WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined 7 of her colleagues in pushing President Biden to prioritize additional resources to strengthen the security at the southwest border to stop the flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl through ports of entry along the border. As overdose deaths have skyrocketed in recent years, U.S. Customs and Bor  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) led 7 of his colleagues in pushing President Biden to prioritize additional resources to strengthen the security at the southwest border to stop the flow of illicit drugs like fentanyl through ports of entry along the border. As overdose deaths have skyrocketed in recent years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows drugs are overwhe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the effects of the Biden administration's ongoing immigrant crisis on America's national parks and federal lands. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "Joe Biden has welcomed into our coun  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 19, 2023, at a hearing on pandemic fraud: * * * "Good morning and welcome to today's Oversight Subcommittee hearing on investigating pandemic fraud and preventing history from repeating itself. "We have all seen the headlines - 'Biggest fraud in a generation,' 'Easy money,' 'The Great Grift.' These terms were used to describe t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Today, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly was appointed to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee is responsible for overseeing and setting the budget for U.S. government intelligence programs, evaluates nominees to serve in intelligence positions, and is regularly briefed on intelligence reports and methods. Kelly released the following statement: "  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2023: * * * Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, warned a humanitarian collapse in Gaza would threaten regional stability and, along with 34 Senate colleagues, issued the following statement: "We urge the swift implementation of sustained access for humanitarian aid, including water and medical supplies, to save civilian lives in Gaza  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: As America's demand for clean, reliable, and affordable energy grows, U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Streamlining Homeowner Installation of New Energies (SHINE) Act, legislation that will help state, local, and Tribal governments accelerate the permitting and inspection process for residents to ins  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined more than 100 members of the House and the Senate in signing a bipartisan letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism, and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), raising grave concerns about reports (https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/militants-behind-israel-attack-raised-millions-in-crypto-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Today, Rep. Greg Stanton and leadership from the House Foreign Affairs Committee spoke with U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power about ongoing efforts to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. They discussed the Agency's work to secure the evacuation of American citizens and non-governmental organization partners in Gaza, protect civilians fro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio.*** WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), during a Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, questioned the Chair and Vice Chair of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, Madelyn Creedon and former Senator from Arizona, Jon Kyl. The Commission is responsible for conducting a review of the United S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: On Sunday, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) on a trip to Israel following the Hamas terror attacks to meet with Israeli leaders and the families of those killed or taken hostage by Hamas. "I've been following closely what's been going on here and speaking with many m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife issued the following written testimony by Brian Bennon, director of the National Tribal Water Systems Programs at the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Inc., involving a hearing on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "Drinking Water Infrastructure and Tribal Communities": * * * OVERVIEW This testimony is based on years of field experience implementing capacity development and operator certificatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2023: * * * After reviewing the President's supplemental request for emergency national security funding, Rep. Greg Stanton released the following statement. "This request honors our commitments to our allies and directs much-needed military support to Israel and Ukraine, critical aid to civilians in Gaza, and funds to combat China's influence around the globe. It also includes nearly $14 billion   more