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Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced H.R. 4209, The Illicit Border Tunnel Defense Act, a measure to secure the southern border by directing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop a plan to counteract illegal underground tunnels under the U.S.-Mexico border. “In addition to the mass surge of illegal border crossings aboveground, there are over 230… Read more »

On Wednesday, following the Biden Administration’s announcement of new gun control measures, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) and other lawmakers in the Texas congressional delegation to send a letter to Governor Abbott supporting the Governor’s efforts to resist these unconstitutional infringements and urging him to continue to fight against the… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following the announcement that Vice President Harris will finally visit the southern border, nearly 100 days after being appointed the “Border Czar” of the Biden Administration: “It took months of pressure from those of us in Congress and Texans along the border to finally convince ‘Border Czar’ Vice… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a letter opposing the Biden Administration’s proposal to list the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move that will harm the oil & gas industry and production agriculture, the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers, and the communities these industries support. The letter was cosigned by… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy released the following statement after President Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed the release of two Americans, Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan: “Trevor and Paul’s imprisonment has been politically motivated, legally dubious, and ethically questionable. Their loved ones deserve… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva: “I am encouraged that President Biden heeded our calls to raise the heartbreaking imprisonment of Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan up to Vladimir Putin today. However, President Biden must follow through on this discussion and bring Trevor… Read more »

Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) joined with Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter with nearly 50 Members of the House and Senate calling on President Biden to address the arrest and subsequent detentions of U.S. Marine Veterans Trevor Reed or Texas and Paul Whelan of Michigan when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. Cosigners include… Read more »

Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement regarding the House Democrats’ plan to sneak in a measure establishing $1.5 trillion as the discretionary spending level for fiscal year (FY) 2022 into an unrelated piece of legislation: “Nancy Pelosi once said, ‘Show me your budget, show me your values.’ Today, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats… Read more »

Monday, House Foreign Affairs Committee member and Texas Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement in response to Vladimir Putin’s comments on NBC’s ‘Today Show’ regarding Trevor Reed, a U.S. Marine Veteran from Granbury Texas, who is being wrongly imprisoned in Russia as a political pawn. “Vladimir Putin’s comments smearing… Read more »

Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement slamming the Biden Administration’s proposal to impose venting and flaring regulations on a million existing wells.  “The Biden Administration is hell-bent on debilitating the American oil and gas industry,” said Congressman August Pfluger. “This proposal of needless regulations will do nothing… Read more »