Economy, Jobs, Housing

WASHINGTON – In the face of a looming default as a result of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's refusal to raise the debt ceiling without devastating budget cuts to critical federal programs, House Democrats filed a discharge petition to bring a clean bill raising the debt ceiling to the floor. This bill would force House Republicans to vote for or against a default on America's debts and the resulting recession such a default would likely create.

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and August Pfluger (TX-11) lead 11 fellow members of the Texas delegation in a bipartisan letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling for a greater allocation of funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to Texans and other Americans in warm-weather states. 

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) voted against the Default On America Act. This extreme MAGA Republican legislation presents Americans with a terrible choice: either House Republicans will wreck our economy or inflict cruel cuts that hurt everyday people.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) spoke on the House Floor to denounce Speaker McCarthy's proposed budget bill that would add burdensome work requirements to SNAP recipients over 50 and would result in cuts to nutrition assistance for low-income seniors.

Leader McCarthy's budget bill would:

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) in introducing the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding corporations accountable for the exploitation of children and workers in the food industry.

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) signed on to bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Mark Alford (MO-04), and Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) called the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act to increase meat processing capacity and competition by allowing livestock auction market owners to invest in small and regional packing facilities. Outdated prohibitions from nearly a century ago currently restrict the ability of the livestock industry to meet increasing demand.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced today that she has joined the new, bipartisan House Aerospace Caucus, bringing the total membership to 27, with 14 Democrats and 13 Republicans, including the chairman.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) applauded information released by the Biden Administration detailing over $435 billion in private sector investments across the country since the beginning of President Biden's administration, including at least $35.2 billion in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. These investments are creating good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don’t require a four-year degree in industries that will boost U.S. competitiveness, rebuild infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, and help build a clean energy economy.