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Thursday morning, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Trevor Reed’s parents Paula and Joey Reed on Fox News with Bill Hemmer to bring awareness to Trevor’s unfounded detainment in Russia and call for his immediate release. Trevor is a Granbury resident and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran who was sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison under false… Read more »

Washington Free Beacon, by Jack Beyrer. Click HERE to read the original article.

The Washington Times, by Andrew Blake. Click HERE to read the original article. 

Tonight, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted against H.R.1, a sweeping election-reform bill that federalizes our election system, sends taxpayer dollars to Congressional and Presidential campaigns, and makes temporary pandemic-related election practices permanent. The bill is given the distinction of being called ‘House Resolution 1’ because it is the Democrat… Read more »

Today, in a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Republican Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Congressman Mark Green (TN-07), and Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) called on Congress and the Biden Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the humanitarian and security crisis in Venezuela. The lawmakers… Read more »

Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), the Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution calling for the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Trevor Reed, who is currently being detained as a political prisoner in Russia. The resolution was introduced with bipartisan support from 25 lawmakers, including… Read more »

Early Saturday morning, the House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 1319, the $1.9 trillion so-called “COVID-19 relief” spending bill. If passed by the Senate, this bill will bring the total spent under the guise of COVID-19 relief up to over $6 trillion. Sadly, only 9 percent of the funds appropriated in the Democrat-crafted bill go targeted towards COVID-19 relief.… Read more »

This morning, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Congressman Mark Green, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and fellow Subcommittee Member Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27) in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to implement a Cuba policy that holds the regime accountable for its human rights abuses and support for… Read more »

Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined a bi-partisan group of 33 Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation calling on the USDA to swiftly approve relief for Texas agriculture producers who suffered insurmountable damage from Winter Storm Uri. In a letter addressed to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, the lawmakers asked the agency to declare Secretarial Disaster… Read more »

 — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced two new members joining his district staff: District Director Bernadette Granger, and Odessa Regional Director Monica Gonzales-Maudlin. “I am proud to have Bernadette and Monica on our team,” said Congressman Pfluger. “Both are fantastic, well-qualified individuals who have a heart for service and… Read more »