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October 29, 2025
—Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined America Reports on Fox News and Wake Up America on Newsmax to discuss the mounting pressure on Democrats to end their government shutdown and ensure that vulnerable families in America will be able to receive food assistance and critical care. Chairman Arrington said, "We’ve just got to keep the lights on here and keep that critical support and lifeline to our vulnerable families. I think that’s something that the Senate Democrats a… Continue Reading
October 29, 2025—Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new data on the economic impact of the government shutdown: “Democrats are playing politics, and the American people are paying the price. Even the independent, nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed the economy will lose 1% in growth because of the Schumer shutdown. For hardworking families that means higher unemployment, lower wages, and less… Continue Reading
October 28, 2025—This morning, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss how Democrats’ unreasonable demands are keeping the government shut down. Watch Chairman Arrington’s full interview here On Democrats exploiting Americans’ pain for political gain: “Well, I think the Democrats have been operating as if the people’s pain is their political gain, but I don't think they know what pain is yet. November 1st will be a big test. I hope we don't have to test it, but tha… Continue Reading
October 24, 2025
—In an op-ed published by RollCall, David Winston, the president of The Winston Group, lays out the facts behind Democrats’ big-government push to extend wasteful, COVID-era premium subsidies for Obamacare plans, set to cost taxpayers $400 billion over the next decade. Congress should let these subsidies expire—as Democrats originally intended—and rein in waste, fraud, and abuse to protect taxpayers. WORD ON THE STREET From Roll Call: If you’re a Democrat, you know you’re in deep trouble if … Continue Reading
October 15, 2025
—J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s chief global strategist, David Kelly, issued a stark warning this week about America’s deteriorating fiscal outlook. With federal debt topping $37.8 trillion and interest payments poised to exceed annual defense spending this year and all discretionary spending by 2052, Kelly cautioned that the country is “going broke slowly.” He warned that even moderate deficits will keep pushing the debt-to-GDP ratio higher and that political or economic shocks could accelerate… Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
— The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board argues that Republicans shouldn’t fear the politics of allowing the enhanced ObamaCare subsidies to expire, contending that Democrats are using the government funding fight to secure a $400 billion extension for a pandemic-era entitlement that should have ended years ago. WORD ON THE STREET From the Wall Street Journal: “Democrats are demanding that Republicans extend enhanced ObamaCare subsidies that Democrats passed in 2021 for a pandemic emergency… Continue Reading
February 25, 2025
Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) penned an op-ed in theWashington Examinermaking the case for hisTrump-endorsed House budget resolution that delivers on the President’s transformative America-First agenda with one comprehensive piece of legislation. Chairman Arrington in the Washington Examiner: “The House Budget Committee has taken a decisive first step in advancing President Trump’s America First agenda. By pursuing the 2025 Budget Resolution, we have launched… Continue Reading
January 30, 2025U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal highlighting how surging debt and resulting interest costs are threatening America’s economic standing and the historic opportunity for President Trump and congressional Republicans to restore fiscal sanity to Washington. Chairman Arrington in The Wall Street Journal: “Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is concerned about America’s large and growing national deficit. “We have never seen this… Continue Reading
December 12, 2024Yesterday, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) penned an Op-Ed in the Washington Examiner sounding the alarm on the federal government’s unbridled spending habits and the need to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington. Chairman Arrington in the Washington Examiner: Via the Washington Examiner: “The Democrats’ spending spree in Washington during 2021 and 2022 sparked countless economic problems. Runaway government spending drove skyrocketing prices, draining household s… Continue Reading
