WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema released the following video message for Arizonans: A transcript of Senator Sinema's video message is below: In 2017, I warned we were approaching a crossroads. Our democracy was weakened by government dysfunction and the constant pull to the extremes by both political parties. I promised I would do my best to fix it. To protect and defend our co  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema helped introduce the Space National Guard Establishment Act with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) - bipartisan legislation forming a Space National Guard as a reserve component of the U.S. Space Force, increasing efficiency of troop mobilization and strengthening national defense. The legislation comes as intelligence became public on th  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on March 7, 2024, for a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona (H.R. 1829): * * * H.R. 1829 would direct the Forest Service to convey 233 acres of federal land in Gila County, Arizona, to the county, without consideration and subject to valid existing rights, if the county requests the land. Under the bill, the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Arizona's only member of the House Appropriations Committee, today supported the passage of the FY2024 appropriations package, securing $26 million for his district. It also included $45 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) VET-TEC program. Ciscomani's bill to reauthorize this popular VA program passed the House in May of 2023. "From day one, I promi  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the Biden administration's strategy for natural capital accounting scheme and the implications of these policies. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: "By sidestepping Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced the Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act--legislation that would enable federal agencies to efficiently and accurately review regulations that may be outdated, redundant, or contain typographical errors. According to a 2016 study by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, regulatory accumulation has resulted in an estimated $4   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is demanding that President Joe Biden answer 10 pressing questions at the 2024 State of the Union Address this evening. Congressman Biggs's questions are below: 1) Why did you call into a meeting of Russian investors with your son? 2) Why were you involved with Hunter Biden's interests in China? 3) Why do you refuse to enforce Title 8 at the southern bor  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This is the second letter Rep. Gallego has sent regarding the recent cyber attack against UnitedHeath Group subsidiary Change Healthcare Today, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) called on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to provide relief for pharmacies, providers, hospitals, and patients impact  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to work together with Arizona leaders to proactively grant waivers and address supply challenges that could lead to higher gas prices. "As we look ahead to this year's summer [Cleaner Burning Gas] CBG season, I ask that we work together - the EPA, Congress, local leaders, and the Governor's office - on a   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) proudly announced that all 14 of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were included in the government funding package passed by the House of Representatives yesterday - totaling $18,607,035 in funding coming directly to Arizona. "I am extremely proud to have secured this funding that will directly benefit everyday Arizonans, including water conservation in Globe, pedestri  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Gallego's new report, 'Protecting Arizona Women's Health,' highlights his efforts to support and protect reproductive and maternal health PHOENIX -- Gathering at the offices of Planned Parenthood Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) today hosted a roundtable to discuss the state of, and his efforts to safeguard and expand, the reproductive and maternal health of Arizona women. "Far-right extremists in  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Cheston and John Bailon, brothers and members of the Navajo Nation, served in Lima 3/25 with Rep. Gallego in Iraq Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) announced brothers John and Cheston Bailon as his 2024 State of the Union guests. "When I met John and Cheston in the Marine Corps, I was immediately struck by their warrior spirits," said Rep. Ruben Gallego. "Their drive and bond with each other was something I saw   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Following Gov. Katie Hobbs' announcement that Fondomonte, the Saudi Arabian company that uses Arizona groundwater to grow alfalfa exported to feed cows in the Middle East, is no longer pumping water in the Butler Valley, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) released the following statement: "Fondomonte should never have been allowed to steal Arizona's water to export crops. Thanks to actions by Gov. Hobbs and Attorn  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly issued the following statement after representatives from Arizona, California, and Nevada released the Colorado River Lower Basin state's initial proposal for the river's long-term operations: "The impacts of climate change on the Colorado River System will only grow in the years ahead, which is why the future of the river depends on everyone coming together to do their part and f  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after his colleague and seatmate, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, announced that she will leave the Senate at the end of her term: "Over our three years of serving together, I've had a front row seat to Senator Sinema's work in the Senate and witnessed her tenacity as she forged compromises on issues that felt unsolvable. In a town w  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after President Biden's State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Biden illustrated the clear choice our country faces between continuing the progress we've made over the past few years or going backwards. "Lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, rebuilding our water infrastructure, creating great-paying microchip man  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the FASTA Reform Act, a bipartisan, good government