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Pfluger introduces resolution for Barbara Bush’s 100th birthday

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Originally Published in the Odessa American on June 6, 2025 U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced a resolution on Friday for Barbara Bush’s 100th birthday, which would have been June 8. “Barbara Bush exemplified excellence in every aspect of her life, but especially in her role as a public servant. She served our nation with grace and distinction as both Second and First Lady…

Chairman Pfluger, Green Request DHS Documents on Suspect in Boulder Terror Attack

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WASHINGTON, DC — In the wake of the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) and Full Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem requesting the alien file for the suspect, an Egyptian…

Rep. Pfluger Introduces Bill to Protect Small Biotech Companies

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), alongside Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), introduced legislation to protect innovative small biotech manufacturers from the Medicare drug price negotiation program. The Small Biotech Innovation Act will establish a new exemption for small biotech companies based on the amount of…

Rising antisemitic violence, terror attacks in US spur House Homeland Security Committee hearing

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Originally Published in Fox News on June 4, 2025 EXCLUSIVE: A GOP lawmaker on the House’s Homeland Security Committee is spearheading a hearing on growing antisemitic violence in the U.S. in response to recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. These attacks are not outliers, according to the chairman of the committee’s counterterrorism and intelligence…

Pfluger Applauds Senate Passage of the ACES Act

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Senate unanimously passed Congressman August Pfluger's (TX-11) bipartisan, bicameral Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act, seeking to lower military aviation cancer rates after it passed through the U.S. House of Representatives last month. “I am thrilled that the Senate acted with urgency and passed the ACES Act today, which is my top…

Lawmakers tour Permian Basin oil sites, discuss energy policy and jobs

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Originally Published in the Midland Reporter-Telegram on June 3, 2025. Rep. August Pfluger continues to escort fellow members of Congress to the Permian Basin on a tour of the region’s oil and gas operations. This week, members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce visited a hydraulic fracturing site and held a roundtable discussion with members of local energy…

Energy and Commerce Committee members visit fracking site

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Originally Published in the Odessa American on June 3, 2025 U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, and members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a news conference following a visit to a frac site in Midland. Members in attendance included Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie and Energy and Commerce members Pfluger, Rick Allen, Russell Fry, Randy Weber, Nick Langworthy,…