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June 09, 2026
Today, House Budget Committee Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) delivered the following remarks on the House floor urging the passage of the Secure America Act, which fully funds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP): Watch here Remarks as delivered: "Madam Speaker, if Republicans today were not willing to use budget reconciliation and depart from appropriations in order to pass a funding bill that would restore funding to ICE and CBP, what would hap… Continue Reading
June 09, 2026Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement after final passage of the Secure America Act by a vote of 214-212, sending it to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law: "The Secure America Act is headed to President Trump’s desk, and our brave men and women who stand on the thin line to defend our sovereign borders and safety finally have the funding and certainty they need to do their jobs. For 76 days, Democrats held the Department of … Continue Reading
June 08, 2026Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) testified before the House Rules Committee in support of the Secure America Act to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Watch here Remarks as delivered: "Democrats reneged on funding the government. They had the one of the longest shutdowns ever, second to only the one prior to this over a COVID-era, fraud-ridden tax or subsidy expansion. "This was 76 days that the American people ha… Continue Reading
June 09, 2026
—An opinion piece published by the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board highlights a new study from the Paragon Health Institute, which confirms, despite the expiration of the Biden COVID credits, millions remain improperly enrolled in heavily subsidized Obamacare plans. WORD ON THE STREET: From the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: “Paragon estimates that at least 6.2 million this year are improperly enrolled in heavily subsidized ObamaCare plans. That’s little changed from last year and … Continue Reading
June 03, 2026
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement after the U.S. Treasury Department published new data highlighting that low- and middle-income households received the largest share of the tax relief provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill. “After four years of Biden’s cost-of-living crisis that stretched family budgets and eroded Americans’ purchasing power, Republicans delivered historic, permanent tax relief through the One Big Beautiful Bill to help … Continue Reading
May 19, 2026
—An opinion piece published Sunday by the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board highlights how universities are cutting prices for graduate degree programs because of federal loan limits implemented in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), making higher education more affordable. WORD ON THE STREET: From the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: The press is reporting that MBA programs are slashing tuition, though they’re focusing on the hole and not the donut: Colleges are at long last under … 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
