WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: For more than a year, Senator has met with aviation stakeholders to ensure Arizona priorities are met WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced major Arizona aviation priorities she secured in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation. The multiple, Arizona-focused investments increase aviation safety, efficiency, and innovation while strengthening the aviati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following joint statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH), Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and Congressman Ben Cline (R-VA) released the following joint statement requesting House Leadership all  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu held a press conference highlighting Congressman-elect Tom Suozzi's victory over an Extreme MAGA Republican in New York's Third Congressional District. CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Good morning. Two bits of very important news this week. Obviously, first is the first full week of spring training for those baseball fans. So, Vice Chair  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: U.S. Congressmen Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) introduced new legislation today to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) flexibilities in hiring, recruiting, and retaining agents, officers, and employees, specifically in rural and remote areas. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention (CBP HiRe) Act would direct the Department of Homel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: In the meeting, Rep. Gallego pushed for changes to better protect troops following the Tower 22 drone strike that injured members of Arizona National Guard's 158th Infantry Regiment WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations (ISO), today met with Chief of Staff of the Army, General Randy George, to discuss the Arm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government issued the following testimony by ex-Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich involving a hearing on Jan. 30,2024, entitled "The Southern Border Crisis: The Constitution and the States": * * * Chairman Luetkemeyer, Ranking Member Beatty, and Members of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, thank you for this opport  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Implementation of Buy America Provisions: Stakeholder Perspectives": * * * We are here to better understand the Biden Administration's implementation of Buy America, including those provisions that were in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). As most here kn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema, a border state Senator, emphasized how each and every Senator takes an oath of office to answer to their state and country - not political candidates WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema joined CNN's State of the Race with Jessica Dean to discuss the national security legislation Congress is considering, and reject the narrative that Senators can shove off their decision-making onto   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, along with 22 other senators, in a letter to President Biden supporting ongoing U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages in tandem with the restoration of a mutual ceasefire agreement in Gaza. "Since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, in which Hamas abducted more than 200 c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after the Senate passed the national security package to support U.S. partners Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and provide aid to civilians in Gaza: "Continuing to support Ukraine with the weapons and ammunition they need to beat Putin is not only the right thing to do--it's also critical to our national security. Today, a bipartisan majority of my S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: This week, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and eight Senate colleagues sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the administration to allow critical mineral mining and processing activities to qualify for tax credits they passed in the Inflation Reduction Act. In the letter, the Senators urge the administration to ensure that raw materials and extraction costs are eligible for the 4  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: As the traditional May 1st "college decision day" approaches, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined 108 of his colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives in a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging him to address the operational issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that impacts millions of students across the country. The members wrote: "We are supporti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Angus King (I-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to address PFAS contamination in private wells. The Technical Fix for the State Response to Contaminants Program bill would ensure that states have flexibility to use funding from the $5 billion provided in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for PFAS and other emerg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: Last week, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Chairman of the Western Caucus, led a group of eleven lawmakers to tour Arizona's southern border. "People are desperate to come to the United States, and I do not blame them for wanting to come, but we need to have a controlled entrance into our country, or we've lost our sovereignty," said Rep. Dan Newhouse.Newhouse continues, "While I was at the border, I saw fir  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: As the traditional May 1st "college decision day" approaches, Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) joined education leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and wrote to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education to call on the department to urgently address the operational issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that impacts millions of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) joined Reps. Becca Balint (VT-AL) and Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) in introducing the Community Housing Act (CHA). This ambitious plan invests over $500 billion in federal programs that fund the construction of affordable and deeply affordable housing. The CHA embraces sustainable affordable housing through a community land trust which means a nonprofit organization of reside  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) recently traveled to Cochise County, Arizona with his Western Caucus colleagues to hear from United States Border Patrol agents and local law enforcement agents about the ongoing border crisis. He also had the opportunity to participate in a House Natural Resources Committee field hearing to examine the effects of this crisis on the environment, economy, and national securi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court of Arizona in Tucson issued a ruling which vacated the 2020 registrations of three Dicamba herbicides- Bayer Xtendimax, BASF Engenia, and Syngenta Tavium- for over-the-top (OTT) applications for soybeans. "Similar to what we witnessed in 2020, the Court's last minute ruling places unnecessary unce  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Perspectives on Army Corps of Engineers Projects in Small, Rural, and Underserved Communities" at 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2024, at Flagstaff City Hall, 211 W Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001: Panel 1 * Colonel Andrew Baker, P.E., 64th Commander, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Panel 2 * The Honorable Becky Daggett, Mayor, City of Flagsta  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following testimony by Ziad Obermeyer, an associate professor at the University of California-Berkeley, involving a hearing on Feb. 8, 2024, entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Health Care: Promise and Pitfalls": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee. I am a professor and researcher at Berkeley, but my work on AI is grounded in another part of my identity, as a practicing emergency physician. Seeing patien  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. led a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for the Biden Administration to appeal an adverse court decision to protect farmers from losing certain dicamba-based crop protection tools largely used in no-till farming.  The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona released a decision to vacate certain Dicamba registrations at a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona State University became a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities last year WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with members of Arizona State University and the Association of American Universities to discuss their priorities, including funding from the Sinema-led CHIPS and Science law. In June of last year, Arizona State University was selected to join th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema released the following statement on Senate passage of the national security supplemental: "The United States is the greatest superpower in the world. As terrorists, fascists, and American adversaries work to destroy democracies around the globe, I'm relieved that the Senate came together to take crucial steps to defend our national security and stand up for our democr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Stanton announced today that Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport would receive a $36 million federal Airport Terminal Program grant. The funding, made possible under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will be used to replace the Central Utility Plant and associated equipment that provides cooling to the main terminal building, eight concourses, and connector bridges--Sky Harbor's highest reinvestment priori  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Stanton joined 106 members of the House and Senate in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to fix operational issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form--the gateway to more than $114 billions of dollars in federal financial aid. In a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the members requested, "more clarity on how the Department plans to communicate a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX--Through his "Valentine's for Vets" initiative, now in its 5th year, Rep. Greg Stanton delivered more than 1,000 cards hand-made by Mesa Public Schools students to veterans at the Arizona State Veteran Home on Monday. "These are love letters to our veterans," Stanton said after the visit. "It teaches these young people to have appreciation for our veterans." The Congressman also sent Valentine's D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressmen Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) introduced new legislation today to improve U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) flexibilities in hiring, recruiting, and retaining agents, officers, and employees, specifically in rural and remote areas. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention (CBP HiRe) Act would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Immigration and Border Security Task Force, led by Chair Greg Stanton, released its framework for bipartisan immigration and border security reform that will secure the border, bolster the U.S. economy and workforce, improve pathways to legal status, and help address the asylum system. Throughout the 118th Congress, New Dems have repeatedly called on Republicans to joi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led a hearing in Flagstaff-- the first Senate hearing in the city in more than 30 years. The hearing focused on the water infrastructure needs of small, rural communities in the western U.S. As Arizona communities cope with the impacts of bot  more