WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) introduced three pieces of legislation to hold pharmacy benefit managers, otherwise known as PBMs, accountable for their role in historically inflating drug prices for Arizona consumers. "For too long, PBMs have price gouged hardworking Arizona families and seniors by rigging the system to line their pockets," said Rep. Gallego. "These bills will crack down on unfair pricing gimmi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This is Kelly's second trip to Israel since the October 7th terror attack Today, Arizona Senator and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Member Mark Kelly returned from a bipartisan trip to Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia to meet with U.S. security officials, foreign leaders, and families of victims taken hostage during the October 7th attack. This was Kelly's second trip to Israel since the attack. The  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), and 14 bipartisan Senate colleagues, calling on Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry leaders to address long-term drought in the upcoming Farm Bill. "Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating these rural areas. During pe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, along with Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2), introduced bipartisan legislation to stabilize electricity costs when certain hydropower facilities are forced to cut electricity generation due to drought. The Hydropower Delivery Rate-reduction Offset (HYDRO) Act directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Administrator to reduce fees paid by util  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides over $40 million for school districts across Arizona to invest in clean buses $40 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly will be invested in clean school buses for school districts across Arizona. The Clean School Bus Awards will provide 114 electric buses to 23 dif  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: 65,000 Xfinity customers in Arizona potentially impacted by breach PHOENIX, AZ - Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O'Malley and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan seeking answers related to the recent Xfinity data breach that left the Social Security numbers of 35 million Americans - and potentially 65,000 Arizonans - vulnerable   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: A total of $12,898,571 will be invested in strengthening Arizona's electric vehicle charging network from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program -- created by Kelly and Sinema's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law -- awarded $11,898,571 to the City of Mesa, $500,000 to Cochise County, and $  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced Comite de Bien Estar received $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development agency. The investment will be used to enable the construction of 50 homes with the direct participation of their future owners. Funds will be used to provide technical and supervisory assistance to recruit families, complete loan applications, and oversee c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona where they toured the Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry, met with U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and visited the Casa Alitas shelter, which helps provide resources and support to migrant families. Cortez Masto also toured USBP and CBP facilitie  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Since President Biden took office in 2021, there have been at least eight million illegal border crossings into the United States and more than 5 million apprehensions at the southern border. Along the southern border, Texas and Arizona have constructed temporary barriers made out of shipping containers in order to fill gaps in the unfinished border wall. After the U.S. Department of Justice sued Arizo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, released the following statement in reaction to the strikes initiated by the United States and the United Kingdom against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. "The decision to strike the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen is necessary to maintain stability and security in the Gulf. The U  more