Congressman August Pfluger of Texas’s 11th district voted in favor of a Senate-amended package that includes five full-year appropriations bills to fund the government. The legislation, which now goes to President Trump for signature, also contains a two-week continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This temporary measure is intended to allow more time for Congress and the White House to negotiate a final spending bill.
In his statement, Congressman Pfluger said: “Today, I voted to reopen the government. I’ve been clear from the start: holding the government hostage over DHS funding was unacceptable and should have never happened. At a time when millions of Americans are still recovering from a severe winter storm, shutting down FEMA and other essential government services was reckless. The Senate Democrats’ obstruction forced an unnecessary crisis that hurt the people we serve. Moving forward, I am open to discussing ways to improve DHS operations, and I remain committed to ensuring the department has the resources needed to carry out its critical mission of keeping our communities safe. Political games and hostage-taking are not how we govern—we resolve our differences through regular order, not by withholding critical resources from the American people.”
August Pfluger has represented Texas’s 11th congressional district since 2021 after succeeding Mike Conaway. He won his seat in 2020 by defeating Jon Mark Hogg with nearly 80 percent of the vote.