WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Ansari, Stanton, Kelly, & Gallego Demands, Trump Administration Finally Releases $110 Million in Education Funds It's Held for Weeks * Today, following demands from Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, the Trump administration relented and said it would release more than $110 million in withheld federal education d  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * After Kelly, Stanton, Gallego, & Ansari Demands, Trump Administration Finally Releases $110 Million in Education Funds It's Held for Weeks * Today, following demands from Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), the Trump administration relented and said it would release more than $110 million in withheld federal edu  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh's Bipartisan Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act Passes Out of Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs passed Congressman Abraham J. Hamadeh's (AZ-08) bipartisan Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act. Congressman Hamadeh proudly joined Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) in offering the legislati  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Following Calls from Gallego, Kelly, Stanton, and Ansari, Trump Administration Unfreezes Remaining $110 Million in Education Funding for Arizona Following calls from Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), the Trump administration today released more than $110 million in withheld federal education dollars for   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Homeownership a Reality for Young Americans Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined 14 Senate colleagues in introducing the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act, legislation that aims to support middle-class Americans purchasing their first home. The bill would establish a refundable tax credit worth up to 10 percent of a home's purchase price - up to a maximum   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Kelly Reintroduce Bipartisan Canadian Snowbirds Act to Boost Arizona Economy, Tourism This week, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly reintroduced the Canadian Snowbirds Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would allow Canadian citizens to stay in the United States for up to 240 days a year, nearly two months longer than current law allows. The bill supports Arizona's econom  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $69 Million for New Mexico * Investments Heinrich championed support homeownership & homebuilding, rental & homelessness assistance, Tribal health & education, Southwest Border Regional Commission, & more WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), Indianapolis, Indiana, a nonprofit corporation, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The letter offers feedback on the Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information, particularly concerning the role of health information exchanges (HIE  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Reintroduce Bipartisan Canadian Snowbirds Act to Boost Arizona Economy, Tourism * This week, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego reintroduced the Canadian Snowbirds Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would allow Canadian citizens to stay in the United States for up to 240 days a year, nearly two months longer than current law allows. The bill supports Arizona's econom  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to California Small Businesses Economically Affected by the Vehicle Explosion Terrorism Incident * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced low interest federal disaster loans are now available to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in California who sustained economic losses   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Kelly, Murkowski, Warren and Reps. Ryan, Kiggans Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Lower Healthcare Insurance for Military Families * Landmark bipartisan legislation would fix inequity in military health care coverage, delivering direct relief for military families across the nation Legislation would save an estimated 350,000 American military families as much as $8,724 per year in health care co  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Demands Answers from the Department of Homeland Security about Arizona's Cyberattack * WASHINGTON --U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) is requesting that the Department of Homeland Security provide a Member-level briefing on the June cyberattack on Arizona's state systems reported to have been conducted by the Iranian government. In a letter to Secretary Kristi Noem, Stanton wrote,  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management announced a land withdrawal in Yuma County, Arizona, concerning approximately 285 acres of federal land for use by the U.S. Navy as detailed in Public Land Order Number 7964. The purpose of this action is to withdraw the designated lands from settlement, sale, location and entry under general land laws, including United States mining, mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. This withdrawal is for a  more