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Pfluger Defends Oil & Gas Industry Against Democrats Radical Reconciliation Bill

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor defending oil & gas producers and workers in the Permian Basin from the dangerous anti-energy policies in the Democrats’ partisan budget reconciliation bill. Included in the package are harmful regulations and tax increases that will push the United States towards shortages and blackouts. In his remarks, Pfluger…

Pfluger tells Biden: Enforce our Border Security Laws

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Following a trip to Del Rio where he witnessed 15,000 illegal migrants freely crossing the southern border, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and other Republican lawmakers in introducing a resolution demanding that the Biden Administration enforce federal immigration laws and secure the southern border. The resolution requires the Biden…

Pfluger Fly-By

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Link of original format September 24, 2021 I spent last Saturday in Del Rio, TX with local and state leaders and law enforcement—what I heard, and what I saw, was devastating. There…

Pfluger Votes Against Democrat Nationwide Abortion-On-Demand Bill

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Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted no on H.R. 3755, a Democrat-led abortion-on-demand bill that would legalize abortion up until birth nationwide and overturn all state laws that protect the unborn. “It is heartbreaking to imagine, but Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat-majority in the House have passed a bill to legalize abortion up until birth nationwide,” said…

Amid Del-Rio Disaster, Democrats Block Pfluger-led Effort to Secure Border

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Today, Congressman August Pfluger led an effort to bring up the Border Security for America Act of 2021 (H.R. 4828) for consideration. Despite the ongoing humanitarian and security disaster in Del Rio, Texas, House Democrats today blocked the commonsense border security bill which would provide Customs & Border Protection (CBP) with additional resources and personnel to secure…

Pfluger: The Border Crisis in Del Rio is Worse Than You Can Imagine

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) went to Del Rio, TX to conduct oversight on the migrant-influx happening at the international port of entry. There are nearly 15,000 migrants gathered in the small Texas border community with hundreds more gathering every hour. While there, Congressman Pfluger met with Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano, Sherriff Joe Frank Martinez of Val Verde County, state and…

Pfluger Fly-By We Must Protect the U.S. From New and Emerging Terror Threats

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Link of original format We Must Protect the U.S. From New and Emerging Terror Threats The Biden Administration’s evacuation from Afghanistan was not only botched and heartbreaking, but is fostering a terrorist safe-haven. Our top priority must be to adapt to this rapidly changing environment by using all the tools at our disposal to…

Pfluger: Dont Bring More Nuclear Waste to Andrews

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 – Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement condemning the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to license a new nuclear waste storage site in Andrews, Texas: “The decision handed down by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license a new nuclear waste storage site in Andrews is a massive blunder. This disappointing announcement…

Pfluger Urges Governor Abbott to Push Back Against Bidens Tyrannical COVID-19 Orders

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 – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined members of the Texas delegation in urging Governor Greg Abbott to take any necessary action to push back against President Biden’s tyrannical COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Last week, President Biden ordered private companies with more than 100 employees to require COVID-19 vaccinations. “President Biden’s…

Pfluger Fly-By We Must Never Forget the Attacks of September 11, 2021

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Link of original format We Must Never Forget the Attacks of September 11, 2021 Over the weekend, we stopped to remember the attacks on our homeland that forever changed our country and took 2,977 American lives. September 11, 2001, "the day the world stopped turning," is forever cemented in our minds. We all remember where we were when we…