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August Pfluger is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 11th congressional district since January 3, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as property rights and national security. Pfluger has been vocal about the importance of fostering economic growth through the protection of American interests abroad. He has also addressed the challenges faced by families and communities, emphasizing the need for effective policies that prioritize American citizens.
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of all Texans and all Americans whose lives have been put at risk by the untenable crisis at our southern border. Let's just look at the numbers. In the 2 years that…
I speak for 750,000 constituents that are extremely worried about the overreach and the attack and assault on American energy.
Energy security is national security. The Permian Basin deserves to have a fair shake when it comes to producing energy.
I hope that all of my Democrat colleagues will meet the Tambunga family and listen to their story.
Mr. Secretary, they are standing there, and I think they deserve an apology from you.
We're going to lose to China if we don't continue to move at the speed of relevancy.
This is a sad day. America's security has never been weaker than it is under the Biden administration in your reign as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Not a single Border Patrol agent that I have talked to in the past 3 years has said that they trust your leadership.
I appreciate the leadership that Chair Rodgers has shown on this, and I love the discussion on permitting reform.
This is a commitment that we made to the American public to deliver at the speed of relevancy.
They came here today because of the failures of you and your leadership. They came here because they want closure. They deserve answers.
I introduced a bill to make sure that there is an assessment of terrorist threats posed by those prisoners, 5,000-plus that were released from those two facilities by the Taliban.
The Honorable August Pfluger, a Representative in Congress From the State of Texas, and Chairman, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence:
Less than 2 weeks ago, this administration released a report to whitewash and shamelessly shifted blame about the execution of the deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan.
We have to continue to view strength as a peace through strength and security as a peace through strength mentality.
The administration's continuous denial and downplaying of what happened is an insult to our service members sitting here and throughout the United States of America.
Unfortunately, to date, we have yet to receive an assessment from the administration on the threat that those released prisoners pose to the United States, our homeland, and to our allies.
the homeland security cost of the catastrophic withdrawal, as I mentioned, which resulted in the unfortunate deaths of 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans in an ISIS-K orchestrated terrorist attack.
Passing H.R. 1 is just the beginning. The American public put their trust in Republicans under Speaker McCarthy and Chair McMorris Rodgers to lower costs, and that is exactly what we are going to do by boosting American production instead…
It's extremely disrespectful of my Democratic colleagues to not be here, to not support those who would put their lives on the line to keep our country safe.
America, wake up. Look over here to the side, to the colleagues that should be here, to my Democratic colleagues. How disrespectful is it?
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