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Link to original format. October 21, 2022   Since President Biden has been in office, there have been nearly 3.6 million migrant encounters at the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statements after the Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic Act, which would rename the San Angelo Community Based Outpatient VA Clinic to honor the Powell’s lifetime of service to the area, was signed into law: “Colonel Powell and JoAnne dedicated their lives to serving… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) today issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s remarks on gasoline prices: “The President and his team continue fundamentally misunderstand energy markets. You cannot ‘direct’ oil and gas producers to increase production while simultaneously telling American energy companies that they will not be needed in 10… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Jason Crow (CO-6) introduced the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing Act (PAID OFF Act), to close loopholes that allow unregistered agents of foreign adversaries to lobby in the United States. The legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX),… Read more »

Originally published in Breitbart News on October 15, 2022 I recently returned from a trip to a Customs and Border Protection Processing Site in McAllen, Texas. I surveyed the lacking border fencing and watched as illegal migrants were allowed to walk into the United States. The message I received from Border Patrol is that under this administration, there are no consequences for illegal… Read more »

Originally Published by Breitbart News on October 15, 2022 by REP. AUGUST PFLUGER (R-TX) 15 Oct 2022 I recently returned from a trip to a Customs and Border Protection Processing Site in McAllen, Texas. I surveyed the lacking border fencing and watched as illegal migrants were allowed to walk into the United States. The message I received from Border Patrol is that under… Read more »

Link to Original Format October 14, 2022   Protecting the integrity of our elections is essential to the health of our democracy. This week, I… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – On National Farmer’s Day, Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler expressing concern over the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rule, which will harm U.S. agriculture producers and the economy. In the letter, Rep. Pfluger notes: “The immense task of monitoring and reporting emissions data will fall… Read more »

Sunday morning, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox News ‘Sunday Morning Futures’  to decry the Biden Administration’s crisis of no consequences along the U.S.-Mexico border. On his visit to the border in McAllen, Texas: “It’s a horrible situation. And the top-line message that I received from Border Patrol agents everywhere along the border is that… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC - Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced a new bill to prevent noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. The bill follows a nearly-unanimous vote by the D.C. City Council to advance a bill that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections—even if they have only resided in D.C. for 30 days. Rep. August Pfluger: “If you're in the United States… Read more »