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Today, Congressman August Pfluger released a statement in response to the decision of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to house unaccompanied migrant children in an Emergency Intake Site in Midland, Texas due to overcrowding at Border Stations: Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11): “The Biden Administration’s lack of communication, coordination, and… Read more »

Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted no on the so-called American Rescue Plan— the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion job-killing leftist wish list that sends billions to locked down states and closed schools, funds Democrat priorities like Planned Parenthood, and devotes only 9% of its funding to defeating COVID-19. “I am extremely disappointed… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Representatives Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and 11 other members of the Texas delegation in introducing legislation that directs relief towards farmers who have faced damages from natural disasters. H.R. 1692, the RESTORE (Rehabilitating Economic Success Through Overcoming Rural Emergencies) Act, works by reauthorizing… Read more »

Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 8, the so-called Bipartisan Background Checks Act. Watch the Congressman’s remarks here, or read a transcription below: “Madam Speaker, “I rise today as a Texan and constitutional conservative in strong opposition not… Read more »

Fox News, by Marisa Shultz. Click HERE to read the original article. 

Link to original format The Left’s Destructive Policies Would Fully Cement the Swamp The last two weeks were filled with an onslaught of concerning policies brought up for a vote by Speaker Pelosi including: a $1.9 trillion partisan payout, the so-called “Equality Act” that harms women and girls, and a stinging election reform bill… Read more »

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 »