| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday October 29, 2023 ( 9 items ) |
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Brown, Colleagues Push For Increased Border Security To Stop Flow Of Fentanyl
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led seven of his colleagues in pushing President Joe 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 overwhelmin
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Counting Veterans Cancer Act Passes Senate Amendment Vote, Closer to Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Counting Veterans' Cancer Act Will Prevent Tens of Thousands of Veterans' Cancer Cases from Going Unreported
Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the successful addition of the Counting Veterans' Cancer Act as an amendment to the annual Senate Veterans Affairs funding bill. The bipartisan legislation will ensure veterans' cancer cases are fully accounted for in national cancer re
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House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chair Hill Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Modernizing Financial Services Through Innovation, Competition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, issued the following news release:
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing entitled "Modernizing Financial Services Through Innovation and Competition."
Read Chairman Hill's opening remarks as delivered:
"Having used an e
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Kelly Leads 119 Colleagues in Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Inclusion of his Chips Permitting Reform in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
The Building Chips in America Act passed the Senate in July as part of the NDAA
Today, U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), joined by a group of 119 bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers including Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-2), Doris Matsui (D-CA-7), Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), Scott Peters (D-CA-50) and Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Todd Young (R-IN), sent a letter to Senate and House Armed S
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Kelly, Sinema Announce $1 Million for Gila County to Remove Harmful Toxins to Achieve Clean Air from Climate Law
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Law shaped by Kelly and Sinema provides $1 million to ensure access to clean air in Gila County
$1,000,000 will be invested in securing clean air for Gila County from the Inflation Reduction Act shaped by Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema.
Historic mining and smelting operations in the region have led to the presence of lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals in residential and industrial yards t
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Kelly, Sinema Highlight Phoenix Selection as Tech Hub to Accelerate AI and Machine Learning for Medical Device Manufacturing
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema celebratedthat Phoenix was selected to receive a Tech Hub Strategy Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to accelerate leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies in smart medical device manufacturing.
The Medical Device Manufacturing Multiplier Strategy Development Consor
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NDC Immigration and Border Security Task Force Chair Greg Stanton Leads Letter Calling for Swift Consideration of Administration's Border Security Request
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023:
Today, New Democrat Coalition Immigration and Border Security Task Force Chair Greg Stanton (AZ-04) led 34 New Dem Members in a letter to Congressional leadership calling on the Senate and the House to quickly bring a bipartisan border security package reflecting President Biden's supplemental request to the floor.
Throughout the 118th Congress, New Dems have called on the Administration an
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Senate Rules and Administration Committee Sets Nov. 1 Hearing on Ongoing Threats to Election Administration
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Senate Rules and Administration Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Ongoing Threats to Election Administration" at 3 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2023, at 301 Russell Senate Office Building:
Witnesses
* The Honorable Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State, Arizona Office of the Secretary of State, Phoenix, AZ
* The Honorable Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of State, Harrisburg, PA
* Mr. Wayne J. Bena, Deputy Secretary
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Stanton Opposes 'Most Important Architect of Electoral College Objections' Mike Johnson for Speaker
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023:
Rep. Greg Stanton said today he opposes Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana for Speaker of the House of Representatives, citing his political extremism and disregard for the will of the voters in Arizona and nationwide.
"After more than three weeks of paralysis and dysfunction, House Republicans have rejected bipartisanship and are instead attempting to install an extremist election denier as se
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