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WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, information was released from the “Twitter Files” detailing censorship of information on Twitter based on requests from political campaign members. High-profile stories were censored, including the New York Post bombshell revelation exposing Hunter Biden’s laptop and its contents in the lead-up to the 2020 election. In response, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11)… Read more »

Link to Original Format December 2, 2022   This week, I sent a letter to the new CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, thanking him for his commitment to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced the LNG for Allies Act, bipartisan legislation to expedite the licensing approval for exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to strategic partners and allied countries. “The United States has the ability to supply the world with secure, reliable energy,” said Congressman Pfluger. “Increasing… Read more »

Link to original format November 24, 2022   Happy Thanksgiving   … Read more »

Link to Original Format November 23, 2022   I just visited the El Paso border sector with Republican leaders in Congress to say thank you to our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) expressed his concerns that autonomous vehicles operated by Chinese companies could transfer critical data collected from their domestic activities to Beijing—posing a serious risk to the United States. In the letter, Congressman Pfluger states: “Aspirations from Chinese… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) visited the El Paso, Texas sector of the U.S.-Mexico border with Leader Kevin McCarthy and a delegation of Republican lawmakers.  While there, the delegation heard directly from Border Patrol Agents who detailed the unmanageable national security crisis at the southern border. They witnessed a large encampment of… Read more »

Link to original format November 18, 2022   In a House Homeland Security Committee hearing this week, I grilled Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. August Pfluger and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association today released statements following the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s decision to list the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move that will have a disastrous impact on American energy and agriculture production. “The Biden Administration has chosen to continue their… Read more »

Originally Published by the Daily Caller on November 15, 2022 Republican Texas Rep. August Pfluger grilled Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday about the porous southern border. Mayorkas testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on global terror threats. Pfluger asked him how many people among the 600,000 so-called got-aways “match the… Read more »