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Jul 28, 2022 • 7 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
We’re here in DC today with @jonstewart & @Burnpit360 lobbying the Senate to pass the Honoring Our PACT Act.

While national leaders drag their feet on this important legislation, our Veterans are suffering.

It’s time to pass the Honoring our PACT Act. #PassThePACTAct Image
This legislation would expand healthcare coverage for more than 3 million veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service.

It was poised to pass, but yesterday 25 Republican Senators flipped their votes and halted the PACT Act.
thehill.com/policy/healthc…
.@JohnCornyn and @tedcruz were among those who chose partisan politics over the health and well-being of our veterans.

Even though Texas has the most Veterans on the national burn pit registry.
senate.gov/legislative/LI…
I’m here in DC fighting for our veterans because the men and women who defended our nation deserve better than political games.

We personally stopped by Cornyn and Cruz’s offices to ask they why they stopped supporting the Honoring our PACT Act. ImageImage
Being here and listening to the stories of these Veterans has been eye opening.

It is beyond devastating that our Senators can look these men and women in the eyes and deny them the healthcare they need to survive.
So we need your help.

Tell your family and friends to call every Senator on this list and demand they pass the PACT Act.

Our Veterans had our back, it’s time for us to have theirs. ImageImage
We’re still waiting on the Senate to pass the #PACTAct and expand healthcare coverage for more than 3 million veterans.

If you’re in DC tonight, join us on the steps of the Capitol from 8 PM to 6 AM to fight for our Veterans. Image

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Nov 11, 2022
Happy Veterans Day to those who have sacrificed so much for our country.

Today we honor your fight for our freedom.

Thank you for your service. Image
Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of meeting Veterans across Texas.

One of the friends I met and worked with along the way is Le Roy Torres. ImageImage
Le Roy was an Army captain who returned to Texas in 2008.

While he served our country at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, he inhaled toxic substances from the 10-acre burn pit at the camp.
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Nov 9, 2022
For the past year, I’ve had the absolute honor and privilege of talking to Republicans, Independents, and Democrats alike about the importance of the General Land Office and the immense role it plays in Texans' everyday lives.
We ran a campaign that wasn’t focused on our differences, but rather, on the issues that impact all of us regardless of our politics.
After traveling across the state more times than I can count, I have seen firsthand the consequences of leadership focused on political games rather than helping Texans when they need it most.
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Oct 20, 2022
Hey y'all - Chrissy Kleberg, Jay's wife, here!

I'm taking over Jay's social media today to wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and share just how hard he has been working these past few months.

Join me in showing him love on his birthday and through the last weeks of the election.
Jay officially filed to run for this office on December 8th of last year.

Since then, he’s traveled across the state talking to Texans about the importance of the GLO and his plans for a new era of leadership in the oldest state agency in Texas.
But it hasn’t always been easy.

We’ve celebrated anniversaries, birthdays, and other milestones hundreds of miles apart.

I’ve missed him and so have our 3 daughters, but we know he’s doing what is best for Texas.
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Oct 19, 2022
Texas has the largest K-12 educational endowment in the country, but we still rank 44th in per-student spending.

Our teachers and our students are struggling.

As Land Commissioner, I will increase revenue to the Permanent School Fund to better serve schools across Texas.
The Permanent School Fund is a $58 billion public endowment established by the Texas Constitution.

The General Land Office sends revenue from state lands, mineral rights, and royalty earnings to the PSF which helps fund K-12 public education in Texas.
The fund has more than tripled over the last 30 years from $13 billion to $58 billion.

But the inflation-adjusted contribution from the GLO to public schools has remained the same at approximately $1.2 billion.

We can do more for our students.
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Oct 18, 2022
“We’re trying to get back to a place where Texans elect people based on their experience and their qualifications.”

Leading this office isn’t about right versus left, it's about right versus wrong.

And my opponent is wrong for Texas.
texastribune.org/2022/10/12/tex…
As the former Associate Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, I've spent my career working to protect and preserve Texas’ wildlife.

And for the past year, I’ve traveled across the state listening to Texans and crafting real solutions to the problems they face.
As your next Land Commissioner, I will support our Veterans.
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Oct 16, 2022
Truly honored to have earned the endorsement of the @HoustonChron!

As Land Commissioner, I promise to deliver real results to the people most impacted by Hurricane Harvey and most neglected by the GLO.

You can read the full endorsement here: bit.ly/3yKQ44x Image
Since I launched this campaign, we’ve worked hard to understand the needs of Houston and Harris County and develop real plans to solve the issues Houstonians face every day.
Texas leads the nation in billion-dollar disasters, but instead of mitigating the potential for disaster, we are playing politics with millions of lives.

In economic terms, for every $1 we invest in disaster preparedness, Texas saves $6 in future costs.
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