WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following the FBI raid of former President Trump’s home in Mar-A-Lago: Rep. August Pfluger: “America’s trust in our Justice Department has reached its lowest point in history. If this raid deals with President Trump’s handling of documents, then every American needs to wake up and understand the magnitude of this event - a continuat... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act”. Rep. August Pfluger: “Senate Democrats just can’t help but spend more American tax dollars for a grab bag of liberal priorities. “Last year, Democrats gave the American people a $1,400 stimulus check that ended up costing every individual an extra $5,200... Read More »
Originally Published in the Houston Chronicle on July 28, 2022 It is not often that President Biden follows through on his promises. However, there is one he is determined to deliver on: his campaign pledge to “end fossil fuels” and his continuing down this path despite the high energy prices that are driving up costs on everything from gas to groceries, wreaking havoc on the budgets of all Americ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after voting no on the Democrats’ attempt to strip the Second Amendment: Rep. August Pfluger: “I am opposed to any infringement on the Second Amendment. In the long history of mankind, freedom and liberty are not lost overnight – it comes by way of the slow and gradual burn. We’ve seen an assault on the First Amendmen... Read More »
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) issued the following statement on Thursday's Bureau of Economic Analysis report that the U.S. economy shrunk for the 2nd consecutive quarter—officially defined as a recession. Rep. August Pfluger: “It’s almost unbelievable that on the day a recession is officially declared, Washington Democrats resurrect Build Back Better – a plan to raise... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) hosted Representative Ken Calvert (CA-42), the Republican Leader of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and Rep. Jake Ellzey (TX-6), a fellow fighter pilot and member of the MACH 1 Caucus, in San Angelo for a tour of Goodfellow Air Force Base. The Members were briefed on the intelligence training mission of the base, housing constrai... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) submitted multiple amendments to protect the American oil and gas industry from radical green climate activism in the annual spending bill. Instead of prioritizing domestic energy production, Democrats blocked Pfluger’s amendments that would have: Ended America's involvement in the worthless Paris Climate Agreement. Prevented a crude oil export b... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – After U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States is taking enforcement action against Mexico for undermining American energy companies in favor of Mexico’s state-owned enterprises, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8), and Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statements: Rep. August Pflu... Read More »
After U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States is taking enforcement action against Mexico for undermining American energy companies in favor of Mexico’s state-owned enterprises, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11), Ways and Means Republican Leader Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8), and Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statements: Rep. August Pfluger: “The USMCA ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and other members of the Homeland Security committee revealed that the Department of Homeland Security was refusing to brief the Committee on two significant terrorist plots planned on U.S. soil without a signed privacy waiver from the suspected terrorists. In response, Rep. August Pfluger sent a letter with Homeland Security Committee Ranking... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a letter to the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decrying the agency’s potential non-attainment redesignation that would curb oil and gas production in the Permian Basin, the largest secure supply of oil and gas in the world. Congressman Pfluger was joined by both Texas Senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, as well... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act, passed the House of Representatives. Pilots and aircrew have been found to have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer and melanoma, with possible links to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and testicular cancer. Pfluger’s ACES... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), the Republican Leader on the Homeland Security Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, Republican Committee Leader John Katko (NY-24), and Rep. Mayra Flores (TX-34) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The letter reveals that the Department of Homeland Security has implemented a new policy blocking t... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after voting to pass H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023: “As a former fighter pilot, I can say that there is nothing Congress works on that is more important than providing for our national defense. I am proud that this bill fully funds our military, counters the Chinese Co... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement on the record-high June inflation statistics released Wednesday: Rep. August Pfluger: “For nearly a year, Democrats in Washington have ignored the realities of inflation while Americans who do not have the luxury of ignoring price spikes on their basket of groceries and tank of gas suffer. In the past year and a h... Read More »
