WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives has sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden urging him and the administration to take increased action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The letter, sent by House Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-California) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Ra  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) and Don Davis (NC-01) led a bipartisan push this week to increase transparency within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), specifically concerning the program's billing codes. The legislation, titled the Oversight of Medicare Billing Code Cost Act, directs the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to condu  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) issued the following statement regarding the House vote on the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act: "This bill is not a serious attempt to thwart China's influence or data collection in the United States. It's a micro step that only gives the appearance of protecting Americans from adversarial nations while doing l  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) sent a letter to Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight, encouraging him to conduct further oversight over the January 6th Committee's decision to recommend contempt of Congress charges against former officials in President Trump's Administration. Peter Navarro, former Director o  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Gallego previously backed the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023, which would build on today's announcement to cover all veterans Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) applauded the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department's (VA) announcement that it will cover in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment for veterans who are single or in same-sex marriages and whose infertility is related to their service. "The VA's ol  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Gallego's letter follows Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes' lawsuit alleging a price-fixing scheme PHOENIX - Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan calling on the Commission to investigate alleged anticompetitive practices by the rent-pricing company RealPage. "While apartment managers can reject the software's suggested prices, close to 90% of p  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Following the vote on H.Res.1065, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) released the following statement. "Today's vote is yet another 'talk loudly yet do nothing' action from people who just want to politicize the border. Arizonans need solutions, not performative votes from the far-right. If you want to address the border crisis, the solution is simple: pass the bipartisan border bill. A meaningless House Resoluti  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), today voted against H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would force TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership stake in the app or face removal from U.S. app stores. "As the ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, I know all too well the threat Chin  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued the following testimony by Talia Khan, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Israel Alliance, at a roundtable discussion on Feb. 29, 2024, on antisemitism at post-secondary institutions: * * * Thank you for having me here. My name is Talia Khan from Phoenix, Arizona. I am an undergraduate alumna of MIT and a current graduate student at MIT. I am the daughter of a Jewish mother and an Afghan Muslim f  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on March 14, 2024: * * * Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after sending a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and House and Senate Appropriations leaders asking that legislation reauthorizing and expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include downwinders in all of Arizona be included in the upcoming FY2024 appropriations package: "Since first elected to Congr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced the Department of Transportation awarded Santa Cruz County $6.6 million for its Ruby Road Bridge project. The funding is sourced from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot grant program, the first-ever federal program dedicated to reconnecting communities that were previously cut off from economic opportuniti  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON- Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) joined Reps. Lori Trahan (MA-03). Diana DeGette (CO-01), and other House members requesting $3 billion in funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Shelter and Services Program (SSP) that provides funding to states to and municipalities to support migrant arrivals. "Local communities across the country have stepped up to provide humani  more

QUEENS, New York, March 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: Ahead of Tax Day on April 15, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced a new pilot program that allows eligible taxpayers in Queens and across New York City to file their federal income taxes directly with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for free online. The Direct File pilot program is now available in New York and 11 other states including Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) introduced the Algorithms Utilized to Detect Institutional Transactions (AUDIT) Act, legislation ensuring the audit of the Department of Defense's financial statements is conducted using artificial intelligence to help streamline the internal review process and usher in a new era of audit. It also mandates that the technology be developed by both th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- 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 explaining how the Social Security Trust Fund is projected to be emptied in nine budget years and that at the current borrowing rate, overall borrowing costs will approach $3 trillion this fiscal year, which would more than exceed the Congressional Budget Office's latest projections. Rep. Schweikert also dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Congresswoman Val Hoyle (D-OR), Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH), and a bipartisan group of 28 colleagues are sending a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), urging them to oppose any attempt to attach reauthorization of Sec  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with the Arizona Department of Housing to discuss steps needed to ensure everyday Arizona families have access to safe, affordable housing. "Ensuring all Arizonans' access to safe, quality housing is personal to me. I'll continue working to strengthen Arizona's housing supply so Arizonans have quality places to live and thrive," said Sinema. According to a Decem  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with Malea Chavez, CEO of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, to discuss food assistance programs and ongoing work on the upcoming bipartisan Farm Bill. "Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona works tirelessly to fight hunger, and I'm partnering with them to ensure we're meeting the food assistance needs of vulnerable Arizonans and using the upcoming bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: All 12 of Rep. Greg Stanton's Community Project Funding requests, totaling $11.9 million, were included in the minibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2024 that passed the House of Representatives. "Each of these projects came directly from the community, and will improve the quality of life for Arizonans by investing in water infrastructure, building affordable housing, supporting public safety an  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), David Schweikert (AZ-01), and, Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel urging the agency to reconsider its decision to subject the Arizona Families Tax Rebate Program to federal income taxation. Last year, more than 700,000 Arizona taxpayers were made eligible to receive a one-time tax rebate as the state cont  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), David Schweikert (AZ-01), and, Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel urging the agency to reconsider its decision to subject the Arizona Families Tax Rebate Program to federal income taxation. Last year, more than 700,000 Arizona taxpayers were made eligible to receive a one-time tax rebate as the state continues to recover from hi  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: A major portion of the papers of Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, consisting of approximately 600 containers, opens for research use March 11, in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The collection documents the trajectory of O'Connor's life in politics and law at the state level in Arizona and later nationally, as the Supreme Court's first woman justice. Appointed to the court in 1981  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, legislation introduced by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years, passed out of committee with strong bipartisan support--a key step towards becoming law. As Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which oversees EDA, Kelly played   more