Press Releases

Recent Press Releases from Congressman Cloud

Feb 18, 2025

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RELEASE: Cloud Calls for Transparency on Federal Employee Union Time

WASHINGTON—Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) in calling on President Donald Trump’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to reveal the hidden costs of taxpayer-funded “union time,” a practice where federal employees are paid to conduct union business instead of serving the American people. In a letter to Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell, […]

Feb 7, 2025

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RELEASE: Cloud Introduces PATROL Act to Allow States to Secure their Borders Without Future Federal Government Interference

WASHINGTON — Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) introduced the Prevent Aliens Through Rivers or Land (PATROL) Act to ensure Texas and other border states can defend themselves against illegal immigration without interference from the federal government under future administrations. Under the previous administration, states that attempted to protect their own communities from illegal border crossings were […]

Feb 5, 2025

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RELEASE: Cloud Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expose the True Cost of Washington’s Spending

WASHINGTON — Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX), along with Dan Meuser (R-PA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Ed Case (D-HI), Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) introduced the Cost Estimates Improvement Act to bring more transparency to Washington’s spending. The bill will require Congress to consider interest payments before approving new spending. With the national debt […]