WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressman Gosar's office is excited to announce that his office will be hosting a Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an app competition for students in middle and high school. The CAC accepts computer programs (or apps) written in any programming language, for any platform (desktop/PC, web, mobile, raspberry Pi, etc.). The Challenge's submission portal is now open. Students are encouraged to register onli  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on june 4: Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today introduced two bills to support national parks and public education in Arizona. The Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act, available online at https://bit.ly/3gXuDCK, adds 1,150 total acres to the eastern and western portions of the beloved national park. The ex  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Vice Chair Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt pushing for an explanation of why U.S. Park Police have walled off public access to President's Park, a normally open area across the street from the White House that is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Among other questions, the la  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Kirkpatrick signed on as a Co-Sponsor of H.Res. 988, a resolution introduced by Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), in partnership with Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), to condemn police brutality, racial profiling and the excessive use of force, with as original cosponsors. The resolution comes a  more

GILBERT, Arizona, June 2 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: President Donald Trump addressed the nation after multiple days of destructive riots across the country. Congressman Biggs reacted to the president's remarks. * * * "Rioters, looters, and domestic terrorists have attacked our American Republic and our ideals which provides ample room for peaceful assembly and lawful expression of our freedom of speech. When Americans feel aggrieved by either government act  more

GILBERT, ARIZONA, June 6 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: The U.S. Department of Labor released the May Employment Situation Summary, showing an increase of 2.5 million jobs and a decreased unemployment rate to 13.3%. Experts had predicted that there would be over 8 million jobs lost and an unemployment rate of over 19%. * * * "After almost three months of economic and societal doom and gloom, the American economy is coming back thanks to President Donald Trump's  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement urging Congress to lead on transformational criminal justice reform: "While the President continues to stoke the flames of division, fear, and racial tension, Congress must lead our nation during this time of crisis. "We must work to heal the festering wounds that structural racism, systemic inequalities, and injustice have caused for so long. We need fundamental, transformational change of the relationship bet  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and eight Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking him to retain the policy of excluding Russia from the group of Seven (G7) unless and until its policy of state-directed destabilization of the United States and other countries is substantively changed. The letter comes in response to reports that the Trump Administration is seeking to readmit Russ  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 2 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said he would advance an effort in the House Armed Services Committee to restrict the Pentagon's 1033 Program, which has provided over $6 billion of surplus military gear to over 8,600 federal, state, and local police departments since its inception. "Local law enforcement officers shouldn't be confronting civilians with weapons designed for combat," Rep. Gallego said. "A mil  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego, Chair of the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Deb Haaland, Vice Chair of the Natural Resources Committee led a letter urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to open a federal investigation into possible waste, fraud, abuse or mismanagement of an Indian Health Service (IHS) contract that resulted in po  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, MAY 26 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), joined by Reps. Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), and Greg Stanton (AZ-09), sent a letter urging Arizona nursing homes to voluntarily release their COVID-19 data in light of Governor Ducey's refusal to release the names of nursing homes where residents and staff have been killed or fallen ill from COVID-19. Governor Ducey has argued that, among other thing  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) was honored by National Taxpayers Union (NTU) for having one of the strongest voting records in Washington, D.C. for supporting limited government, economic freedom, and low taxes. This year Gosar is one of only 48 members of House to have earned the "Taxpayers' Friend Award" for their outstanding voting record during the 2019 Congressional session. Gosar said,  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva cosponsored a congressional resolution condemning police brutality, racial profiling, and excessive and militarized use of force after protests have broken out across the country after the tragic death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. "The protests we're seeing are borne out of decades of policing practices that have institutionalized excessive force as the   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced two bills to support national parks and public education in Arizona. The Saguaro National Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act, available online at https://bit.ly/3gXuDCK, adds 1,150 total acres to the eastern and western portions of the beloved national park. The expansions protect wildlife habitats, improve trail access and better co  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 5 regarding President Trump's decision to end restrictions on commercial fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument: The move comes just one day after he signed an executive order waiving the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act in some circumstances, falsely describing the giveaway lon  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 4 President Trump's executive order that the representative said would waive bedrock environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act: "President Trump seeks to make awful situations worse. Instead of creating unity and providing the leadership our nation needs, he has created chaos and fueled hatred follo  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on President Trump's executive order that waives bedrock environmental laws including the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act: "President Trump seeks to make awful situations worse. Instead of creating unity and providing the leadership our nation needs, he has created chaos and fueled hatred following the murder of George Floyd and throughout the coronavirus pandemic," said Chair Grijal  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Kirkpatrick releases the following statement regarding harmful evictions of people impacted by the pandemic. In March, Governor Ducey issued an Executive Order halting evictions for renters facing adversities due to COVID-19. It is set to expire in July. The Executive Order imposed by Governor