United States
February 28th, 2024
South Texas Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Friday, February 23rd, urging them to act regarding the water shortage impacting...
February 26th, 2024
On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) penned an op-ed in the Washington Examiner urging Republicans to push for spending cuts.Some key quotes are below:
February 25th, 2024
Wednesday, President Biden announced that he "canceled" $1.2 billion in student debt. In reality, this is an unconstitutional bailout and the debt is not canceled or forgiven—it will be paid for by hardworking American...
February 22nd, 2024
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) in introducing the bipartisan Kids Online...
February 21st, 2024
Thursday, the House of Representatives passed Rep. August Pfluger's legislation, H.R.
February 19th, 2024
This week, the U.S. House passed my legislation to reverse President Biden's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export ban and unleash American LNG to lower energy costs while advancing U.S. energy security and the security of our...
February 15th, 2024
Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) is introducing the Jalisco Cartel Neutralization Act in the House of Representatives. This bicameral legislation would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a strategy to...
February 12th, 2024
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne recently introduced the “Protecting Healthcare Employee Privacy Act,” which will end overburdensome vaccine reporting requirements unfairly imposed on healthcare personnel employed at Ambulatory...
February 8th, 2024
I will soon be introducing the Drug-Free Social Media and Digital Communities Act, which would limit the illegal sale of drugs on social media.
February 6th, 2024
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, with a large bipartisan vote on Tuesday, Jan. 31st.
February 27th, 2024
Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to a “large scale” drug bust in Abilene, Texas.
February 26th, 2024
While in Texas-11 this week, I stopped by Frontera Healthcare to tour their Community Health Center. Servicing a wide variety of patients, Frontera is vital in bringing healthcare to rural communities. We had a productive...
February 22nd, 2024
The net fiscal impact of refugees and asylees was positive over the 15-year period, at $123.8 billion. This means that refugees and asylees contributed more revenue than they cost in expenditures to the government.
February 21st, 2024
Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) and Congressman Chris Deluzio (D-PA) introduced the Empowering Law Enforcement to Fight Sex Trafficking Demand Act, which amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to...
February 21st, 2024
Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) recently joined a bipartisan group of representatives to introduce H.R. 7149, the Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act (EASE). This legislation is just one of many bipartisan...
February 15th, 2024
I voted no on H.R. 5856.As I said last Congress when I voted against this measure, the scourge of human trafficking is an abomination and must be rooted out – the thousands of Americans and migrants sold into the sex...
February 13th, 2024
When I’m home in Texas, the number one issue my constituents are concerned with is the border. The chaos and destruction are a result of the Biden administration's open border policies and Secretary Mayorkas' failed...
February 8th, 2024
The Border security and Ukraine and Israel aid bill that was drafted by Sens. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), and Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) failed to advance in its current form on a vote of 49-50...
February 8th, 2024
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the Senate’s border proposal and expressed frustration with the White House’s refusal to negotiate on policy that would actually deter illegal immigration and enforce the law. ...