Press Releases

U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) issued a statement today following a cyberattack on JBS USA, one of the largest meat producers in the United States with two locations in the Fourth Congressional District of Texas. He also called on Speaker Pelosi to immediately consider legislation he introduced last month to significantly increase penalties for cyberattacks on U.S.… Read more »

On Wednesday, June 2nd and Thursday, June 3rd, Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) will hold public town hall events in Texas’s Fourth Congressional District to provide an update on his work in Washington, D.C. and receive feedback from his constituents. The first two town halls will be held in Commerce, Texas and Texarkana, Texas on June 2nd, and the third town hall will be held… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced bipartisan legislation to incentivize veteran employment following the devastating spike in veteran job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As businesses recover, reopen, and rehire workers following the pandemic, veterans are struggling to compete for positions in a job market that already tends to disproportionately affect… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) led thirteen of his House colleagues in opposing an effort by the Biden Administration’s Department of Defense to cancel a critically important safety upgrade on High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV or “Humvees”) used by the U.S. Army. Recent modifications to U.S. Army Humvees that hardened the vehicle’s… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) announced a House Resolution reaffirming the United States’ support for Israel, rejecting anti-Semitism, and supporting Israel’s right to defend itself from terrorism. The ‘‘Maintaining Our Resolve to Defend, Encourage, and Conserve our Alliance with Israel Resolution” (“MORDECAI Resolution) was filed in… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) filed legislation that would drastically increase penalties for foreign actors who commit attacks on critical United States infrastructure and threaten U.S. national security. If passed, the bill would impose a mandatory minimum sentence of thirty years in prison and level severe sanctions against those convicted of either an attempted or… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) led several of his Texas Republican colleagues in announcing a House Resolution condemning the entire Democratic Party of Texas for refusing to denounce racism. The measure comes after the Lamar County Democratic Party rejected the resignation of County Chair Gary O’Connor, who submitted his resignation after he posted a defamatory and… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) today called on Lamar County Democratic Party Chair Gary O’Connor to resign after O’Connor posted a defamatory and racist remark against Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) on Facebook. “Gary O’Connor’s comment against Senator Tim Scott is abhorrent, insulting, and unforgivable. Both he and the entire Lamar County Democratic Party… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) sent a letter yesterday to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding the Biden administration end its disastrous “catch and release” immigration policy. The letter comes after the Department of Homeland Security instructed the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in Franklin County, Texas to release illegal immigrants… Read more »

House Armed Services Committee Member Pat Fallon (R-TX.) released the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement that the United States would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021:  "Yesterday, President Biden announced that he intends to sacrifice our national security at the alter of politics by withdrawing our troops from… Read more »