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3 weeks ago | texasgopvote.com | August Pfluger

I was honored to partner with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) to host several committee members in the Permian Basin this week. During the visit, we toured a uranium enrichment facility, participated in a roundtable discussion with industry executives, and toured a hydraulic fracturing site. The Permian Basin is the heartbeat of the American energy industry.

3 weeks ago | texasgopvote.com | August Pfluger

Today, the Senate unanimously passed Congressman August Pfluger's (TX-11) bipartisan, bicameral Aviator Cancer Examination Study (ACES) Act, seeking to lower military aviation cancer rates after it passed through the U.S. House of Representatives last month. “I am thrilled that the Senate acted with urgency and passed the ACES Act today, which is my top priority in Congress.

3 weeks ago | texasgopvote.com | August Pfluger

This week, I joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business in-studio to discuss the path forward for the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." This monumental legislation, passed by the House, secures $1.6 trillion in savings for the American people, the largest in U.S. history. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate for further consideration. During the interview, we also covered President Trump's energy agenda and its profound impact on the Permian Basin.

4 weeks ago | texasgopvote.com | Alex Nowrasteh

In a 2003 paper, economist George Borjas used an innovative method to controversially find that immigration had a negative effect on the relative wages of native-born workers who compete with immigrants, especially high school dropouts. Borjas’s explanation is simple: the labor demand curve slopes downward. Suffice it to say this paper launched a rush of academics studying the topic (here’s a good summary review of the literature).

1 month ago | texasgopvote.com | August Pfluger

This past week, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin appeared before the Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment Subcommittee for a hearing titled, "The Fiscal Year 2026 Environmental Protection Agency Budget." During the hearing, I thanked Administrator Zeldin for coming to West Texas, commended his efforts to rein in the EPA’s regulatory overreach, and asked about the status of several key policies.