solution to facilitate the process by which the federal government disposes of unused property and ensure taxpayers benefit from it. The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (FASTA), passed by Congress and signed into law in 2016, was enacted to address long-standing, federal deficiencies   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Legacy Mine Clean Up Act 2024--bipartisan legislation to hold the federal government accountable for improving the cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines that endanger the health and safety of Arizona communities. Kelly and Lummis' bill would establish the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains (OMDP)   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Funding will be used to rehabilitate tribal housing units Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema announced two housing grants totaling $5,215,400 for the White Mountain Apache and Cocopah Indian Tribes. The White Mountain Apache Tribe will use its $4 million grant to rehabilitate 35 housing units, and the Cocopah Indian Tribe will use its $1,215,444 grant to rehabilitate 11 housing units to improve   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, the Senate passed Kelly-backed legislation to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to expand compensation for downwinders and uranium workers in Arizona who are currently ineligible. Arizona downwinders, including those in Mohave County, who have been left out of the program, would now be eligible for up to $100,000 in compensation. "For too long, our country has   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives voted to pass six fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills as a government funding package. The package includes 13 community funding projects championed by Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) totaling $14,208,389. Democrats rejected extreme Republican cuts and policies. This government package invests in America's future and delivers for the American people by: He  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Today, Representative Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement: "President Biden's State of the Union address offered a robust defense of American democracy, reproductive freedoms, and recommitted our nation to our allies abroad. He defined a positive and comprehensive vision for our nation. The American people continue to benefit from the Biden administration's landmark legislative  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Representative Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement:"President Biden's State of the Union address offered a robust defense of American democracy, reproductive freedoms, and recommitted our nation to our allies abroad. He defined a positive and comprehensive vision for our nation. The American people continue to benefit from the Biden administration's landmark legislative a  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: On Sunday evening, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released six fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills as a government funding package. The package includes 13 community projects championed by Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) totaling $14,208,389. House Democrats were successful in removing harmful House Republican policies from these bills that attempted to criminalize abortion,  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), Celeste Maloy (R-Utah), Doug Lamborn (R-Colorado), Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) and Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) have reintroduced the Water Rights Protection Act to prevent the federal government from seizing privately owned waters. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced a companion piece of legislation in the Senate. "Kansas ranchers and fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced today that Brandon Judd, President of the National Border Patrol Council, will be her guest at this year's State of the Union address. Judd and the National Border Patrol Council endorsed the bipartisan border security bill led by Sinema, stating with certainty that the legislation "alone will drop illegal border crossings nationwide and wil  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona, California, and Nevada proposed a new approach for long-term Colorado River operations Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema called on the Upper Basin States to come to the negotiating table and help secure the American West's water future. "I have long said the Colorado River is all of ours; we thrive or fail together - and failure is not an option. Today's proposal from Arizona, California, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Mar 6, 2024 The Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees will hold a hearing on The American Legion's priorities Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, met with the Arizona Department of The American Legion in advance of a Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on The American Legion's priorities. "We're working hand-in-hand with The American Legion   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Funding will be used to rehabilitate tribal housing units Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced two housing grants totaling $5,215,400 for the White Mountain Apache and Cocopah Indian Tribes. The White Mountain Apache Tribe will use its $4 million grant to rehabilitate 35 housing units, and the Cocopah Indian Tribe will use its $1,215,444 grant to rehabilitate 11 housing units to impro  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Stanton will be joined by Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, Chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges, as his guest for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address tomorrow evening. MCCCD is one of the largest community college districts in the country, and a leading provider of workforce development training in fast-growing industries like semiconductor manufacturing and the biosciences. "Thanks to t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Greg Stanton will be joined by Dr. Steven R. Gonzales, Chancellor of Maricopa Community Colleges, as his guest for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address tomorrow evening. MCCCD is one of the largest community college districts in the country, and a leading provider of workforce development training in fast-growing industries like semiconductor manufacturing and the biosciences. "Thanks to ta  more