| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Tuesday September 24, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Rep. Ciscomani Leads Letter to Allow Students, Professionals Who Work in Laboratories Access to Their Service Dogs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release:
U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) led a letter to Dr. Mandy Cohen, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging a change to the CDC's Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) guideline manual to allow service dogs in laboratories for individuals with disabilities who utilize them.
The current guidance states, "Animals and plants not associated with
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Rep. Schweikert: Four Key Moments - Hearing on Chronic Disease Prevention & Treatment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release:
With the cost of chronic diseases overwhelming family budgets and federal health care spending, Americans need better tools to manage their health, according to witnesses testifying before a Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing. Nearly 90 percent of the $4.1 trillion spent on health care in America each year is attributable to chronic disease. Addressing obesity, a risk factor for several chro
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Sen. Kelly Addresses Fraud Against Seniors in Senate Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024:
Last week, in a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing about how scammers are targeting older adults, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly engaged with consumer advocates, law enforcement, and fraud victims to discuss strategies to protect seniors from increasingly sophisticated forms of fraud.
During the hearing, the Aging Committee released its annual Fraud Book, highlighting how the new threat
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Sen. Kelly, Colleagues Applaud House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Accelerate U.S. Microchip Manufacturing Projects
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and his Senate colleagues applauded the House of Representatives passage of his bipartisan Building Chips in America Act, which will streamline federal permitting processes for microchip manufacturing projects while maintaining bedrock protections for clean air and clean water. The bill, which had previously passed the Senate twice--first as part of the Senate NDAA and again
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Sens. Kelly, Cruz Encouraged by Announced House Vote on Bipartisan Chips Permitting Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives announced it would vote next week on the Kelly-Cruz legislation to expedite the building of new microchip projects. The bill passed the Senate unanimously earlier this session of Congress.
Cruz and Kelly said:
"Manufacturing semiconductors in
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