The Washington Examiner | Op-Ed
Rep. August Pfluger and Rep. Zach Nunn | March 4, 2025
Since the beginning of our nation’s history, the core obligation of the federal government has been the common defense of the United States. Central to that mission is the readiness, lethality, strength, and warfighting acumen that make up the foundation of American deterrence.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) led a letter urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to expedite the review of the Texas Railroad Commission’s (RRC) application for primary enforcement responsibility (“primacy”) of Class VI underground injection control wells. These wells are integral to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced bipartisan legislation last week to lower out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare. The Reducing Drug Prices for Seniors Act would limit an individual's coinsurance responsibility for prescription drugs, ensuring that their share of the drug cost is based on the drug’s net or actual price, which… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, introduced legislation and announced a hearing for this Tuesday to examine how foreign terrorist organizations use the internet and emerging technology to recruit, radicalize, and inspire attacks in the homeland.
Chairman Pfluger… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of World Teen Mental Wellness Day and in response to the growing mental health crisis in America, U.S. Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Kim Schrier (WA-08), John Joyce (PA-13), and Kathy Castor (FL-14),… Read more »
ODESSA, TX—This week, the Foreman family, a local family from Odessa, was finally united with their adopted daughter after she had been stuck in a state of uncertainty in Haiti due to the government being overthrown in 2024. Since learning… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the bicameral Broadband Buildout Accountability Act this week to increase transparency and protect the billions of taxpayer dollars in broadband investment.
In 2023, the U.S. government invested $42 billion of taxpayer dollars in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package (BIF)… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate passed Congressman August Pfluger's (TX-11) Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax after it passed through the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. The CRA now awaits the President's signature to be signed into law.
In response to his legislation's passage in the Senate, Rep. Pfluger said, “I… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman August Pfluger's (TX-11) Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax passed through the U.S. House of Representatives. The harmful natural gas tax would hurt energy… Read more »
