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Chairman Arrington Joins Squawk Box to Sound the Alarm on America’s $1.8 Trillion Budget Deficit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined “Squawk Box” on CNBC to sound the alarm on America’s unsustainable $1.8 trillion budget deficit, discuss the challenge the government faces in reducing wasteful spending, and stress the dire need for President Trump’s proposed government efficiency commission. Watch Chairman Arrington’s full interview on CNBC HERE. Find highlights of key moments below: Chairman Arrington on the Deficit: "At some … Continue Reading
September 23, 2024
Chairman Arrington Requests CBO Analysis on the Exploding Cost of Medicaid Spending for Illegal Aliens Under Biden-Harris Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel asking the CBO to analyze the cost to taxpayers of “Border Czar” Vice President Kamala Harris’s open border on the Medicaid program. Specifically, the letter calls on CBO to produce data on Medicaid spending on emergency services for illegal aliens from Fiscal Year 2017 to Fiscal Year 2023, allowing American taxpayers to understand the … Continue Reading
July 29, 2024
DON’T CALIFORNIA MY AMERICA: The Cost of California Policymaking
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, President Joe Biden announced he is not seeking another four years in office and intends to pass the torch to his Vice President and Open-Border Czar, Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California. We often hear that California, if it was its own country would rank 5th in GDP. That’s why California’s policy blunders are particularly damaging. Understanding these failures is crucial if we are to avoid making similar mistakes on the national level. Their progressive … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
Chairman Arrington Calls for Transparency on Protective Services Resources for all Presidential Candidates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addressing critical concerns regarding the budgetary resources allocated to protective services for presidential candidates. In light of escalating security threats to our nation’s political leaders, Chairman Arrington requests disclosure of the resources allocated to DHS agencies, including the Secret Service, to protect … Continue Reading
June 07, 2024
Chairman Arrington Joins Neil Cavuto’s Coast to Coast to Discuss President Biden’s Failed Leadership & Broken Promises
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined Neil Cavuto’s Coast to Coast on Fox Business to discuss President Biden’s lack of accountability toward Ukraine aid and his failed attempt at securing our Southwest border. Watch Chairman Arrington’s full interview on Fox Business HERE.Find highlights of key moments below: Chairman Arrington on Foreign Aid Support Package: “Well, I think it's true, we should unite as an alliance of freedom loving … Continue Reading
May 13, 2024
The Cost of the Border Crisis: $150.7 Billion and Counting
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Budget Committee held a hearing entitled “The Cost of the Border Crisis” to highlight the importance of border security and the fiscal implications of President Biden’s failed border policies. Witnesses from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Texas Public Policy Foundation’s “Secure and Sovereign Texas” Initiative, and Kinney County, Texas, testified before the committee to show the impacts of the border crisis, particularly the … Continue Reading
May 11, 2024
Chairman Arrington Joins Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street to Discuss the Looming Social Security, Medicare Insolvency and the Cost of the Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street on Fox Business to discuss the looming insolvency of Social Security and Medicare and the Committee’s “Cost of the Border Crisis” hearing held on Wednesday. On Monday, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees annual reports were submitted to Congress. The reports highlight the alarming financial predicament for the future of the Social Security and Medicare programs that … Continue Reading
May 09, 2024
Chairman Arrington Seeks Full Analysis from CBO on Mass Illegal Migration Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel requesting a complete and fair analysis of the budgetary effects of the border crisis. This letter follows a House Budget Committee hearing entitled “The Cost of the Border Crisis,” where members delved into the fiscal ramifications of President Biden’s open border policies. The letter expresses House Budget Committee Republicans’ concern … Continue Reading
May 08, 2024
Chairman Arrington Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on “The Cost of the Border Crisis”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) delivered his opening remarks at the hearing, “The Cost of the Border Crisis”, highlighting the importance of border security and the fiscal implications of President Biden’s failed border policies.' Click HERE to watch Chairman Arrington’s opening remarks. Opening Statement as Delivered: “The American people are as familiar with this issue as any, with respect to the wide open borders in the United States and the … Continue Reading
May 07, 2024
Fox Business: Chairman Arrington Discusses Looming Insolvency of Social Security, Medicare, and the Upcoming Hearing on the Cost of the Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined Fox Business’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast with host Neil Cavuto to discuss the looming insolvency of our entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, and to highlight the Committee’s upcoming hearing entitled “The Cost of the Border Crisis.” Click HERE to watch Chairman Arrington on Cavuto: Coast to Coast Highlights from the Chairman’s interview below: Chairman Arrington on the Border … Continue Reading
