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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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Jan 28, 2019

the cost of care has gone up significantly.

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Jan 28, 2019

it is a great opportunity for rural America to have a seat at the table where a lot of the big problems that we face as a country are being worked out.

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Jan 28, 2019

we protected the ObamaCare provision regarding people with preexisting conditions.

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Jan 28, 2019

Has their choice in being covered by an insurance company and with a certain plan, has that been reduced since the implementation of ObamaCare, yes or no?

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Jan 16, 2019

America is great because America is good. But I ask the question: What is good about terminating the God- given, sacred life of unborn Americans? Madam Speaker, on Friday, thousands of students, pastors, priests, and patriotic Americans…

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Jan 14, 2019

I would like to say that I am very concerned, to my friend and the gentlewoman from Arizona, to put it mildly. I am troubled that our Nation and our Nation's leaders here in this great body of the United States House of Representatives…

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Jan 10, 2019

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 22. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 22. The SPEAKER pro…

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Jan 9, 2019

I repeat: The American people deserve real solutions to the desired outcome of affordable care, and that is markets that are free to create any number, any variety of products and services and people who are free to choose those products…

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Dec 20, 2018

I wanted to address this body and commend my Republican colleagues for standing with this President. We are facing a national security crisis on our own homeland, at our borders, and our Commander in Chief has pleaded with us for the…

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Dec 20, 2018

I want to thank the gentlelady from New York--and let me say the gentlelady from New York has served these United States so admirably and so effectively and with such dignity and honor. Gentle because she has a big heart soft for this…

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Dec 20, 2018

I thank the gentlewoman from New York. Again, we salute her service and we are so proud to have served with her, if only for one term. But, again, this is not the last that we have seen of the gentlewoman and her service to this great…

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Dec 12, 2018

I thank the gentleman from Washington State for his leadership and the floor debate. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 2018 farm bill, and I thank Chairman Conaway, Collin Peterson, and all the members of the House Agriculture…

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Dec 10, 2018

I thank the gentleman for hosting this Special Order, my friend Roger Williams, a fellow Texan, to honor the life and legacy of President George Herbert Walker Bush. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a great American and a…

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Nov 14, 2018

Why is it, though? I guess my question is, if we've given the resources to the VA to implement IT solutions that work so that we can get these good reform bills, these bipartisan reform fixes and solutions to help our veterans, but they…

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Nov 14, 2018

We need a whole lot more of that in this place.

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Nov 14, 2018

One of the most gratifying experiences of serving in Congress has been serving on this Committee and this Subcommittee and working with Beto.

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Nov 14, 2018

Do you have a sense of confidence that you are getting your arms around this and that this issue will be resolved?

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Nov 14, 2018

If you're confident, that confident, I believe you owe this Committee and the veterans who we all serve a timeframe.

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Nov 14, 2018

God bless you and your family, and thank you for your service to this country, Beto.

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Nov 14, 2018

One of the joys of my service, Mr. Chairman--and thank you for the opportunity to serve as Chairman over this Committee.

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Nov 14, 2018

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I associate myself with that comment and hope to elaborate on it before this hearing's over.

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Sep 25, 2018

Again, we encourage all Members to support S. 3479, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mitchell). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington) that the House suspend…

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Sep 6, 2018

I thank the gentleman from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and his passion and his focus on the things that will really move the needle and really change the culture and really make a difference for his kids and grandkids. And I am…

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Sep 6, 2018

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina. And I just say, in conclusion, before I yield the balance of my time back, Mr. Speaker, that, and I was remiss to not mention that this would be the appropriate way to conclude. I want to thank…

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Sep 6, 2018

In the short time since we have passed historic tax relief for the American people, we have already seen tremendous results. By putting in place pro-growth, free market policies, we have unleashed a booming economy with higher wages and…

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