As your voice in Congress, I’ll stand up for our farmers and ranchers and defend the traditional rural values that make Texas so exceptional.
I will stand up for our farmers and ranchers.
Occurrences
In Congress, August will defend Texas farmers and ranchers.
As your voice in Congress, I’ll stand up for our farmers and ranchers and defend the traditional rural values that make Texas so exceptional.
Evidence
Congressman August Pfluger announced the introduction of the RAPID (Reimbursing Agriculture Producers for Immigration Damages) Act, described as a bipartisan initiative to reimburse farmers and ranchers for livestock loss, crop loss and damage, fence damage, damage to physical structures, and other property loss or damage caused by illegal immigration.
Congress.gov shows H.R.4896 was introduced by Rep. Pfluger and was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. The bill’s summary states it temporarily establishes a program to reimburse agricultural producers for damages to livestock, crops, and property resulting from the actions of an alien present without lawful immigration status.
Pfluger and Sen. Barrasso led a bicameral letter to USDA demanding the agency roll back its ban on purchasing or deploying M-44 sodium cyanide ejector devices. The release says M-44 devices are used by farmers and ranchers, mainly sheep and goat producers, for predator control and that the letter sought to protect that access.
Pfluger introduced the Food and Agriculture Industry Cybersecurity Support Act, which the release says would create a one-stop shop for the cybersecurity needs of American farmers and ranchers and strengthen cyber resilience in the agriculture sector.
Assessments
Pfluger promised broadly to stand up for farmers and ranchers, not to enact a specific statute or secure a defined policy outcome. During his House term he sponsored agriculture-focused legislation, including the RAPID Act to reimburse agricultural producers for immigration-related damages, introduced a bipartisan agriculture cybersecurity bill, and led formal congressional pressure on USDA over predator-control devices used by livestock producers. These actions directly match the promised advocacy for farmers and ranchers within his federal office role, even though the cited bills or agency demands do not show final enactment of every proposed policy.
The promise was broad and nonspecific: to stand up for farmers and ranchers. The evidence shows multiple concrete same-term actions aligned with that promise, including sponsoring the RAPID Act to reimburse agricultural producers for immigration-related damages, introducing an agriculture cybersecurity bill, and leading congressional pressure to preserve access to predator-control tools for livestock producers. However, the record provided shows advocacy, bill introductions, and formal pressure rather than a clearly enacted or fully realized policy outcome. Because the promise is broad, these actions demonstrate meaningful partial fulfillment, but not enough to rate it fully delivered.