Thursday - May 22, 2025
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Thursday May 08, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Ansari Introduces Housing Affordability Bill to Cap Rent at 20% of Income for Families on Housing Assistance
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Introduces Housing Affordability Bill to Cap Rent at 20% of Income for Families on Housing Assistance HAVEN Act part of Ansari's Affordability Agenda to Lower Costs for AZ-03 Families WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) introduced the Housing Accessibility and Voucher Expansion Now (HAVEN) Act of 2025, legislation that aims to expand access to housing assistance, moder  more

ICYMI: Kelly Joins Veterans on Capitol Hill to Speak Out Against Trump Administration's Attacks on the VA
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Joins Veterans on Capitol Hill to Speak Out Against Trump Administration's Attacks on the VA "We want to make it loud and clear that the VA is not for sale" This week, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly joined Common Defense and other veterans and advocates at a Capitol Hill press conference to speak out against the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of   more

Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Crypto Corruption by Trump and Other Government Officials
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Crypto Corruption by Trump and Other Government Officials This week, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly introduced legislation to crack down on cryptocurrency-related corruption by elected officials at the highest levels of the federal government. The End Crypto Corruption Act bans the President, Vice President, Senior Executive Branch Officials, Members of Congre  more

Rep. Schweikert Issues Floor Remarks on Soaring U.S. Debt, Fragile Markets, Need for Fiscal Honesty
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I want to do just a handful of things. One of these days we are going to have not enough noise about the facts, the numbers, the data, the debt, those things that we can come in and sort of do our boards, our charts, on things that actually reduce spend  more

Stanton Leads Arizona Democratic Delegation in Opposing Trump Staffing Cuts to the Phoenix VA
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Leads Arizona Democratic Delegation in Opposing Trump Staffing Cuts to the Phoenix VA WASHINGTON D.C.--Today, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) led the Democratic members of Arizona's Congressional delegation in writing to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to demand that the administration reverse their proposed staffing and benefits cuts to the Department of V  more