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April 30, 2026
Today, the House of Representatives passed the twelfth and final appropriations bill, funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide resources to TSA, FEMA, CISA, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other critical agencies. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement: "For 75 days, Democrats have kept DHS shut down. House Democrats had 17 opportunities to stand with the men and women who risk their lives for our ports, our borders, and other c… Continue Reading
April 29, 2026Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 215-211 S.Con.Res. 33, unlocking reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement: "For 74 days, Democrats have held our homeland security hostage—jeopardizing the safety of the American people and withholding pay from the very men and women sworn to protect them. Democrats ha… Continue Reading
April 29, 2026Today, House Budget Committee Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) delivered the following remarks on the House floor urging the passage of S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Watch here Remarks as delivered: "Mr. Speaker, we're here because my Democrat colleagues have shut the United States Department of Homeland Security down for now 74 days. They have held the American people hostage and ha… Continue Reading
May 01, 2026
— The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board highlighted serious failures by states to follow basic Obamacare safeguards, thereby allowing waste, fraud, and abuse to persist in Medicaid while taxpayers foot the bill. Despite clear federal requirements to regularly revalidate providers, many states are failing to perform even routine oversight, leaving the program vulnerable to bad actors. WORD ON THE STREET From the Wall Street Journal: "The Trump Administration last week ordered states to revie… Continue Reading
March 12, 2026
Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) published a joint op-ed with Rachel Greszler, Senior Research Fellow at Advancing American Freedom and Visiting Fellow at the Economic Policy Innovation Center, in The Hill. The op-ed calls for stronger state accountability to crack down on fraud and improper payments in federally funded state administered programs as the national debt nears $39 trillion. Read full op-ed here or below: "With our nation nearly $39 trillion in debt… Continue Reading
February 18, 2026
— An article published by the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board highlights the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) updated baseline, which shows our $38.6 trillion debt will continue to grow and the structural imbalance in our federal budget caused by soaring entitlements. WORD ON THE STREET From the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: The Trump Administration is boasting about its success in reducing the deficit, and give it credit for curbing what had been ballooning growth in discretion… 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