Ducey may have halted some evictions, but it did not stop county judges from conducting hearings, which wer  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 3 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Kirkpatrick released the following statement highlighting the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement and community engagement and denouncing President Trump's response to the civil unrest. The unrest around the country comes after the murder of yet another black man at the hands of a police officer. Yesterday, in Washington, D.C, protesters were dispersed with tear gas near the White Hous  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 1 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Arizona Reps. Grijalva, Gallego, and Stanton sent a letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director, Matthew T. Albence raising deep concerns about the conditions within migrant detention centers in Arizona, specifically the La Palma, Eloy and Florence centers. The letter sen  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) announced the winner of this year's Congressional Art Competition, an annual event that highlights the work of talented young artists across America. One piece from each congressional district is selected by each member of Congress to hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year. "I'm pleased to announce that this year's Congressional Art Competition winner is Kelly Huang from Oro  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt urging the Departments to disburse the funding provided to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) under the CARES Act as soon as possible. The CARES Act provided $69 million to tribally controlled schools, BIE controlled schools, and Tribal Colleges a  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: "I continue to be shocked and saddened by what happened to George Floyd. The videos released show cruelty and utter indifference to Mr. Floyd - not just by the officer who put his knee to his throat, but also by the other officers at the scene. At the time he was pleading for his life, Mr. Floyd was restrained and not resisting arrest. My thoughts and prayers continue to be with his family and friends. "I am  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) joined a bipartisan group of House members to cosponsor the Great American Outdoors Act, legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and address priority repair needs in our national parks and other land management agencies. "Arizona's First Congressional District is home to some of the most beautiful, culturally rich public lands  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This month, Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) will welcome Tyler Flores to join his Flagstaff office as a Wounded Warrior Fellow to work closely with both veteran and active duty constituents to handle veterans-related casework and to help act as a facilitator between constituents and federal, state, and local agencies. "Veterans have served our country bravely and have the knowledge and expertise to make  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: A new plan to reauthorize national surface transportation funding and infrastructure investment includes several key measures to benefit Arizona. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, released by the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, authorizes nearly $500 billion over five years to address some of the   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Vice Chair Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt pushing for an explanation of why U.S. Park Police have walled off public access to President's Park, a normally open area across the street from the White House that is managed by the National Park Service (NPS). Among other questions, the lawmakers ask Bernhardt what credible threat the closure  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Reps. Raul M. Grijalva, Ann Kirkpatrick, Ruben Gallego, Greg Stanton, and Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director, Matthew T. Albence raising deep concerns about the conditions within migrant detention centers in Arizona, specifically the La Palma, Eloy, and Florence centers. The letter sent to ICE from  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 3: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) sent a letter today seeking answers on the Trump Administration's use of tear gas, pepper spray, sm  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 4: Yesterday, Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), along with Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) and Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) held a conference call with FEMA leadership to discuss the significant delay tribal communities have experienced receiving COVID-19 resources and PPE from the federal government during this global pandemic. Speaking with the Representatives were the Deputy Director of   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) this week submitted a joint amicus brief asking the Supreme Court of the United States to hear the case of DNC v. Hobbs, because the lower court's decision would jeopardize scores of neutral voting laws that are designed to prevent and deter e  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Mike Lee (R-UT) submitted a joint amicus brief asking the Supreme Court of the United States to hear the case of DNC v. Hobbs, because the lower court's decision would jeopardize scores of neutral voting laws that are designed to prevent and deter election fraud. The ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) this week introduced the Promising Pathway Act (S. 3872) to give those struggling with serious and life-threatening illnesses a fighting chance at receiving meaningful treatments. The Promising Pathway Act requires the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a rolling, real-time, priority review pathway to evalua  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and a group of 40 Senators urged Congress to support community health centers that provide Americans with critical health care, including testing and treatment of COVID-19. "We write to express our support for additional emergency funding for community health centers in the next COVID-19 relief package. Community health centers are vital to our response to the coronavirus  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ), Chuck Grassley (IA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter this week to the Justice Department requesting information about the financial health of the Crime Victims Fund in light of significant decreases in deposits to the account. "Since 1984, the CVF has provided critical support for crime survivors through services including medical care, mental-he  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced that she helped secure $3.7 million in additional federal funding for the purchase of electric buses for Tucson's Sun Tran program. Last summer, McSally secured $2.6 million for the Sun Tran program. The first electric bus was put into service on May 17. "Tucson is leading the way in adopting the next generation of bus technology and infrastructure," McSally sa  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) took questions from Arizonans Monday night and provided an update on coronavirus resources during McSally's tenth telephone town hall since the coronavirus outbreak. "First, I want to start out by saying that the tragic and callous killing of George Floyd was unacceptable and is deeply troubling to me. Those responsible must be held  more