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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Crockett slammed President Trump’s illegal and unconstitutional action to freeze new and ongoing funding for federal grants and loans that is set to take effect today, January 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Crockett released a statement demanding Trump reverse this decision and preserve essential funding for programs like Head Start, Meals on Wheels, federal food assistance, housing assistance, and any other program that depends in whole or in part on federal funding.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Crockett joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memorandum from Trump's Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Matthew Vaeth and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett clarify which projects, programs, and activities are frozen.
WASHINGTON, DC - On January 21, 2025, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced her appointment as the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where she will serve alongside Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (VA-11). Additionally, Crockett, who is in her second term as a member of the Oversight Committee, will serve on the Subcommittee on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) released the following statement following the news that Israel’s cabinet has approved the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal mediated by the Biden Administration, Egypt, and Qatar.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswomen Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) applauded President Biden for answering her call to commute the sentences of 2,500 non-violent drug offenders, including individuals serving longer sentences for crack cocaine offenses as a result of the sentencing disparities established during the 1980s and 1990s "War On Drugs." This comes after Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC - On January 16, 2025, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Senator John Cornyn (TX) introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas after the late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. The bill would rename the facility as the “Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”, to honor the Congresswoman's 30 years of service as U.S. Representative for Texas' 30th Congressional District and 10 years of service within the Texas Legislature.
WASHINGTON, DC - On January 15, 2025, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced her appointment to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight as Ranking Member. She will also serve on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration.
WASHINGTON, DC - On January 14, 2025, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) announced her appointment to the House Judiciary Committee and re-appointment to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. She will no longer be serving on the House Agriculture Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC - On January 9, 2025, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-4) sent a letter to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito calling on him to recuse himself from the case Donald J. Trump v. New York due to Alito's One-on-one phone call with the President-elect on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - one day before Trump's attorneys submitted a request to the Supreme Court for a stay in Trump's hush money sentencing hearing.
WASHINGTON, DC - On January 6, 2025, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett released the following statement on the four-year anniversary of the violent insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.