WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX Today, the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed a new rule to ban airlines from charging junk fees for family seating. The rule comes after Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) introduced the Junk Fees Prevention Act in April 2023 to eliminate burdensome hidden fees, including charging airline passengers for seating assignments when an adult needs to sit next to an accompanying child. "As a dad, I know  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX Today, Reps. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden condemning the actions of the Socialist Maduro regime in the recent Venezuelan elections and urging the Administration to impose sanctions. "As you know, Venezuelans bravely went to the polls over the weekend to have their voices heard, despite threats of violence from the brutal, Socialist  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Housing Options for Older Adults Act, bipartisan legislation to address critical housing needs of older adults across the nation. The bill mandates a comprehensive study by the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate housing programs and services for older individuals under the Older Americans Act of 1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Amid Arizona's affordable housing shortage, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, introduced a new bipartisan effort to fast-track construction of affordable housing by cutting red tape for developers and encouraging more public-private partnerships in the industry. Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13) joine  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) delivered his final speech of July on the House Floor last week. Rep. Schweikert highlighted the reality that his 8-year-old daughter's generation will face as the first generation predicted to live poorer than their parents. The truth is 100 percent of our debt from today through the next 30 years is strictly driven by demographics. He ment  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Housing Options for Older Adults Act, bipartisan legislation to address critical housing needs of older adults across the nation. The bill mandates a comprehensive study by the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate housing programs and services for older individuals under the Older Am  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX--Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure communities impacted by extreme heat receive timely federal assistance. H.R. 9092, the Heat Management Grant Assistance Act, would amend the Stafford Act to provide federal assistance for extreme heat events, and create a special federal grant program for local communities to access needed  more