WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Ciscomani to Lead Freshman Republican Colleagues to the U.S. - Mexico Border WASHINGTON, D.C. - From Thursday, March 6 to Saturday March 8, 2025, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) will lead 9 Republican first-term Members of Congress on a Congressional delegation to the southern border to meet with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DOD) official  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Maximize Nevada's Wildlife Conservation Investments on Lower Colorado River WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-41) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act to ensure that state contributions to conservation projects in the Lower C  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Grijalva Joins Bipartisan Reintroduction of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ-07) joined a bipartisan group of over 200 House colleagues in reintroducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. "The right to organize is fundamental to ensuring fair compensation, safe working conditions, and  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly and Scott's Resolution Designating March 6 as National Slam the Scam Day Unanimously Passes Senate Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Rick Scott (R-FL), members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, announced the designation of March 6, 2025, as National Slam the Scam Day following the unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution to raise awareness of scams targeting older Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump and VA Secretary Collins on Indiscriminate Firing of Veterans and VA Employees, Including Veterans Crisis Line Staff Today, Navy combat veteran and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined Democratic colleagues in demanding answers from President Donald Trump and Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins on their indiscriminate purge of Veterans and VA employees,  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Introduces Legislation to Modernize Outdated Mining Law, Ensure a Sustainable Future WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025, legislation that would reform the broken and outdated 1872 Mining Law. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) leads companion legislation in the Senate. This bill will modernize and refor  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by San Carlos Apache Tribe Chairman Terry Rambler from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * Dagot'ee, greetings. My name is Terry Rambler, and I am honored to serve as Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe ("Tribe"), representing over 17,300 enrolled members. We are located on the San Carlos Apache Reservation ("  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Top Dems Introduce Resolutions Ending Trump's Tariff Authority on Mexico & Canada WASHINGTON, D.C--Representative Greg Stanton today joined top Democrats to introduce resolutions to terminate President Trump's unlawful use of "emergency" authorities to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Resolutions end the Administration's abuse of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Kelly Presses Defense Nominee: "Do you Believe There are War Crimes Committed in Ukraine?" This week, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider the nomination of Elbridge A. Colby to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly pressed the nominee to answer directly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and emphasized the consequences   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Weaponization of the ESA Through Experimental Populations Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the failures of the Endangered Species Act's (ESA) provisions relating to experimental populations of listed species that have been reintroduced, like gray wolves and grizzly bears. Subcommittee Chai  more