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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Espionage Threat Increased Under Biden, Congressional Report Finds

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Threats of Chinese espionage to the United States have increased over the last four years, according to a “threat snapshot” conducted by the House Committee on Homeland Security first shared with The Daily Wire.  The snapshot documented more than 60 reported cases of China-backed efforts to take military secrets, steal trade information, and conduct transnational…

House Approves Bill Blocking Future Presidents From Starting A ‘War On Energy’

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Tags: Energy

Originally Posted in the Daily Caller on February 7, 2025 Republican Texas Rep. August Pfluger’s bill that would prohibit the president from banning fracking without the consent of Congress passed the House Friday morning 226 to 188. Pfluger’s bill, known as the Protecting American Energy Production Act, would prohibit a federal moratorium on the use of fracking. Just 16…

Republicans seek quick death of IRA methane fee

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Originally posted in Energy and Environment News by Politico  Hill Republicans are seeking to roll back a key Inflation Reduction Act program regulating methane emissions from domestic natural gas producers. GOP lawmakers say they'll introduce companion resolutions Tuesday in the House and Senate targeting EPA's rule requiring energy producers to report methane emissions. As…

GUEST VIEW: Showcasing American energy on the global stage

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Originally Published in the Odessa American on January 31, 2025 Just before the holidays, we were fortunate to lead respective delegations with congressional members and staff to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference — COP29. During the trip our message remained a constant: The United States has proven that we can significantly reduce emissions without…

Rep. August Pfluger: What ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Can Do for You

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Originally Posted in The Daily Wire on January 23, 2025 “Energy security is national security.” If you spend enough time with Rep. August Pfluger, you might get tired of hearing him repeat those words. The Texas congressman and new Republican Study Committee chairman would be the first to say that if you aren’t tired of hearing it, Republicans haven’t been saying…

Pfluger, Golden introduce bill to protect Americans’ right to silence

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Originally Posted in the Odessa American on January 22, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Americans’ Right to Silence (PARTS) Act to ensure that the rights’ of American gun owners are protected. Specifically, this legislation would amend the statutory definitions of firearm…

Op-Ed: The Pentagon needs a new kind of leader

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Washington Examiner | Op-Ed  Rep. August Pfluger | January 13, 2025  At the hands of President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the nation has witnessed one foreign policy disaster after the next. The duo’s catastrophic decision-making and military execution has left Americans dead, our military vulnerable, and our adversaries emboldened. To…

Pfluger celebrates inauguration of President Trump

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Originally Posted in the Odessa American on January 20, 2025.  Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement celebrating the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance. “Today, America witnessed history. The 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of the United States of America was marked by hope, as we look forward to the renewal…

August Pfluger elected Republican Study Committee chair

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Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) was elected on Friday to chair the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the largest conservative caucus in the House, for the 119th Congress. Pfluger, who had led the caucus’s energy-focused task force, ran for the role against Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), who headed its budget task force. The vote was 80-57, two sources told The…

Exclusive: Rep. August Pfluger introduces bill to prevent federal bureaucrats from undermining the next president

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Originally Published in the Washington Reporter on October 28, 2024. In the run-up to next week’s elections, Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas) is rolling out legislation, obtained exclusively by the Washington Reporter, that will prevent career bureaucrats within the administration from undermining the next presidential administration. The Stop Resistance Activities by Federal…