WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX - Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) called on leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to include additional funding for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) allocations to rapidly growing communities, such as Phoenix. "The HCV program provides vital assistance to public housing authorities (PHAs) in communities across the country so they can provide rental-based housing assistance to low-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Gallego previously called on the FTC to oppose the acquisition, which--if not stopped--would devastate rural Arizona communities PHOENIX - Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) applauded the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for announcing its lawsuit to block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, which was set to be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. "We shouldn't allow billion-dollar corporations t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX - Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) demanded UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty provide answers regarding the recent cyber-attack that impacted thousands of pharmacies and patients nationwide, including in Arizona. "I am deeply concerned with the timing of the breach following the discovery of the potential vulnerability early last week and its continuing impacts on Arizonans...Pharmacies across t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Despite the fact that nearly 80% of emissions assigned to Arizona are not caused by its residents, the state risks losing federal funding as punishment Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the Agency to use its administrative flexibility to ensure air quality regulations effectively target sources of air pollution rather than p  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security issued the following by Arizona Corporation Commissioner Nick Myers involving a hearing on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "Powered Up: State Utility Regulators on Challenges to Reliable, Affordable Electricity": * * * Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member DeGette, and members of the subcommittee: Good morning and thank you for this opportunity to testify before the subcommittee today as it examines the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly cosponsored the Access to Family Building Act, which would establish a federal right for Americans to utilize in vitro fertilization, or IVF, and other assisted reproductive technology. Last night, Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to pass the legislation through the Senate. This comes after the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that made the treatment impossible in the state. Bel  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Local governments and nonprofits stuck managing border crisis are reaching a breaking point Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to allocate at least $752 million in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funds in the annual Homeland Security funding bill. Without additio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Alternatives to Prevent Addiction in the Nation (Alternatives to PAIN) Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide greater access to non-opioid treatments for pain management for seniors. "Opioid addiction doesn't discriminate by age and, sadly, Medicare beneficiaries are at particular risk," said Kelly. "Too often, Medicare Part D ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced legislation to declare the crisis at the southern border an invasion to help bolster the legal arguments of states in federal court. "We have run out of words to express the magnitude of the crisis at our border," said Congresswoman Lesko. "The only word that aptly describes the situation on the ground is 'invasion,' which is happening every day at our sout  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release on March 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) introduced the Warranting of Religious Spaces to Handle Increased Protection (WORSHIP) Act, legislation providing greater flexibility to places of worship and other nonprofit organizations receiving funding from FEMA's Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) to bolster security measures against terrorist threats and antisemitic inci  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Today, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's data broker executive order: "Americans' privacy rights cannot be secured when governments around the world can buy our sensitive health data, location data, biometric data, and financial data. The U.S. government is circumventing the 4th Amendment and our  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure issued the following testimony by Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett at a field hearing on Feb. 15, 2024 entitled "Perspectives on Army Corps of Engineers Projects in Small, Rural and Underserved Communities": * * * Chairman Kelly, first and foremost, welcome back to Flagstaff. We are proud to host you here at Flagstaff City Hall once again. We appreciate your service on the Sena  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, March 2 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure issued the following testimony by Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at a field hearing on Feb. 15, 2024 entitled "Perspectives on Army Corps of Engineers Projects in Small, Rural and Underserved Communities": * * * Chairman Kelly, Ranking Member Cramer, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation modernizes the Clean Air Act to attract more businesses and job growth across Arizona  WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act - bipartisan legislation updating the Clean Air Act to include common sense permitting reforms that will encourage business and job growth in Arizona while safeguarding public he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Local governments and nonprofits stuck managing border crisis are reaching a breaking point WASHINGTON - Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to allocate at least $752 million in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Shelter and Services Program (SSP) funds in the annual Homeland Security funding bill.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan bill eliminates barriers for older veterans to more easily claim reimbursements for medical appointments WASHINGTON - Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Preserving Access to Patient Reimbursement (PAPR) Act - bipartisan legislation simplifying the patient reimbursement process for veterans.   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Stanton joined 27 colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden supporting his Administration's efforts, along with Egypt and Qatar, to reach an agreement between Israel and Hamas to bring hostages home and provide a pause in the fighting in Gaza. Israel has agreed to the framework of such a pause but Hamas has so far rejected it. The letter reads in part: "A temporary pause in fighting will not   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Grant Program Backed by Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Firefighters PHOENIX - Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) announced growing support for his First Responders Emergency Assistance Act, legislation that would create a new emergency grant program for law enforcement and first responders in communities experiencing increased migrant arrivals. Gallego first announced the program  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This week, during a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly highlighted the urgency of implementing aquifer recharge projects in Arizona--a key component of drought resiliency improvement efforts for cities like Tucson. Kelly, who championed legislation to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work with non-federal stakeholders to carry out aquifer rechar  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly highlighted the consequences of Senate Republicans walking away from a bipartisan agreement that would have provided desperately needed resources and policy changes to fix the border. Kelly emphasized that, after Republicans turned their back on the border crisis, Arizona communities continue to bear the burden of Washington's inaction. "A gr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Following the introduction of H.R. 7369, the Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act (CBP HiRe Act) by U.S. Congressmen Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), over a dozen local officials and stakeholder organizations have come out in support of the effort. The bipartisan legislation provides CBP with more flexibility for hiring, recruiting, and retaining agents, officers, and   more