Rep.Chip Roy, R-Texas — who lost the Lone Star State GOP attorney general primary runoff in May and will depart the U.S.
House of Representatives when his current term expires — said that Republicans have "delivered significantly" but "need to finish the job.""Well, we've done so much that frankly, it kinda gets lost in a lot of the noise," Roy told Fox News Digital during an interview on Wednesday, pointing to issues such as tax provisions in the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed by President Donald Trump last year.The Texan pointed to the nation's border as the "biggest example" of Republicans' achievements, saying that "we've literally shut down the flow across the border" through enforcing the law.He also pointed to the passage of the "Laken Riley Act," a measure named after the 22-year-old woman murdered in 2024 by Jose Ibarra, a man who, according to a 2024 statement by U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had previously been "arrested by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)" after illegally entering the U.S., but was "paroled and released for further processing."Roy said that Republicans "need to unite with a singular vision about where we wanna take the country if we wanna be...rewarded in November...
and then frankly looking ahead to 2028."TEXAS MAGA BATTLE ENDS WITH MIDDLETON VICTORY AS CHIP ROY FALLS SHORT IN AG RACERep.Chip Roy, R-Texas, talks with reporters outside the U.S.
Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, July 16, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)"Have we done everything we should do? No," Roy said, claiming that "Congress has fallen short" regarding some of what they "should do."But he still believes the GOP could potentially retain their majorities in both congressional chambers during the midterms."I think right now Republicans are staring at barely holding onto the Senate and slightly losing the house, but I still think we can win the house," he said.The House is now only scheduled to work ...