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Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led eighty of his colleagues in introducing a resolution to expose the natural gas tax that Congressional Democrats are proposing. Rep. August Pfluger: “Congressional Democrats are pushing a natural gas tax that will reduce our GDP by $9 Billion, kill at least 90,000 jobs, and raise energy bills for all Americans.… Read more »

Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) responded to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s report on the number of illegal migrant encounters along the southern border in the month of September. Rep. August Pfluger: “The border crisis is beyond tragic, and the blame falls squarely on President Biden and his open-border policies. We now know that over 1.7 million… Read more »

Link of original format I ask two simple questions of the President: Are you making us more secure, and are you making us more prosperous? And the answer to both of these is no. We’ve got an anti-American… Read more »

 — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) gave an impassioned speech on the House Floor standing up for the American oil and gas industry and against President Biden’s radical anti-American energy agenda. Watch Congressman Pfluger’s remarks here, or read a full transcript below. “Crisis after crisis after crisis. Madam Speaker, I rise against the extreme… Read more »

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 »

Link of original format "Build Back Better" Will Demolish Small Businesses Before COVID hit, we truly had the best economy in generations thanks to pro-growth, Main-Street focused polices put in place by a Republican majority. Most notably, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doubled the standard deduction, lowered taxes for individuals across the… 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 »

Link to original format President Biden is lying about the Border Crisis This week, I joined my Republican colleagues on the Homeland Security Committee in sending a letter to President Biden excoriating his administration for misleading the American people and failing to acknowledge the border crisis or secure the southern… 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 »