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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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May 21, 2025

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…

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May 15, 2025

You never know until you call the question where people stand, which is the reason I called for a vote.

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Apr 9, 2025

The inflation tax that my colleague put on her constituents with unbridled spending and failed economic policies actually took $1,100 out of the pockets of our fellow Americans, but the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act put $5,000 back into the…

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Apr 9, 2025

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Arrington of Texas moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to House Concurrent Resolution 14…

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Apr 9, 2025

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…

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Apr 9, 2025

I say to Mr. Panetta that if we do current policy and don't offset the impact of the deficit, that would be a dangerous precedent. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman).

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Apr 9, 2025

Interestingly enough, the Democrats' expansion of ObamaCare actually put 90 cents on the dollar for able- bodied adults. They robbed our most vulnerable--our disabled, blind, and pregnant fellow Americans--of having access to healthcare…

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Apr 9, 2025

After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the wages for the bottom 10 percent grew at twice the amount of the top 10 percent and wealth three times the top 1 percent. If Leader Jeffries is successful at killing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act extension…

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Apr 9, 2025

I take that it we don't have the support of our Democrat colleague for the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid. Quite frankly, it is pervasive throughout the Federal Government and threatens that program…

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Apr 9, 2025

After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the top 1 percent of earners in this country, who pay 40 percent of the light bills and the expenses of this growing, massive Federal Government, paid more of a share of taxes than they did less. The code…

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Apr 3, 2025

I can’t imagine any world where deficit hawks in the House would ever walk away from the reconciliation process with the deficit going up

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Mar 29, 2025

What I care about is that our workers and manufacturers in this country are competing head-to-head with China.

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Mar 29, 2025

If we don't make these changes, this program and the federal budget in general is not sustainable.

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Mar 5, 2025

@HouseGOP just passed my budget resolution that provides the fiscal framework for what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in modern history.

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Feb 25, 2025

I can't believe my ears of Democrats criticizing the audacity of Republicans here in Washington, our Nation's Capital, giving the hard-earned money back to the people, letting them keep more of their money as they have suffered 4 years…

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Feb 25, 2025

I think God has had mercy on this country, and he is giving us a shot now to turn this country around and to give it back to the American people; to return to commonsense policies, to put the American people first, and to clean up the mess…

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Feb 25, 2025

The minority leader regurgitated a talking point from the Democratic Party we have heard now for years. We heard it prior to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The gentleman said that 83 percent of the tax cuts in the Tax…

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Feb 25, 2025

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H. Con. Res. 14, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer) each will control 30 minutes on the…

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Feb 25, 2025

What you won't hear from my Democratic colleagues is any mention of the half a trillion dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program that jeopardizes that program for the most vulnerable Americans and does a disservice to…

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Feb 25, 2025

I wonder when my Democrat colleagues will direct their indignation and outrage to the fact that DOGE and our friend, Elon Musk, has exposed tremendous, outrageous, and utterly offensive waste like transgender operas in Colombia, DEI…

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Feb 13, 2025

This budget resolution provides the fiscal framework for what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in modern history and the principal legislative vehicle for delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda.

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Feb 13, 2025

It’s time to meet this generational moment and join President Trump in making the tough decisions that preserve our republic for our children and grandchildren.

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Feb 6, 2025

I intend to mark it up next week. That’s the intention, but we still have to work out details.

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Nov 12, 2024

I thank the gentleman from Missouri for his comments. I don't know that I could add anything more to what he said. We are trying to fix this inequity that exists with this subset of the retirement or Social Security beneficiary population…

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Nov 12, 2024

This will be budget neutral over 75 years for the trust fund, according to the actuaries, and I thank Mr. Roy for his comments. I reserve the balance of my time.

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