May 07, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: The Cost of the Border Crisis Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and members of the House Budget Committee will convene a hearing entitled “The Cost of the Border Crisis.” Title: The Cost of the Border CrisisDate: Wednesday, May 8, 2024Time: 10:00 AMLocation: 210 Cannon House Office BuildingMajority Witnesses:Julie KirchnerExecutive Director, Federation for American Immigration ReformAmmon BlairSenior Fellow, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s “Secure and Sovereign Texas” … Continue Reading
May 05, 2024
Chairman Arrington Joins Fox News to Discuss the Cost of the Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) appeared on Fox News’ Fox News Live program to discuss the committee’s upcoming hearing entitled “The Cost of the Border Crisis.” The hearing will be held at 10:00am ET, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in the House Budget Committee hearing room, 210 Cannon House Office Building. Watch Chairman Arrington’s full interview with Fox News HERE. Find highlights of key moments below:Chairman Arrington on the Cost of the … Continue Reading
April 23, 2024
GAO Confirms Biden Administration Spends Border Security Funds on Environmental Agenda
Washington, D.C. - In November of 2023, House Budget Committee Chairman Arrington (R-TX) and Oversight Task Force Chair Congressman Bergman (R-MI) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) seeking clarity on whether the Biden Administration violated the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by blocking the use of fundsintended to continue construction and secure the border wall. On April 22, 2024, GAO issued its response. Background - From the Report: Congress appropriated … Continue Reading
February 14, 2024
House Budget Chairman Arrington Joins Mornings with Maria To Discuss Cost of Border Security, CBO Baseline
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business to discuss border security and fiscal challenges facing our nation. Click HERE to watch Chairman Arrington on Mornings with Maria. Chairman Arrington on Border Security: “The Mayorkas impeachment was [held] for reasons that have been obvious to the American people for three years. He had no intention of enforcing the laws of the land. He didn’t fulfill his sacred … Continue Reading
February 07, 2024
CBO 2024 Baseline: The Baseline and the Border Crisis
November 09, 2023
Chairman Arrington, Oversight Task Force Chair Bergman Call For Reevaluation of Legality of Biden Border Policy
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) today sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request a reevaluation of the legality of the Biden Administration’s withholding of congressionally appropriated funds for southwest border wall construction. The letter reads in part, “As you are aware, President Biden issued a Proclamation on his first day in office, … Continue Reading
November 03, 2023
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington Demands Answers on Fiscal Cost of Biden Border Failures
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas once again demanding accounting from DHS on the fiscal impact of Biden’s border policies. The House Budget Committee has sent several letters to Secretary Mayorkas as far back as the 117th Congress and as recently as September 12, 2023 - despite the pressing nature of this issue, DHS has not provided the requested information to the Committee. Chairman … Continue Reading
November 02, 2023
CULTURE CHANGE IN WASHINGTON: Chairman Arrington Statement on Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act
Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following statement ahead of the vote on The Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provides $14.3 billion in emergency supplemental funding to Israel: “We must restore a culture of fiscal responsibility in Washington, which includes paying for all new spending with real offsets; and after $11 trillion in unbridled spending and a 40 percent increase in the size of the federal government over the last few … Continue Reading
August 30, 2023
Two Years Later: The Federal Budget Impact of the Disastrous Afghanistan Withdrawal
Two years ago today, 13 brave servicemembers were killed catastrophically by a suicide bomber amid President Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal. Their needless deaths serve as a stark and solemn reminder of the importance of American leadership and what we stand to lose in the absence of it. After the withdrawal, President Biden remarked that the mission was an “extraordinary success,” underscoring the President’s lack of foresight and his inability to put … Continue Reading
March 14, 2023
Biden’s Budget: A Nation That’s At Risk
Fails to Prioritize Homeland and Border Security: President Biden's budgets fail to prioritize the safety and security of the American people. He fails to adequately fund border and homeland security, leaving U.S. citizens vulnerable to the crime, gangs, and drugs pouring into our country. Cuts funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by $600 million in the midst of self-inflicted crisis at our Southern border. Since Biden took office, there have been over 4.6 million … Continue Reading
