WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news on July 10, 2024: This morning, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) cosponsored legislation to ratify the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement. The agreement would address a persistent and dire water issue by securing water rights for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. The settlement would provide clean water for the impacted Tribes, as well as authorizing them to leas  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act with bipartisan support. U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), a cosponsor of the legislation, voted for the election integrity measure. The SAVE Act stipulates that all individuals voting in federal elections must be U.S. citizens to register to vote and to participate in any elections. "Electi  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, this week introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ratify and fund the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement. This agreement addresses one of the longest-running water issues in Arizona by securing water rights for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: This week, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, led an oversight hearing of the General Services Administration's (GSA) Public Buildings Service, with an emphasis on the land ports of entry projects GSA is constructing in Southern Arizona. Kelly, who championed the inclusion of funding within the  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Eloisa Lopez, executive director of the Abortion Fund of Arizona and Pro-Choice Arizona, from a June 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Confusion: Examining the Patchwork of Abortion Restrictions Across America Since Dobbs": * * * As a child and young adult, I never felt a strong desire to become a mother one day. All I thought about was being a career woman, and maybe that was d  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the CHIPS Training in America Act, a bipartisan plan to strategically boost the microchip manufacturing workforce to meet the demand created by semiconductor manufacturers establishing or expanding their operations in the United States. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) estimates that, without changes, the United Sta  more