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Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter from leaders in the Texas Congressional Delegation to the recently confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar. In the letter, the lawmakers draw attention to Mexico’s discriminatory actions that violate the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and urge Ambassador Salazar to directly engage… Read more »

Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after voting no on the Democrat proposal to raise the debt ceiling: “With nearly $30 trillion in debt and no meaningful plan to rein in wasteful spending, I opposed today's vote to temporarily lift the debt ceiling. Democrats – who control the House, Senate, and White House – have remain committed to… Read more »

 Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Republican members of the House Committee on Homeland Security in calling out the Biden Administration’s lack of transparency and attempts to mislead the American people about the border crisis.   In a letter to President Biden, the members laid out indisputable facts and raised serious concerns about the… Read more »

Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) took several actions to fight President Biden’s radical COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Together with Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-22) and other Republican members, Pfluger introduced the Health Freedom for All Act, which clarifies that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have the authority to force employers to… Read more »

“I am extremely frustrated with the Democrats’ repeated efforts to poison the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—the bill that allows our valiant military to defend our country. Nothing could be more important. I voted to advance the FY2022 NDAA to the next step in negotiations because it continues President Trump’s commitment to fully fund our military,… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor defending oil & gas producers and workers in the Permian Basin from the dangerous anti-energy policies in the Democrats’ partisan budget reconciliation bill. Included in the package are harmful regulations and tax increases that will push the United States towards shortages and blackouts. In his remarks, Pfluger… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor defending oil & gas producers and workers in the Permian Basin from the dangerous anti-energy policies in the Democrats’ partisan budget reconciliation bill. Included in the package are harmful regulations and tax increases that will push the United States towards shortages and blackouts. In his remarks, Pfluger… Read more »

Following a trip to Del Rio where he witnessed 15,000 illegal migrants freely crossing the southern border, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and other Republican lawmakers in introducing a resolution demanding that the Biden Administration enforce federal immigration laws and secure the southern border. The resolution requires the Biden… Read more »

Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted no on H.R. 3755, a Democrat-led abortion-on-demand bill that would legalize abortion up until birth nationwide and overturn all state laws that protect the unborn. “It is heartbreaking to imagine, but Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat-majority in the House have passed a bill to legalize abortion up until birth nationwide,” said… Read more »

Today, Congressman August Pfluger led an effort to bring up the Border Security for America Act of 2021 (H.R. 4828) for consideration. Despite the ongoing humanitarian and security disaster in Del Rio, Texas, House Democrats today blocked the commonsense border security bill which would provide Customs & Border Protection (CBP) with additional resources and personnel to secure… Read more »