Press Releases

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 »

 Yesterday, Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) visited the Donna U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas with his colleagues Brian Babin (TX-36), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Michael Burgess (TX-26), Louie Gohmert (TX-1), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Randy Weber (TX-14), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Kevin Brady (TX-8), John… Read more »

 Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) joined the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce today for a legislative briefing, including discussions on the crisis at our Southern border. “Immigration really does help continue your growth, but you have to manage it, you have to do it legally,” said Congressman Fallon.  “There are five million people in the world trying to come to… Read more »