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Pfluger: We Must Confront the CCP's "Grave Security Threat" to the Homeland Together

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks in a hearing to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression.   Watch Chairman Pfluger's full opening statement in a Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and…

While Biden Dithers, House Republicans Plan to Secure Our Border

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By August Pfluger | Originally Published in National Review May 18, 2023 House Republicans are fulfilling our promise to restore sanctity, safety, and security at our border by passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. President Biden allowed Title 42 — a pandemic-era public-health measure that allows border officials to immediately expel migrants who attempt to cross into…

Pfluger Announces Winner of 2023 Congressional Art Competition

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for the 11th Congressional District of Texas.  First Place was awarded to San Saba High School senior Andrea Rodriguez for her piece titled “El Vaquero,” which depicts a man and horse during golden hour. Andrea’s winning piece will hang in the U.S. Capitol Building in…

Rep. Pfluger Honors Odessa Police Chief Gerke on Capitol Hill

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Tuesday, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) held a joint subcommittee hearing with Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. The hearing commemorated National Police Week and examined the state of U.S. law…

House Republicans push to torpedo Biden's 'environmental justice' executive order

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By Chris Pandolfo | Fox News Published May 12, 2023 Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, is leading a House GOP effort to rescind President Biden's executive order directing federal agencies to take a "whole-of-government approach to environmental justice."  Pfluger, who is chairman of the House Energy Action Team, called the order an attempt to entrench environmental…

Pfluger Votes to Secure the Border

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly voted to pass H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, House Republicans’ solution to end the unprecedented border crisis created by President Biden by fulfilling their promises to restore sanctity, safety, and security at our borders. Congressman Pfluger helped author H.R. 2, which will restart…

August Pfluger Grills EPA Administrator Regan on Anti-Energy Policies Harming the Permian Basin

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In an Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) grilled Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan regarding the EPA's overreach of its environmental authority to limit the oil & gas industry.   Click here to view the full remarks or read highlights and excerpts below. Pfluger: “I speak for 750,000 constituents that are…

Pfluger honors Killeen Congressional Aide’s Fallen Husband

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) honored Spc. Steven Ray Givens in a speech on the Floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Steven was killed by insurgents on May 8, 2005 in Balad, Iraq while serving in the U.S. Army. His wife, Cayssia David, serves as the Gold Star Congressional Aide in Congressman August Pfluger’s Killeen, Texas office. Click here to view…