Press Releases
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 2694, the Criminal Judicial Administration Act, led by Reps. Chip Roy (TX-21), Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (GA-04), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), and Van Taylor (TX-03):
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) urging the OPM status be changed to open and that federal employees to fully return to their jobs in-person.
"Due to the ongoing restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 response, numerous in-person government services are unavailable to my constituents and Americans across the country. It is high time federal employees return to their jobs and serve the taxpayers that employ them," said Rep.Chip Roy.
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, following last week's statewide energy conservation request, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a letter to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) raising questions about whether Texans can depend on their electrical grid as the hottest summer months approach.
Full text of the letter is available at the link here and below:
Brad Jones
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
WASHINGTON—On Saturday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth:
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced the Open for Business Act, an effort that would immediately eliminate the $300 federal enhanced unemployment weekly benefit or the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC).
The federal government is currently sending $300 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits, incentivizing Americans to stay home and not return to their jobs. We should not be paying people more not to work than to work.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court not ruling on the merits of the Affordable Care Act:
Yet again the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) picked up its magic eight ball to determine how to keep alive a devastatingly bad healthcare framework, patched together by a partisan passage, judicially concocted "taxes," and ignoring the actual injury caused by the law's very existence and structure by denying standing.
WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after voting to repeal the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force:
WASHINGTON—On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement commending Governor Greg Abbott for signing Constitutional Carry legislation into Texas law:
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after voting against the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act:
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) joined his House colleagues in a press conference to discuss bipartisan antitrust reforms that seek to address abuses of market power by big tech companies.
Some key quotes from Congressman Roy are below and full footage of the appearance can be found at the link here: