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I’m incredibly honored to have been sworn in yesterday to represent Texas’s 18th congressional district, and to have my wife Kaitlyn by my side.
I stand on the incredible legacy built by this district, and today I’m ready to get to work.
Congressman Christian D. Menefee
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Congressman Christian D. Menefee
@RepCDMenefee
Proudly serving the people of TX-18 in Congress.
- Ready, set, play ball! ⚾️ Excited to suit up for my rookie baseball game tonight. It’s not every day I get to trade in a suit and tie for a jersey. Looking forward to having some fun and helping raise thousands of dollars for a great cause. @thehillbaseball
- Houston has been hit by disaster after disaster. Families have lost homes, businesses, & loved ones. Now Trump's Secretary of Energy wants to tell us hurricanes and floods aren't getting worse? Climate change is real, if he believes otherwise, he's welcome to come to Houston and
00:00 - Donald Trump promised lower costs on day 1. That’s it. That’s the tweet.Experts believe we could see record-breaking gas prices this summer abc13.com/post/experts-b…
- When workers vote to form a union, they ought to get a contract, not a year of corporate stalling. That's why I support the Faster Labor Contracts Act. Now Republicans are saying that this bill moved too fast. That's rich coming from the same folks who spent their committee time
00:00 - Families across America are are stretching every dollar just to get by. Groceries cost more. Gas costs more. And what do Republicans do? They write ICE a bigger check. Not a dime to make life more affordable. That's why I voted NO on Republican's budget bill.
00:00 - Honored to be joining the @OversightDems Committee! I've spent my career building cases, taking on powerful interests, and fighting for regular folks. Now I get to bring that same fight to one of Congress's most important committees. Time to get to work.
- Trump and Elon Musk slashed funding for screwworm monitoring, and now the flesh-eating maggots are in Texas threatening our food supply. This is what happens when foolish billionaires run the government. American families end up paying the price.The return of the flesh-eating screwworm fly in Texas has ranchers and government agencies scrambling to contain what could threaten a $113 billion cattle industry in the U.S. fox26houston.com/news/screwworm…
- Translation: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making it harder for working families to put food on the table.BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge halts effort by Trump administration to force states to comply with conditions to get SNAP funding.
- This past week it was great spending time with @AldineISD students participating in the @CloseUp_DC program. More than 1 million students from the program come up to Capitol Hill each year to learn the ins and outs of the functions of our government. These students are the
- It’s simple —corporate America must stand by its commitments to voting rights, equal representation & democracy. Black voters and lawmakers have power, and we’re holding corporations accountable.United across our caucuses, we are clear: Corporate America must stand with us in defending democracy and fair representation—not just in words, but through action. Silence is not leadership. cbc.house.gov/news/documents…
- In Houston, too many families have buried loved ones after years of living near polluting facilities that have been linked to higher rates of cancer and other serious health problems. Today at the @sciencedems hearing, I demanded answers about why the Trump Administration is
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