WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) has introduced two new bills aimed at enhancing public safety and reinforcing the rule of law. The first bill, the Uproot Rioting International Students Engaged in Radical Subversion Act (UPRISERS) Act, will deport individuals in the U.S. on visas who engage in violent activities. The second piece of legislation, the Freeze Aid for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Trump v. United States.
Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "It is obvious the politically-motivated Biden Justice Department's desire to put President Trump on trial in an election year was making a mockery of justice. The Supreme Court has rightly jumped… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the Justice Department's use of a federal obstruction statute leveled against scores of people on January 6th, 2021.
Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "The Supreme Court ruling demonstrates the overcharging and excessive punishment of some January 6th defendants. I… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine that required courts to defer to the legal interpretations of unelected bureaucrats.
Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "The unelected administrative state has been running roughshod over Congress for decades implementing burdensome rules and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) Chairman of the U.S. Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, is working to root out political bias within the U.S. intelligence community.
Congressman Pfluger sent a letter with House Homeland Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) recently sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Meta Platforms, and Javier Olivan, Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms, asking for answers related to the decision of proactively opting users out of recommended "political and social content" across Instagram… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger is proud to announce that ten students have received a total of eleven appointments to one of our country's top-tier U.S. Service Academies per his nomination.
"Congratulations to these outstanding young men and women for their hard-earned appointments to a U.S. Service Academy," said Congressman August Pfluger. "As a graduate of the U.S.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced that several of his key initiatives were included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Pfluger released a statement following the passage of the annual defense bill:
Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "I am proud to deliver a strong national defense bill… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a concurrent resolution commemorating the 100th Birthday of President George Herbert Walker Bush and honoring his service to the Nation.
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) led a bicameral letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding the agency roll-back its ban on purchasing or deploying M-44 sodium cyanide ejector devices.
M-44 devices are used by farmers and ranchers, mainly sheep and goat producers, for predator control. These devices… Read more »
