President Donald Trump Showed How Democrats Have Lost Their Way
By Cong. August Pfluger
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week House Republicans voted to keep the government open and working for the American people, President Trump signed my legislation to repeal President Biden's harmful natural gas tax into law, and I introduced legislation to combat transnational repression in the United States. It was another busy week in Washington!
Government Funding Update
Because it was the responsible thing to do to keep the government open and working for the American people, I voted to fund the government last week. I called for this action weeks ago to protect the momentum of President Trump’s America First agenda.Democrats wanted to shut down the government – the very thing they have said for years is irresponsible governing – simply because they wanted to stop President Trump.
They did not succeed.
President Trump Signs My Bill to End the Natural Gas Tax Into Law
I was honored to witness President Trump sign my monumental legislation into law today to deliver on the mandate to remove burdensome regulations in the energy industry and unleash American energy.
This legislation repeals the tax President Biden imposed on every single consumer in this country and protects the hardworking men and women in the Permian Basin who have delivered affordable, reliable energy every day despite being assaulted by the Biden administration for four years. I owed it to everyone across Texas-11 who elected me to fight for them and get this legislation across the finish line.
This is only the beginning of my mission to restore American energy dominance, and I thank President Trump for his action today.
Renewing Brownfield Sites
As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment, I joined my colleagues in questioning witnesses during this week's hearing titled "Maximizing Opportunities for Redeveloping Brownfield Sites: Assessing the Potential for New American Innovation."
Brownfield sites are properties or areas of land that contain or may contain a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Congress must work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revitalize existing infrastructure, especially in rural areas.
- Watch my full line of questioning by clicking here.
This week, I also penned an op-ed in the Washington Reporter with my colleague and fellow Texan Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) on President Trump's historic joint address to Congress last week. Unfortunately, Democrats couldn't even muster the basic decency to stand for Americans who have overcome extraordinary challenges.
During the address, the American people witnessed the stark contrast between the two visions for our nation.
- Read the full piece by clicking here.
I was honored to lead my colleagues in a press conference to unveil the Republican Study Committee's new initiative, "Set in Stone – The Trump Legacy Laws," to codify President Trump's executive orders into law.
This initiative champions key bills in the House and Senate that will codify President Trump's agenda into permanent law, ensuring these victories cannot and will not be undone by future administrations with a mere stroke of a pen.
- Read more about the press conference by clicking here.
Transnational repression is the act of foreign governments or their proxies targeting individuals in another country using various coercive tactics, and it is a threat we face in the United States. As our adversaries continue to grow increasingly aggressive, conducting transnational repression against dissidents or journalists within the United States, we must address these threats and protect those who speak out against tyranny and human rights abuses abroad.
The hostile acts we are seeing across the country are a direct challenge to our nation’s sovereignty and infringe upon Americans’ civil liberties.
As Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, I have taken decisive action to safeguard the rights and safety of those facing persecution, including Midlander Bob Fu. Today, I am proud to reintroduce the Countering Transnational Repression Act, vital legislation to combat these threats.
I also penned an op-ed in the Washington Times on Iran and the Chinese Communist Party's alarming foothold on American soil.
- Read the full piece by clicking here.
Congressman August Pfluger represents a total of 29 Counties in Texas’ 11th Congressional District – which includes the cities of San Angelo, Llano, Brownwood, Granbury, Midland, Odessa, and much of the top Oil & Gas Producing Region in America, West Texas' Permian Basin.
