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While Biden Dithers, House Republicans Plan to Secure Our Border

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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…

House Republicans push to torpedo Biden's 'environmental justice' executive order

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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…

ICYMI: Restoring American Energy Independence

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Article linked here. As Americans “spring forward” having spent more of their winter paychecks to heat their homes and fill their tanks, they are rightly wondering when relief will come.    Last summer, the average price of a gallon of gas exceeded $5. Americans of every walk of life need assurance that reliable and affordable energy will be readily available to them…

ICYMI: America Must Win the Energy War

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By Rep. August Pfluger and former Ambassador Nikki Haley Originally published in National Review on December 9, 2022 America is at risk of losing one of the most important battles of the 21st century — the fight for energy security. China, Russia, and other enemies are weaponizing global energy supplies, with the goal of undermining America and ultimately defeating us. President…

Rep. Pfluger Grills Secretary Mayorkas On Immigration: ‘The American People Aren’t Buying It!’

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Originally Published by the Daily Caller on November 15, 2022 Republican Texas Rep. August Pfluger grilled Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday about the porous southern border. Mayorkas testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on global terror threats. Pfluger asked him how many people among the 600,000 so-called got-aways “match the…

5 Key Moments From Mayorkas’ and Wray’s Hill Testimony

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Originally Published by the Daily Signal on November 15, 2022 Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before a House panel on Tuesday, just days after Chris Magnus was forced to resign, according to reports, from his post as Customs and Border Protection commissioner. The House Homeland Security Committee hearing also featured FBI Director Christopher Wray and…

Biden should end war on American energy

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Originally Published by The Washington Times on November 14, 2022 By Rep. Ashley Hinson and Rep. August Pfluger - - Monday, November 14, 2022   OPINION: Over the past two years, President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have put up roadblock after roadblock to domestic energy production. Their failed strategy has caused record-high gas prices, power…

Cong. Pfluger is Demanding Answers, Accountability of Air Force for Politically Motivated Leak

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Originally Published by Texas Insider on October 31, 2022 Spending is causing inflation to skyrocket; Alarming Administration for Border Security Texas Insider Report WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The United States Air Force took responsibility for leaking the confidential personnel records of Jennifer-Ruth Green, a Veteran and candidate running in Indiana’s 1st…

Exclusive—Rep. August Pfluger: Biden’s Border Crisis of No Consequences

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Originally Published by Breitbart News on October 15, 2022 by REP. AUGUST PFLUGER (R-TX) 15 Oct 2022 I recently returned from a trip to a Customs and Border Protection Processing Site in McAllen, Texas. I surveyed the lacking border fencing and watched as illegal migrants were allowed to walk into the United States. The message I received from Border Patrol is that under…

Pfluger introduces bill to block illegal immigrants from voting

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Originally Published by CBS7 News on October 11, 2022 By Lauren Munt Published: Oct. 11, 2022 at 10:56 PM EDT WASHINGTON, D.C (KOSA) - Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger introduced a new bill to prevent noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. The bill follows a nearly-unanimous vote by D.C. City Council to advance a bill that would allow noncitizens to…