WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Sinema worked directly with the White House to nominate Sharad Desai to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge in Arizona Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema celebrated Arizonan Sharad Desai's U.S. Senate confirmation as a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Arizona. Sinema worked personally to secure a robust confirmation of Mr. Desai's nomination with a strong bipartisan vote of 82-12. Sinema, who r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) reintroduced the Knife Owners Protection Act (KOPA), legislation that would protect traveling knife owners from the vagaries of restrictive state and local laws. If possession of the knife is legal in the state where the journey starts and ends, and provided the knife is secured in accordance with the requirements set in KOPA, kn  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) is pleased to announce key promotions within his senior staff, which will take effect at the start of the 119th Congress. Alyssa Anderson will now serve as Chief of Staff. Currently, Anderson serves as Deputy Chief of Staff, based in Washington, D.C. While she is from Arizona, Anderson has worked in several offices on Capitol Hill spanning 9 years, including workin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced five judicial nominations and one U.S. Marshal nomination to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary and keep our communities safe. Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 221 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden-Harris administration. Following  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced five judicial nominations and one U.S. Marshal nomination to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary and keep our communities safe. Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 221 judges to lifetime appointments on the fe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly provides an additional $35 million for upgrades to Sky Harbor's Central Utility Plant. Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced that an additional $35,000,000 will be invested in airport terminal upgrades at Phoenix Sky Harbor from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly. Phoeni  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: The $100 million in federal funding for ASU will be paired with an additional anticipated $30 million investment from the private sector, for a total investment of $130 million TEMPE--Today the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it would award $100 million in CHIPS and Science Act funds to SHIELD USA, the Substrate-based Heterogeneous Integration Enabling Leadership Demonstration for the USA initiative l  more