117th Congress
WASHINGTON – Thursday evening, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) demanded that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) apologize for effectively accusing his friend and former boss, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), of attempted murder earlier that day via tweet.
Rep. Chip Roy will hold a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday, December 16 at 6:30 pm central time.
Constituents may dial in directly by calling 855-859-6912.
Please direct any questions about the event to our D.C. office.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) along with Ted Budd (NC-13), and Warren Davidson (OH-8) penned an op-ed in The Federalist both warning of the continued threat China poses to the United States and the dangers of ratcheting back pressure on the communist regime.
The full text of the op-ed is available at the link here; some key quotes are below:
Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) appeared on One America News Network's After Hours with Alex Salvi earlier this week to discuss the Biden Administration's destructive actions on energy production and immigration, his opposition to the current impeachment effort against Donald Trump, and the current deployment of National Guardsmen to the United States Capitol.
A rough transcript of the appearance is below, and footage can be found here.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Tuesday following Judge Drew Tipton's issuance of a temporary restraining order against President Biden's deportation moratorium:
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Sunday afternoon:
Carrah and I were devastated to hear of the passing of Mr. (James) White - the long time proprietor of the Broken Spoke in South Austin, Texas. We are praying for Mrs. White and their whole family — including the extended Austin community family that knew and loved him.
In response to Friday's news of baseball great Hank Aaron's passing, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement:
On Thursday Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) – along with 22 original cosponsors introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Paris Climate Agreement Act to prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to rejoin Paris Climate Agreement.
"Notwithstanding any other provision of law," the bill reads "no funds are authorized to be appropriated, obligated, or expended to take any action to provide for the United States to become a party to the Paris Agreement."
Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement Thursday in regards to the House's vote on H.R. 335, a bill to provide a legal waiver to appoint Lloyd J. Austin III as President Biden's Secretary of Defense:
I was unable to fly to Washington this week and given I will not abandon my opposition to proxy voting, I am therefore unable to vote today. However, had I been able to vote in person, I would have voted against the proposed waiver for President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense, General Lloyd Austin.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) announced the reintroduction of the TRUST in Congress act, which is designed to restore public faith in the legislative branch and further prevent insider trading by Members of Congress.