May 26, 2023 Link to original format We Must Confront The CCP’s Grave Security Threat This week, I held a House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression. On April 20, 2023, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas issued the “90-day People’s Republic of China Threats Sprint,” displaying an encouraging shift in the... Read More »
By Daniel Chaitin | Daily Wire A senior FBI official stunned GOP members of Congress on Tuesday upon testifying that she has not read or even been briefed on special counsel John Durham‘s report. Jill Murphy, the FBI’s deputy assistant director of counterintelligence, said during a hearing that she has not “had time” to read the report that was released early last week, though she intends to get t... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks in a hearing to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression. Watch Chairman Pfluger's full opening statement in a Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence hearing enti... Read More »
Link to original format May 19, 2023 Odessa Police Chief Testifies on Capitol Hill During National Police Week Unfortunately, the "Defund the Police" movement has infected our country. We’ve forgotten what it means to support real-life heroes, the men and women in law enforcement who serve our communities every day. Extreme budget cuts, rogue legal reforms, and media bias against law enforcement h... Read More »
By August Pfluger | Originally Published in National Review May 18, 2023 House Republicans are fulfilling our promise to restore sanctity, safety, and security at our border by passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. President Biden allowed Title 42 — a pandemic-era public-health measure that allows border officials to immediately expel migrants who attempt to cross into our country ill... Read More »
Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the 11th Congressional District of Texas. First Place was awarded to San Saba High School senior Andrea Rodriguez for her piece titled “El Vaquero,” which depicts a man and horse during golden hour. Andrea’s winning piece will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for... Read More »
Tuesday, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) held a joint subcommittee hearing with Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. The hearing commemorated National Police Week and examined the state of U.S. law enforcement and how the Department of Homeland S... Read More »
By Chris Pandolfo | Fox News Published May 12, 2023 Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, is leading a House GOP effort to rescind President Biden's executive order directing federal agencies to take a "whole-of-government approach to environmental justice." Pfluger, who is chairman of the House Energy Action Team, called the order an attempt to entrench environmental justice in the bureaucracy and introd... Read More »
Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly voted to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, House Republicans’ solution to end the unprecedented border crisis created by President Biden by fulfilling their promises to restore sanctity, safety, and security at our borders. Congressman Pfluger helped author H.R. 2, which will restart construction of the border wall, deploy much-needed techno... Read More »
May 12, 2023 Link to original format Passing the Strongest Border Security Legislation in Decades Yesterday I proudly voted to pass H.R. 2,the Secure the Border Act of 2023—the only border security package passed by the House of Representatives in decades. As President Biden allowed Title 42 to expire, House Republicans passed our solution toend the unprecedented border crisis. We are fulfilling ... Read More »
In an Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) grilled Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding the EPA's overreach of its environmental authority to limit the oil & gas industry. Click here to view the full remarks or read highlights and excerpts below. Pfluger: “I speak for 750,000 constituents that are extremely worried about t... Read More »
Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) honored Spc. Steven Ray Givens in a speech on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Steven was killed by insurgents on May 8, 2005 in Balad, Iraq while serving in the U.S. Army. His wife, Cayssia David, serves as the Gold Star Congressional Aide in Congressman August Pfluger’s Killeen, Texas office. Click here to view the full remarks, or read a transcr... Read More »
Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and 54 of their colleagues in writing a scathing letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough condemning the dishonest, partisan use of the VA to spread fear and anxiety among America’s veterans regarding their benefits. In a recent misleading report, the VA falsely asserts that H.R. 2811,... Read More »
May 5, 2023 Link to original format New Office Location in Odessa This week we had an incredible celebration at our new office location in Odessa, which is inside the Ector County Administration building! I want to say a special "Thank You!" to all the wonderful community leaders for their work in helping us open the new space, including Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett, Odessa Chamber President... Read More »
Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following his vote for the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023: Rep. August Pfluger: “Republicans put forward our plan to fix the national debt crisis, save an estimated $4.5 trillion over ten years, put an end to government programs that are being against our own citizens, and get people back to work—all while protecting Medicare and So... Read More »
