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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a move Congressman August Pfluger encouraged and collaborated on. The subpoena requests information on national security threats at America’s borders. The subpoena comes after more than a year of the department’s stonewalling… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly announces the introduction of the Show the Data Act of 2024, a critical piece of legislation aimed at protecting the Permian Basin from regulations brought down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on out-of-state monitors. This bill builds on the Energy & Commerce Committee's National Ambient… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, to protect U.S. elections: "The integrity of our election system is at risk due to lax voter registration laws and President Biden’s wide-open border that has allowed nearly 10 million illegal… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement after a federal judge blocked President Biden's ban on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals: "We are glad that the courts agree that the Biden Administration violated the Natural Gas Act with a politically… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) has introduced two new bills aimed at enhancing public safety and reinforcing the rule of law. The first bill, the Uproot Rioting International Students Engaged in Radical Subversion Act (UPRISERS) Act, will deport individuals in the U.S. on visas who engage in violent activities. The second piece of legislation, the Freeze Aid for… Read more »

Originally Published in the Washington Examiner on July 2nd, 2024.  EXCLUSIVE — Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced two bills this week aimed at stripping students who assault police officers and are convicted of offenses related to rioting of visas and financial aid. The Washington Examiner exclusively obtained the two bills, the Uproot… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Trump v. United States.  Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "It is obvious the politically-motivated Biden Justice Department's desire to put President Trump on trial in an election year was making a mockery of justice. The Supreme Court has rightly jumped… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the Justice Department's use of a federal obstruction statute leveled against scores of people on January 6th, 2021. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): "The Supreme Court ruling demonstrates the overcharging and excessive punishment of some January 6th defendants. I… Read more »