Jodey Arrington

I love your idea of connecting those separating servicemembers with the community perhaps from which they came...

What frustrates me as a Member of our Subcommittee, almost on a consistent hearing-by-hearing basis, is the lack of data to determine whether something is working or not.

I think especially there is skepticism as a Republican where some of these monies, where they go and what are the results.

I principally believe strongly that the more that we can divest the VA of services where they can be done on the ground, in the community, in relationship with the customer, the better and more effective.

Thank you, Representative Arrington, for the opportunity, on behalf of the veteran community at LCU and for your advocacy on behalf of veterans.

I can tell you that as our veterans have fought so hard for this country to keep this Union together, they are still keeping the Union together.

I can't tell you how proud I am to represent West Texas.

creating a culture that supports the veterans is really what--that is the ultimate goal.

if our office can be of assistance to you, that is what we are here for.

the American people on both sides of the aisle are fed up with Washington...

If we are saving three years of tuition, that is even better, to the Chairman's point about safeguarding the taxpayer's dollars.

I thank my dear friend and distinguished colleague from the State of Louisiana for his strong leadership and for hosting us this evening, this Special Order, on such an important issue. Madam Speaker, tax reform in west Texas and in rural…

Before I go back to the great State of Texas today, I just want to say happy Veterans Day to our men and women who have sacrificed and served so bravely. I want to say, from all those who I represent in west Texas, thank you for giving up…

A Review Of The Interagency Transition Assistance Program And The Need For Enhanced Outcome Measurements.

Today I rise in strong support of H.R. 3949, yet another piece of bipartisan, commonsense legislation that will serve our veterans. In the transition from deployment to employment, apprenticeship programs have proven to be extremely…

Today, I rise to pay tribute to a living legend: my friend and colleague, Congressman Sam Johnson. Recently, we had the opportunity to honor him by renaming the Texas Tech University Vietnam Archive as the Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive…

If the United States is going to maintain the ability to feed and clothe our own people and fuel this American economy, we need a strong and sustainable rural America like the district I represent in west Texas. What would this country be…

I am proud to represent the people of west Texas, home to 14 million acres of farmland, making it one of the largest agriculture production regions in the world. I have spent a lot of time with these plowboys and cowboys over the years…

I commend you for your leadership and I wholeheartedly support Mr. Coffman and his efforts on this regarding the Pershing hotel.

We need to align assets and resources according to the core mission of the VA.

MBA supports Congressman Lee Zeldin's intent to allow veterans access to larger loans to help them purchase homes in high-cost areas.

We must find creative solutions to bolster the resources we are offering our veterans.

My bill, the Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act (H.R. 3018), will ease this process for our outgoing servicemembers.

we appreciate you proposing commonsense solutions to help serve our veterans.

For too long Congress has been allowed to play by a different set of rules than the American people in regard to how we budget. No one lives in a world where there is seemingly an endless supply of money, that is, until you enter the…