WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Ansari Cosponsors American Dream and Promise Act Legislation would provide Dreamers, TPS holders, and DED beneficiaries with a pathway to citizenship WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) cosponsored the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, alongside co-authors of the bill, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) and Yvette   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Leads Effort to Ensure Working Adults with Disabilities Have Access to Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani reintroduced a bipartisan effort to expand work opportunities and benefits for working adults with disabilities. The Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-In Programs Act (H.R. 1598) would lift the age cap for Medicaid buy-in programs for those with disabilities who  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego's Social Security Expansion for Teachers, Firefighters, and Police Officers in Effect Kelly and Gallego supported the Social Security Fairness Act, pushing to speed up payments for public servants This week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will immediately begin issuing retroactive payments and increasing monthly Social Security benefits for about 45,000 Arizona f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva calls for HHS to Continue Public Comment Periods WASHINGTON - Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today released the following statement in response to reports that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is breaking with 50 years of agency practice and will no longer use notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures for "matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of an impactful Arizona LGBTQI+ rights advocate and trailblazer, Paul M. Carroll, Jr., who we lost on February 18, 2025, at the age of 61, following a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Paul was born to U.S. Air Force Veteran, Paul M. Carroll, Sr., and Margaret Carr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Kelly Discusses the Opioid Epidemic among Seniors This week, during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on the opioid epidemic and its impact on older adults, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly highlighted the public health risks of opioid use disorder, Medicare's role in covering treatment, and the need for seniors to have affordable access to non-opioid alternatives. Earlier this month, Sena  more