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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September 21, 2026
It's going to require both parties to take this on. We have to work together, Democrats and Republicans.
— Jodey Arrington
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by number of sources- 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
- 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
- Here we are, reconciliation 3.0, supporting our troops in their time of need,4 sources2026nebraskaexaminer.com
$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.
Here we are, reconciliation 3.0, supporting our troops in their time of need,
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.
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.
We are rallying to finish what we started when the American people sent us here.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
I applaud the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw the Biden Administration's unnecessary and overreaching expansion of federal lands.
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…
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…
They undermine the will of the people who overwhelmingly elected President Trump and gave him the mandate of the America First agenda. They are not resisting us. They are posturing and placating the radical left. They are holding back what…
There is a time and season for everything, and this season is coming to a close.
Mr. Speaker, the 19-century French philosopher, Alexis de Tocqueville, traveled across the United States in the early 1800s in search of what he said was "America's genius and greatness." He said that it wasn't in the commodious harbors or…
This one big, beautiful bill delivers the American people the promises of President Trump's America First agenda and prevents the largest single tax hike on the middle class in history. A "no" vote on this bill is a vote for sabotaging the…
One of the problems with the work requirements in the supplemental nutrition program--and I am sure Mr. Takano knows this--is that States have been allowed to game the system and not effectively enforce those for able-bodied adults…
I agree with the gentleman. Budgets do reflect values. The values of the Republican Party and my colleagues are to protect 40 million families from having their child tax credit cut in half, 26 million small businesses who have the highest…
Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for my ranking member, but he is rattling off numbers and saying that this many people will come off of the welfare rolls in my colleagues' districts. Let's remind the American people: The people he is…
Just to be clear, the CBO doesn't say economic benefits. It talks about Federal resources. That letter actually affirms the success of our bill. Because of reasonable, commonsense work requirements and because of prohibitions on illegal…
You never know until you call the question where people stand, which is the reason I called for a vote.
I wonder how my colleagues justified the $800 billion tax break for multibillion dollar, multinational green energy corporations. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Moore), my friend and former speaker…





