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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Compensate Communities Affected by Gold King Mine Disaster
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Compensate Communities Affected by Gold King Mine Disaster Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representative Jeff Hurd introduced the Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act to help communities in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona that were affected by the Gold King Mine dis  more

Kelly Pushes for More Federal Resources to Combat Fentanyl Crisis in Arizona
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Pushes for More Federal Resources to Combat Fentanyl Crisis in Arizona "This is an example of the long-lasting solutions that Republicans and Democrats can work on together to secure our border and prevent the flow of drugs into our communities." Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation to more forcefully go after criminals trafficking drugs and stop fentanyl from rava  more

Kelly, Budd, Scott Introduce Strategic Ports Reporting Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Budd, Scott Introduce Strategic Ports Reporting Act Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Strategic Ports Reporting Act, which requires the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to monitor efforts by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to build, buy, or own strategic ports around the world. Specifically, this bill requires the devel  more

Kelly, Merkley Launch Renewed Effort to Keep Hedge Funds out of America's Housing Market
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Merkley Launch Renewed Effort to Keep Hedge Funds out of America's Housing Market Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeownership Act, legislation to tackle America's housing affordability crisis by going after hedge funds and other institutional investors that own and control large parts of the housing market, driving   more

Rep. Grijalva Launches Federal Funding Freeze Tool to Combat DOGE's Illegal Actions
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Launches Federal Funding Freeze Tool to Combat DOGE's Illegal Actions WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) announced the launch of a new portal where entities in his district who have been awarded a federal grant, contract, or loan that was impacted by the Trump Administration's funding freeze can report their issue. "The Trump Administration's reckless and illegal pau  more

WATCH: On Senate Floor, Kelly Fights to Keep Utility Bills Low and Protect American Jobs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: On Senate Floor, Kelly Fights to Keep Utility Bills Low and Protect American Jobs "President Trump is throwing red tape around our energy production, which will raise utility bills and send American manufacturing jobs back overseas" Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly took to the Senate floor to push back against President Trump's decision to block clean energy production and manufacturing--warn  more