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The office of Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is now accepting submissions for the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to all high school students in the 11th Congressional District of Texas and is an opportunity for local artists to be recognized for their talents among artists from around the Nation. … Read more »

U.S. Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Jason Crow (CO-06), and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, which would help close Foreign Agents Registration Act loopholes that allow unregistered agents of foreign adversaries to lobby in the United… Read more »

Link to original format. February 17, 2023   Bringing Washington, D.C. to the Permian Basin   … Read more »

U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) was proud to host the Energy & Commerce Committee in Midland, Texas for a field hearing on “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life.” Local leaders testified before the committee about the importance of the oil and gas industry to the Permian Basin community and national security. Photos can be… Read more »

Tuesday, August Pfluger (R-TX), Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) led the Subcommittee members in calling for a briefing from NORAD and DHS on the possible compromising of homeland equities by the Chinese surveillance balloon that infiltrated U.S. airspace for… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas-11) and U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led 54 Representatives and 13 Senators in signing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval and deregulation of chemical abortion drugs.   The brief, authored by Americans United for Life, has been filed in the case… Read more »

Link to original format. February 10, 2023   President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address this week, where he made false… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) delivered a speech on the House Floor in support of legislation to overturn the D.C. Council’s disastrous legislation allowing illegal immigrants to vote, which passed the House by a vote of 260-162. Last year, Rep. Pfluger was the first Member of Congress to introduce legislation to block the provision allowing noncitizens to vote in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) held a call with Frank Kendall, the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, to discuss priorities at Goodfellow Airforce Base. Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11): “Supporting the men and women who serve in our armed forces is one of my top missions in Congress. I was pleased that Secretary Kendall took the time to discuss current… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC —Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union Address: Rep. August Pfluger: “The American people deserve a President who is working to make our nation safer and more prosperous. Unfortunately, after two years under President Biden, the State of our Union is bleak. His policies have driven our country… Read more »