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Jodey Arrington

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Jodey Arrington is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 19th congressional district since January 3, 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as agriculture, healthcare, and fiscal responsibility during his time in office. Arrington has been active in advocating for policies that support rural communities and economic growth in Texas. He has also served on various committees, contributing to discussions on budgetary and agricultural matters.

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July 26, 2026

Just baseline battlefield readiness

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  1. We are going to use reconciliation to make a run at doing what we think will save this country for our children’s future and for the remainder of this century.24 sources2026minnesotareformer.com
  2. Here we are, reconciliation 3.0, supporting our troops in their time of need," Arrington said. "Just baseline battlefield readiness. Bullets and bombs to finish the job.15 sources2026iowacapitaldispatch.com
  3. Here we are, reconciliation 3.0, supporting our troops in their time of need,4 sources2026nebraskaexaminer.com
  4. Just bullets and bombs to finish the job.2 sources2026abcnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

$275 million in taxpayer dollars are stolen every day from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS, under the leadership of Dr. Oz and 'Fraud Czar' Kim Brandt, has taken this massive fraud head on.

blakemoore.house.gov
Jul 23, 2026

Just bullets and bombs to finish the job.

abcnews.com
Jul 22, 2026

Here we are, reconciliation 3.0, supporting our troops in their time of need,

nebraskaexaminer.com
Jul 22, 2026

Here we are, reconciliation 3.0, supporting our troops in their time of need," Arrington said. "Just baseline battlefield readiness. Bullets and bombs to finish the job.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Jul 17, 2026

We are rallying to finish what we started when the American people sent us here.

abcnews.com
Jul 17, 2026

just the bombs, bullets and battlefield readiness for our men and women in uniform to finish the fight successfully and return home safely — that’s it.

abcnews.com
Jul 16, 2026

We are going to use reconciliation to make a run at doing what we think will save this country for our children’s future and for the remainder of this century.

minnesotareformer.com
Jun 20, 2026

The Biden Administration finalized a plan to buy up 30% of the land in the US by 2030, a significant part of which was expanding a wildlife refuge in West Texas by an outrageous 10,000%.

cruz.senate.gov
Jun 11, 2026

Republicans are making good on our commitment to ensure our border is secure, our laws are enforced, and our law enforcement officers have the resources they need to succeed.

whitehouse.gov
May 29, 2026

I'm proud to have led the fight to defend our tax dollars, private property rights, and way of life by advancing legislation to prohibit and defund this federal land grab.

cruz.senate.gov
May 26, 2026

I applaud the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw the Biden Administration's unnecessary and overreaching expansion of federal lands.

cruz.senate.gov
Apr 29, 2026

Mr. Speaker, let's play back the tape: 4 years, wide-open border flooding the zone, and by the zone I mean the entire country, crime, criminals, drugs, record number of people on the terrorist watch list, record number of people from…

govinfo.gov
Apr 29, 2026

Mr. Speaker, again, I remind my colleagues and friend that the average gas price under Joe Biden and the Democratic leadership was over $5 per gallon. Under President Trump, it is just a little over $3 per gallon. He talks about cost, but…

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Apr 29, 2026

Mr. Speaker, just a note on cost: When the Democrats controlled Congress and the White House, they spent a record $12 trillion. Now, $5 trillion of that is because of the record interest rate hikes that were associated with an almost…

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Apr 29, 2026

Unfortunately and conveniently, some of my Democrat friends have had a bad case of amnesia. I am going to remind the American people that when Joe Biden and the Democrats had control of this town, this Chamber, Congress, and the White…

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Apr 29, 2026

Mr. Speaker, just, again, setting the record straight for the American people, the only moneys we are spending are moneys that the Democrats in the House and Senate agreed with us to spend to operate the Department of Homeland Security…

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Apr 29, 2026

The millions of people who are no longer on Medicaid or SNAP are people who don't qualify to be on there. They are people who are in this country illegally, and they were people who refused to work even though they are able to work…

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Apr 29, 2026

Unleash chaos. Think about that. Ask the American people what they believe about unleashed chaos, millions upon millions of people flooding our country. The Biden administration released 5-plus million people into our streets and into our…

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Apr 29, 2026

I know it is difficult for my Democratic colleagues because they created this monster, but ObamaCare since its inception has doubled premiums, doubled deductibles. It has made healthcare anything but affordable. And then Joe Biden writes…

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Mar 18, 2026

Mr. Speaker, let's pause for a brief moment of intellectual honesty. Both parties have failed. This institution has failed. We have failed our country. We have jeopardized our economy, our security, and our leadership in the world. Worst…

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Mar 18, 2026

they had the requisite applications to have an Article V convention of the States, to rein in us, the knuckleheads that refuse to accept that it is not a Democratic problem or a Republican problem. It is an institutional problem that…

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Feb 11, 2026

Mr. Speaker, there is not a better example of political expediency than my Democrat colleagues opposing a voter ID law on the grounds of States' rights. First, the Constitution is clear. Rules for running elections have been delegated to…

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Feb 11, 2026

the Democrats fought Republicans to require voter ID to protect the integrity of our elections, the cornerstone of our democratic Republic. Now they stand here today on the floor of the people's house, fighting the President in his effort…

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Feb 4, 2026

Well, first of all, Mr. Speaker, my Democratic colleagues--maybe not all of them, but what I just heard--gave a complete mischaracterization of the program integrity measures that Republicans put in the big, beautiful bill. While the…

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