressman Cloud Secures Critical Funding Path for the Matagorda Ship Channel
Secured $42 million in FY27 appropriations for Matagorda Ship Channel improvement project.
“The widening and deepening of this ship channel is essential for the Port of Calhoun, the entirety of the Crossroads region, and American energy dominance”
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GOP Congress Goes After the ‘Ethnic Scam’ Crippling America
Highlighted Republican investigations into welfare fraud and immigration-related waste.
“Politicians in Washington have gotten away with measuring our self-worth and personal value by how much of other people’s money we give away”
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EXCLUSIVE Op-ED: CBDCs: Government’s tool to control what you buy and own
Wrote op-ed opposing central bank digital currency as surveillance tool.
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RELEASE: Congressman Cloud Gives Update on Federal Support for Desalination
Announced Trump Administration removed $30 million cap on federal desalination project funding.
“It is no secret that the Coastal Bend is in need of long-term water solutions, and this is the first step into making things like desalination a reality for the region”
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Led bipartisan effort urging House leadership to ban congressional stock and prediction market trading.
“We are writing to urge immediate changes to the rules package for the 119th Congress to include a clear, enforceable ban on Members, their families, and staff trading in individual stocks and in prediction markets”
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RELEASE: Congressman Cloud Reintroduces the You Own the Data Act (YODA)
Reintroduced the You Own the Data Act to protect personal data privacy from corporate collection.
“The Constitution protects Americans’ right to private property and privacy from unwarranted searches and seizures. That principle doesn’t disappear the moment you open a browser”
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GOP FISA Deal Faces First Hurdle In The House
Offered amendment to block central bank digital currency in FISA reauthorization bill.
“President Trump has been clear about putting Americans first and stopping Washington from expanding its reach into our daily lives. A central bank digital currency would move us in the opposite direction by creating the potential for unprecedented government overreach.”
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Conservatives Offer Amendments to Spy Powers Bill to Require Warrants for Americans’ Communications
Offered amendment requiring warrants for surveillance of Americans' communications under FISA.
“Even as we are working to right the wrongs and abuses of FISA, it is important we permanently ban what would be the ultimate surveillance tool against our fellow citizens, a central bank digital currency”
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Highlighted district military construction wins as House Appropriations Committee advanced FY2027 Veterans Affairs appropriations bill.
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Discussed Texas energy exports, water infrastructure needs, and permitting reforms with Energy Secretary before House subcommittee.
“One of the important things, in this context, is that you and the President inherited a paradigm where China was outpacing us for world dominance for the next century. The President has turned the corner on that.”
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RELEASE: Congressman Michael Cloud Joins Groundbreaking for New CCRTA Facility
Secured $46.2 million in federal funding for new Corpus Christi transit maintenance facility.
“This investment is ultimately about people. The RTA has been indispensable in serving its riders, including helping veterans get to medical appointments, seniors reach essential services, and residents commute to work”
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RELEASE: Congressman Michael Cloud Introduces the SAFE Olympic Sports Act
Introduced bill to require Olympic sports organizations to limit participation by biological sex.
“Women and girls deserve fair, safe competition without facing biological males”
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RELEASE: Congressman Michael Cloud Demands Response from ATF on Illegal National Gun Registry
Sent follow-up letter to ATF demanding response on alleged illegal national gun registry.
“Congress has waited long enough for basic transparency from the ATF”
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RELEASE: Congressman Michael Cloud Applauds CCRTA’s Grant Award for Bus Maintenance Facility Project
Applauded $46.3 million federal grant for bus maintenance facility in Texas.
“I am thrilled that CCRTA has secured this vital funding to construct this new maintenance facility that will meet the needs of our region and the need for long-term preparedness.”
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Introduced bill to eliminate regulatory hurdles for natural gas LNG exports.
“The current approval process for our LNG exports is burdened with bureaucratic red tape that puts American energy independence and dominance at risk”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.