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The American people got a very clear glimpse at the total dysfunction and incompetency of the U.S. Congress as it passed a massive lobby-driven 5600 page spending bill negotiated in back rooms to spend over $2.3 trillion with mere hours to review it. Allegedly passed as "COVID relief," we actually voted on both COVID measures and a massive omnibus spending package — a package that should have been divided into well over 20 bills.

Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after voting against H.J. Res. 110, Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021:

Rep. Chip Roy is pleased to announce the winner for the 2020 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) in TX-21. There were multiple talented students that submitted their creations for consideration by our volunteer judges.

The winning contestant is Mr. Aidan Underwood of San Antonio and his app Hawkeye. Mr. Underwood attends Legacy of Educational Excellence High School in North East ISD.

Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement on Wednesday's passage of H.R. 6082, the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act, as part of H.R. 7105, the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veteran's Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020:

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement regarding his vote against the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021:

This NDAA is yet another reminder of why the American people are so fed up with how things are done in Washington. Once again, the people's representatives were handed a bill loaded up with problems and told to vote on it with no chance to amend it via regular order.

Rep. Roy sent the following letter to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) urging them to address the growing veteran records backlog.

Congressman Roy sent the following letter to the Secretary of the Army and the Executive Director of Arlington National Cemetery regarding the cancellation of the annual Wreaths Across America event and then the reversal of that decision.