WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Democrats Call to Protect Impact Aid * Today, Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), along with Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon laying out how the Trump administration's politically motivated layoffs within the Impact Aid office will jeopardize critical funding for Arizona school dist  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Twenty-five child development, special education and general education policy and practice experts have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) urging the agency to reconsider a proposed revision to the data collection requirements outlined in the Annual State Application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The proposed changes would eliminate t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Gallego, Colleagues Call for Administration to Reverse Course on Harmful Plan to Import Beef from Argentina Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 15 Senate colleagues wrote to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Greer calling out the Trump administration's harmful and undeveloped plan to import more beef from Argentina, which will harm American ranchers. "We write in strong opp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gallego Joins Meet the Press * WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) sat down with NBC's Kristen Welker on Meet the Press yesterday to talk the latest on the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown and Democrats' fight to keep costs from rising for 24 million Americans, Trump's illegal and reckless military strikes in the Caribbean, and the president's ' main priority ' right now, des  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation: * * * REGULATORY RELIEF FOR CERTAIN STATIONARY SOURCES TO PROMOTE AMERICAN MINERAL SECURITY 1. Copper is essential to America's energy, defense, and manufacturing sectors. From the electric grid to semiconductors, copper plays a critical role in supporting our modern economy. Maintaining and increasing domestic copper smelting capacity is vital to reducing reliance on foreign supply chains and ensuring American mineral  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane Applauds Northern Arizona University for Addressing National Security Concerns * Last month, a congressional report released by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce flagged Northern Arizona University's (NAU) partnership with Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (CQUPT) as a potential national security concer  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 28 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Representative Walt Blackman Calls on Governor Hobbs and Arizona's U.S. Senators to Act Now to Prevent SNAP Crisis State Representative Walt Blackman is calling on Governor Katie Hobbs to declare a State of Emergency to protect Arizona families, veterans, and children from a looming disruption in food assistance caused by the ongoing federal government shutdown--while urging Ar  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 28 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Senator Carine Werner Calls Third Oversight Hearing to Demand Accountability From AHCCCS Senator Carine Werner, Chair of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, is continuing her push for transparency and accountability from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) as the committee prepares to hold its third special oversight hearing on Tuesda  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Thune: Schumer Shutdown Day 27 * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, 'There is a time and a place to debate health care, just like there is a time and place to debate energy policy and immigration and education - but not, not, w  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 28 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news from XNRGY Climate Systems: * * * XNRGY Celebrates Grand Opening Of Manufacturing Facility In Mesa MESA, AZ (October 27, 2025) -- XNRGY Climate Systems, a leading North American manufacturer of sustainable liquid and air-cooling technologies as well as control systems, yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its Mesa 1 manufacturing facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 23, 2025. The celebrato  more