Government
Put simply: We are for limited government that works. At TexasGOPVote, we will work as a watchdog to help our state lawmakers and our congressional delegation pull in the reins on unnecessary spending and government bureaucracy. You better believe we’ll expose politicians who seek to act outside the bounds set by the Forefathers in the Constitutions of Texas and the United States.
June 1st, 2023
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief in the case Estados Unidos Mexicanos v.
May 31st, 2023
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.
May 26th, 2023
This week, I held a House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression.
May 25th, 2023
As the Chairman of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), I am committed to telling the story of the men and women in the energy industry who, through hard work and innovation, have unlocked abundant American energy and lifted...
May 24th, 2023
The Biden administration's open border policies have led to a dramatic increase in the amount of fentanyl crossing into our nation. Synthetic opioids — primarily fentanyl — killed more than 100,000 Americans last year alone...
May 22nd, 2023
Unfortunately, the "Defund the Police" movement has infected our country. We’ve forgotten what it means to support real-life heroes, the men and women in law enforcement who serve our communities every day.
May 19th, 2023
This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — along with Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and 193 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives — sent a
May 18th, 2023
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed debt ceiling negotiations and called on President Biden to cancel his trip to Japan to work on a deal before the U.S. defaults. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are...
May 16th, 2023
Rep. Newhouse (R-WA), Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, announced the growth of the Western Caucus to 100 Members, making it now the second-largest caucus on Capitol Hill. Rep. Newhouse’s leadership of this...
May 15th, 2023
Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Dan Kildee (D-MI) and U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led 31 of their colleagues to urge the Biden Administration to support American potato growers gain access to...
May 31st, 2023
During the Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing, I questioned FBI Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence Jill Murphy. Ms.
May 31st, 2023
Every Texas Patriot should be seething at the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton. The proceedings occurred at the Texas Capitol on Saturday, May 27 that began at 1pm and finished at about 5pm. In just four hours...
May 26th, 2023
As we find ourselves once again staring down the barrel of a potential debt ceiling breach, it’s a critical time to revisit and reinforce our core values: the importance of small government, fiscal responsibility, and...
May 24th, 2023
After being forced to share a locker room and then compete against biological male Lia Thomas at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship, All-American swimmer Riley Gaines became one of the strongest voices in the Nation...
May 23rd, 2023
Congressman Don Bacon: “We need to ensure that African Swine Fever, which has not reached the U.S. yet does not come here, and the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention Act Enhancement Act will help with that,” said Rep. Bacon...
May 22nd, 2023
Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10), David Scott (GA-13), and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) reintroduced the Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure that the Department of Veterans...
May 18th, 2023
Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19) participated in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on health care price transparency.
May 17th, 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.
May 16th, 2023
I just had the opportunity to hold the EPA Administrator accountable for the Agency's overreaching actions limiting energy production in the Permian Basin in an Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing.
May 15th, 2023
Yesterday, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) led his colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Physician to the President, calling on the President to take a cognitive test immediately, or renounce his bid...