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Pfluger Fly-By President Biden Must Display American Strength Against Russia

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Link of original format President Biden Must Display American Strength Against Russia President Biden met with Vladimir Putin last week. The President spoke of imposing consequences on Russia for their malign actions and human rights abuses, but his actions following Russia’s recent aggressions have been anything but strong. In the…

Pfluger Safeguards San Angelos Access to Federal Funding and Resources

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Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced that San Angelo will retain its classification as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Following efforts by Rep. Pfluger and a bipartisan group of colleagues, as well as local community leaders, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that the agency will not follow through on their proposal to change the MSA definition…

Rep. Pfluger Introduces Legislation to Reform Endangered Species Act

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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) recently introduced H.R. 4370, the Listing Reform Act, to modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and prevent the ESA from being used as a weapon against critical agriculture and energy industries. The bill is supported by the Texas Farm Bureau, the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), the Permian Basin Petroleum…

August Pfluger Reports on First Six Months in Office

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Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a report detailing some of the successes of his first six months in office—specifically in energy, agriculture, and national security. The report may be viewed at this link.

Congressman Pfluger Announces Colonel Charles & JoAnne Powell VA Renaming Bill

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Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger held a press conference announcing his bill to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Angelo, Texas, the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic" in honor of Colonel Charles Powell, former Wing Commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base, and his wife JoAnne, a cherished congressional staff member for the…

Pfluger Fly-By Biden Inherited the Most Secure Border in Years Under Trump and Wrecked it Within Months

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Link to original format Biden Inherited the Most Secure Border in Years Under Trump and Wrecked it Within Months This week, I went to McAllen, TX with President Trump and Governor Abbott to visit the epicenter of the border crisis. What I saw is an absolute tragedy. In the span of only an hour or so, we came across hundreds of illegal…

Pfluger Resolution to Free Trevor Reed Passes House of Representatives

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Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger’s resolution calling for the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Trevor Reed passed the House of Representatives with wide bipartisan support. “I am incredibly humbled that my first original piece of legislation to pass the House of Representatives is a resolution calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed of Granbury, a Marine…

Pfluger Introduces Bill to Seal Criminal Cross-Border Tunnels

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Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced H.R. 4209, The Illicit Border Tunnel Defense Act, a measure to secure the southern border by directing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop a plan to counteract illegal underground tunnels under the U.S.-Mexico border. “In addition to the mass surge of illegal border crossings aboveground, there are over 230…

Pfluger Fly-By VP Harris is Months Late on Fixing the Border Crisis

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Link of original format VP Harris is Months Late on Fixing the Border Crisis Today, Vice President Harris makes her first trip to the southern border since being named the "Border Czar" for the Biden Administration - after months of pressure from those of us in Congress and Texans along the border. I’m glad the Administration…

Pfluger Fly-By President Bidens Immigration Policies and Anti-Police Rhetoric are Devastating Law Enforcement

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Link to original format President Biden’s Immigration Policies and Anti-Police Rhetoric are Devastating Law Enforcement Our law enforcement officers are overwhelmed and suffering at the hand of the Biden Administration's open border policies and anti-police rhetoric. That's what was conveyed to me during a virtual meeting with law enforcement…