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Link of original format September 24, 2021 I spent last Saturday in Del Rio, TX with local and state leaders and law enforcement—what I heard, and what I saw, was devastating. There… 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 »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) went to Del Rio, TX to conduct oversight on the migrant-influx happening at the international port of entry. There are nearly 15,000 migrants gathered in the small Texas border community with hundreds more gathering every hour. While there, Congressman Pfluger met with Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano, Sherriff Joe Frank Martinez of Val Verde County, state and… Read more »

Link of original format We Must Protect the U.S. From New and Emerging Terror Threats The Biden Administration’s evacuation from Afghanistan was not only botched and heartbreaking, but is fostering a terrorist safe-haven. Our top priority must be to adapt to this rapidly changing environment by using all the tools at our disposal to… Read more »

 – Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement condemning the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to license a new nuclear waste storage site in Andrews, Texas: “The decision handed down by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license a new nuclear waste storage site in Andrews is a massive blunder. This disappointing announcement… Read more »

 – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined members of the Texas delegation in urging Governor Greg Abbott to take any necessary action to push back against President Biden’s tyrannical COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Last week, President Biden ordered private companies with more than 100 employees to require COVID-19 vaccinations. “President Biden’s… Read more »

Link of original format We Must Never Forget the Attacks of September 11, 2021 Over the weekend, we stopped to remember the attacks on our homeland that forever changed our country and took 2,977 American lives. September 11, 2001, "the day the world stopped turning," is forever cemented in our minds. We all remember where we were when we… Read more »

 – 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… Read more »

Link of original format Demanding Accountability for Biden's Afghanistan Disaster This week, President Biden ordered the last plane carrying American troops to depart from Kabul, breaking his promise that no American will be left behind. I cannot imagine the hopeless despair of the hundreds of Americans that President Biden abandoned. I was… Read more »