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Pfluger & Katko Raise Alarm of Increased Terrorist Threats from Taliban-Appointed Leader

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 – Rep. August Pfluger, Ranking Member of the Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee and Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, warned of the serious threats to our homeland security posed by the Taliban’s recently announced extremist cabinet appointees, including Sirajuddin Haqqani as acting interior minister in…

Congressman Pfluger Release Service Academy Recruitment Video

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Congressman August Pfluger is proud to release a recruitment video for the United States service academies. In the video, Congressman Pfluger reflects on his personal experiences as a United States Air Force Academy graduate and encourages students from the 11th District of Texas to apply through his congressional office. “One of my greatest honors of serving in Congress is having…

Pfluger Leads Congressional Letter Supporting Lithuania

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, led a group of lawmakers in sending a letter to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania. In the letter, the Members express support for Lithuania’s will to counter the growing malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Europe. Cosigners of the letter include…

Pfluger Introduces Bill to Assess Threat of Freed Terrorists

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Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, introduced the Afghanistan Withdrawal Threat Assessment Act to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a threat assessment to the Homeland posed by the prisoners that were released from the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison and the Parwan…

Pfluger Responds to Days Events

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) today issued the following statement: “As a veteran, it is shameful to see the chaos President Biden has caused in Afghanistan. “President Biden, Americans demand to know your plan to protect lives and prevent further casualties. You must establish dominance by any and all means necessary to ensure the safety of every American…

Pfluger Excoriates Democrats Shady $3.5 Trillion Budget Scheme

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) issued a statement today after Washington Democrats approved Senator Bernie Sanders’ $68 trillion budget—triggering a partisan reconciliation process to allow for $3.5 trillion in a new socialist spending spree and tax increase on all Americans, without holding an actual up and down vote on the budget: “Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats…

Pfluger: President Biden is Abandoning Americans

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Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement condemning President Biden’s decision not to extend the August 31st deadline to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan: “President Biden’s decision to commit to the Taliban’s dictated August 31st Afghanistan withdrawal deadline means he is signing the death warrants of countless Americans and allies…

Pfluger Urges: Protect Afghani's Stranded in Uzbekistan

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Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), released the following statement: “There are nearly 600 Afghan pilots, servicemembers, and their families stranded in Uzbekistan, including family members of TX-11 constituents. The Uzbek government is under immense pressure from the Taliban to repatriate these individuals back to Afghanistan to face reprisals. The United States must…

Pfluger Blasts Democrats $3.5 Trillion Budget Blowout

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Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement rebuking the Senate Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reckless tax-and-spend budget blueprint chock-full of socialist policies and mandates: “The Democrats’ outlandish $3.5 trillion package will harm our economy, fuel inflation, impose crippling tax hikes on small businesses and American families, provide…

Pfluger Pushes DHS to Release Number of Suspected Terrorists Crossing Border

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Today, Rep. August Pfluger joined Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) to pressure the Department of Homeland Security to disclose the number of individuals, present within the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), apprehended attempting to cross the southern border this year.     The members are simply…