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Wednesday, in a House Foreign Affairs Committee Western Hemisphere Subcommittee hearing, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) pressed a senior Biden Administration official, Ricardo Zúniga, the Special Envoy for the Northern Triangle within the U.S. Department of State, about the Biden Administration’s mishandling of the massive illegal immigration surge along the southern… Read more »

Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger signed a discharge petition for H.R. 629, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, that mandates that any infant born alive after an abortion receives the same standard of care as any newborn baby. This legislation would also institute penalties for abortionists who allow infants to die or who intentionally kill a newborn. If the petition… Read more »

Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement regarding the Midland HHS facility for unaccompanied migrant children: “I have just learned that the Biden Administration will soon be holding tender-aged children (5-12 years old), both male and female, at the Midland HHS site for unaccompanied illegal migrants alongside teen girls up to the age of 17 years… Read more »

Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, the appointed lead to the Biden Administration’s border response, regarding condemning the administration’s dangerous border policies, calling attention to the recent allegations of criminal activity at the Midland HHS facility, and imploring the Vice President to visit the Midland HHS… Read more »

Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) recognized three San Angelo Veterans in a ceremony in the O.C. Fisher Federal Building. Congressman Pfluger pinned each veteran with medals earned during their service in the Vietnam War that were not awarded properly. The three veterans, Robert Moncibais, Fred Maskil, and Manuel Ortegon, served valiantly through their military service… Read more »

Originally published in the San Angelo Standard Times on March 30, 2021

Link to original format Good Friday Reflections 1 Peter 2:24 "He himself bore our sins" in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; "by his wounds you have been healed." Today we give thanks to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for paying the ultimate sacrifice on the cross to take away the sins of the… Read more »

With the crisis on the southern border intensifying, Congressman Pfluger joined 71 Members of Congress and 40 Republican Senators in calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate the Biden Administration for suspending congressionally-appropriated border wall construction contracts. In a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the lawmakers wrote, “We… Read more »

Link to original format Town Hall TODAY in Midland Today, I will be hosting my first in-person Town Hall in Midland. Town Halls give me the opportunity to listen to your thoughts and concerns and answer questions face-to-face. If you are not in the Midland area, I will be planning Town Halls around all 29 counties in the coming months, so keep… Read more »

Link to original format Live from the Southern Border Crisis Our Nation is facing a complete crisis on our southern border with illegal crossings nearing a 20-year high and the levels of unaccompanied minor crossings reaching levels we have never seen before. This is not only an illegal immigration crisis, but a humanitarian… Read more »