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Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted to establish two Select Subcommittees on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (H. Res. 11), and the Weaponization of the Federal Government (H. Res. 12). These subcommittees fulfill promises Republicans made in the Commitment to America to support a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) shared the following letter with the constituents of the 11th District of Texas following the Speaker's election in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read the full letter here or below. Dear Texas-11, I write to provide an update on the election for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The election concluded early… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Early Saturday morning, Congressman August Pfluger was officially sworn into the 118th Congress as the Representative for the 11th District of Texas for his second term. Rep. August Pfluger: “Representing the 11th District of Texas in Congress is the honor of a lifetime. This District is the epicenter of National Security — with the most prolific oil & gas producing… Read more »

Washington, D.C. — Friday, U.S. Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) released a report on his first term in office highlighting constituent services and the work he has done to re-establish energy dominance, secure the border, advocate for farmers and ranchers, and fight for military communities in the 11th District of Texas. Congressman Pfluger was sworn in to represent the 11th… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) honored Midland local and World War II Veteran Don McSparran in a speech on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition to his military service, Mr. McSparran has volunteered with the Midland Police Department for the past twenty-two years, impacting countless lives and strengthening the community.   Remarks as… Read more »

WASHINGTON – In a victory for border security efforts, legislation authored by U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) became law. H.R. 4209, the DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act, was included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023 and signed into law on Friday. The legislation assists in securing the southern border by directing… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after voting no on the Democrats’ $1.7 Trillion 4,000 + page spending spree: “I was proud to vote no on Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Leader Chuck Schumer’s latest $1.7 Trillion spending spree. Democrats have once again proven themselves incapable of crafting a responsible fiscal agenda that meets the needs of… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) sent a letter to the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky decrying the removal of a CDC-commissioned study regarding defensive gun use (DGU) from the CDC website. The study was removed as a result of a private meeting held between the CDC And gun control… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement praising the report released by Republicans on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), led by Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), on the origins of COVID-19. Rep. August Pfluger: “The COVID-19 pandemic ended lives, closed businesses, destroyed livelihoods, devastated our economy, and robbed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-directed tech companies Hikvision, Dahua, Tiandy, and BGI provide the technological equipment used by the CCP to commit genocide against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).  To hold these companies responsible for their human rights abuses, U.S. Representative August… Read more »