Arrington Fights to Protect Texas Ag & Energy Producers, Defund Rule to Federalize 1,500 Miles of Texas Rivers

Washington, D.C - Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) took to the House floor to speak on an amendment he introduced to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to defund the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) rule to use an endangered species designation of several types of freshwater mussels to federalize over 1,500 miles of Texas rivers.

"The critical habitat that I'm concerned most about is Rural America - the backbone of this country, the breadbasket and the energy basin that's feeding, clothing, and fueling America,"said Chairman Arrington."The Biden administration has decided to list six freshwater mussel species that - in their own report, in their own words - is moderately healthy, and, in doing so, jeopardize the livelihoods, the way of life, and the tremendous contributions of our ag and energy producer and lock up 1,500 miles of rivers."

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