WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan coalition of Arizona officials - including mayors and business leaders - announce support for Sinema-led border security bill WASHINGTON - A growing chorus of bipartisan Arizona officials are announcing their support for Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema's bipartisan border security bill. The Arizonans - including Yuma Mayor Nicholls, Mesa Mayor Giles, Casa Grande Mayor McFarland, The Great  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) today celebrated the House passage of his bipartisan legislation to support the Tucson-based Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. The bill passed today by a vote of 350-58. The Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2882) would reauthorize the foundation, named after Arizona's former U.S. Congressmen Mo and Stewart Udall, until 2028. A   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Fiscally Responsible Israel Supplemental Act, 2024--legislation that would provide $17.6 billion in military and security assistance to Israel and pay for that spending by repealing the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA)'s Department of Commerce and IRS "slush fund" created during debt ceiling negotiations last summer. This assistance includes fun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government Chip Roy (R-TX) sent a letter to Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith in response to a report that the Biden Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Federal Lands Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) hosted a field hearing near the United States/Mexico border to further expose Biden's border crisis and its devastating effects on federal lands and local communities. "Biden's border crisis has tou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX - Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) released the following statement on the border and foreign aid supplemental package introduced in the Senate. "Arizona and its border communities have faced unprecedented challenges to manage the humanitarian and national security crises at our southern border. Now, Congress has a chance to act. "I'm proud that my priorities--including The Buck Stops Here Act and funding  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema detailed how the bipartisan deal she crafted secures the border for the first time in decades  WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema joined CBS's Face the Nation this morning to detail the contents of the bipartisan border security deal she crafted with Republican Senator James Lankford (Okla.) and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy (Conn.). Sinema explained how the crisis at the border h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema, a border state Senator, voiced her disappointment in her colleagues' choice to focus on politics instead of policies WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema joined Fox News's America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino to detail how her bipartisan border security bill solves the unmitigated crisis at Arizona's border and call on her colleagues to take accountability for their own  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema, a border state Senator, highlighted how her border bill solves the unmitigated crisis Click HERE or above to watch the full interview Sinema, Lankford, and Murphy's bipartisan legislative package reasserts control of the border, protects border communities, disrupts the flow of fentanyl into the country, and solves the border crisis by ending catch and release, strengthening our asylum system by d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Feb 7, 2024 Sinema, a border state Senator, questioned why colleagues would choose to focus on politics instead of policies Sinema, Lankford, and Murphy's bipartisan legislative package reasserts control of the border, protects border communities, disrupts the flow of fentanyl into the country, and solves the border crisis by ending catch and release, strengthening our asylum system by delivering determin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema highlighted how her colleagues stopped a robust amendment process by voting no to debate and amend her bipartisan border security package WASHINGTON - On the Senate floor, Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema questioned why her colleagues voted to end debate and stop the amendment process by voting "no" on her bipartisan border security bill if they wanted to debate the bill and ensure a robust ame  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema called on Senate colleagues to take responsibility for their own decisions, and warned against bringing political theater to Arizona if they don't want to actually secure the border WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate today ahead of the vote on the bipartisan border security bill she crafted. Click HERE to watch Sinema's floor speech.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and North Carolina Senator Ted Budd's SOAR Act that ensures high-altitude balloons operating in United States airspace can be tracked and identified passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee--a key step towards becoming law. The bill was included and passed with small technical changes as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act. Kelly and Budd   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement on the bipartisan Senate agreement to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and provide additional resources to Israel and Ukraine: "After decades of neglect, Congress has a real opportunity to address the growing humanitarian crisis impacting Arizona and other border communities. As a border senator, my state desperately needs additional resources and sol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan bill to increase access to job counseling services for surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces who died while on active duty. The Disabled Veterans Outreach Program, housed within the Veterans' Employment and Training Service at the Department of Labor, provides every state with fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema-led bill is the strongest border security package in decades to reassert control of the border, end catch and release, enhance security, fix the asylum system, and support border communities WASHINGTON - The National Border Patrol Council today endorsed the bipartisan border security bill led by Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Senator James Lankford (Okla.), and Democratic Senator   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement regarding the Senate's proposed $118 billion amnesty bill: "The Senate's $118 billion, 370-page amnesty bill is complete rubbish. Not only does it not close the southern border, but it makes it worse by permitting 5,000 illegal aliens to cross the border each day, greenlighting more than 1.85 million more lawbreake  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Congressman Gosar issued the following statement following his vote in favor of H. Res. 863 - Impeaching United States Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willfully refusing to enforce federal immigration laws and breach of public trust: "In three short years, more than 10 million illegal aliens, 360 terrorists, 90,000 convicted criminals and 26 tons of fentanyl have   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) released the following statement on House Republicans' attempt to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secertary Alejandro Mayorkas: "Policy disagreements are not grounds for impeachment. There is no evidence that Secretary Mayorkas committed any unlawful actions that are subject to impeachment. Rather, he has lawfully carried out the policies of President Bi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: "The Senate missed an opportunity to create thoughtful and lasting immigration reform and to confront and humanely manage our humanitarian crisis at the border. Instead, the bill doubles down on punitive measures that read like an extreme Republican wish list filled with failed Trump-era immigration policies." "The bill lacks any legal pathways to deal with the status of Dreamers, farm workers, or undocumen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Monday, February 12 at 1:30 p.m. AZ, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva's office (AZ-07) will visit Liberty Elementary School as part of the annual Valentines for Veterans program.Valentines for Veterans is a project hosted by Rep. Grijalva's office that collects and distributes Valentine's Day cards to local veterans. At Liberty Elementary, students will present handmade Valentine's Day cards to mili  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $15 million to a group of local and regional partners - including the Desert Research Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority - to form the Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine (SWSIE). SWSIE, headquartered at Arizona State University,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) delivered a speech on the House Floor last night to explain that each day Congress ignores the nation's fiscal reality, the harder it becomes to prevent economic calamity from wreaking havoc on future generations. Rep. Schweikert also shed light on how working-class Americans are poorer today than they were three years ago by comparing inflation-adjusted w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) delivered a speech on the House Floor last night to note that fighting over discretionary spending cuts has no impact on reeling in the $34 trillion national debt because every dime of money that Congress votes on is borrowed. He pointed out that unless Members of Congress are willing to have difficult conversations about revolutionizing the cost of health  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema and bipartisan Senate negotiators release the strongest border security package in decades to reassert control of the border, end catch and release, enhance security, fix the asylum system, and support border communities WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, joined by Republican Senator James Lankford (Okla.) and Democratic Senator Chris Murphy (Conn.), released the text of their bipar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Stanton issued the following statement on the Senate's bipartisan national security supplemental package:  "This deal represents bipartisan compromise-something Congress ought to do more of. The proposed solutions will work to reestablish order at our Southern border and get much-needed support to Arizona communities. And it's a path to unlock the President's emergency funding request for desperat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Following the failed House floor vote to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the New Democrat Coalition Immigration and Border Security Task Force, led by Chair Greg Stanton and Vice Chairs Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Lou Correa (CA-46), released a statement.Stanton previously led the New Dems in urging House Republican leadership to bring the Senate's bipartisan national secu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This week, after the Senate failed to advance the national security bill with border security measures, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke on the Senate floor about the humanitarian crisis Arizona and other border states are facing and the consequences of choosing politics over addressing this problem. "This humanitarian crisis is bad for asylum seekers, bad for law enforcement, and bad for communities. The pro  more