WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- A coalition of 23 former senior executives, field management employees, and national program leaders of the Bureau of Land Management has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior urging the agency to retain the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule that was finalized in June 2024. This rule, they argue, is vital for enhancing and protecting public lands across the United States. The letter, originating from over a dozen retired BLM officia  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari Joins Over 120 Members in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Court to Uphold Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela * WASHINGTON - Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) joined over 120 members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem, urging the reversal of the Trump Administration's baseless  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Votes to Reopen Federal Government * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) voted in support of the Senate Amendment to (H.R. 5371) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act which will end the federal government shutdown once it is signed by President Trump. "I was proud to vote for this bill to reopen the government and restore regular order in Congress for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Applauds House's Passage of Legislation to Reopen the Federal Government * Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to end the longest shutdown in American history. Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) issued the following statement: "Tonight, I voted to reopen the federal governmentending 43 days of unnecessary pain inflicted by Democrats. They shut down the government, hel  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Abraham Hamadeh, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Hamadeh Applauds Fellow Republicans for Ending Democrat Shutdown * WASHINGTON D.C. - On Wednesday, Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) thanked his fellow Republicans for holding the line and stopping the Democrats' damaging government shutdown. The Democrats shutdown the government, denying Americans access to vital services by refusing to vote for the same Continuing Resolution they had   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Sullivan Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Stars and Stripes in the Pacific * WASHINGTON - Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced a resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of Stars and Stripes coverage in the Pacific. Stars and Stripes is an independent military news organization, known for its invaluable service to members of the Armed  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Hobbs Under Fire After New "Pay-to-Play" Evidence Emerges Inside DCS; President Pro Tem Shope Demands Accountability President Pro Tem T.J. Shope is calling for immediate updates from state and county prosecutors after newly surfaced internal messages, financial documents, and firsthand accounts indicate political pressure inside the Department of Child Safety (DCS  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI - Rep. Crane Advocates for Rural Arizona Amid Final Week of Government Shutdown * Earlier this week, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) joined Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) in a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz. The representatives urged fair distribution of funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was established u  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senators Kelly, Curtis Host Bipartisan Town Hall on Political Violence at Utah Valley University * The event took place where Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September Watch the conversation here Last night, at Utah Valley University (UVU), Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Curtis (R-UT) hosted a bipartisan town hall in partnership with UVU's Herbert Institute for Public Policy to discus  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego, Crane, Schweikert, Ansari, Stanton Urge President Trump to Approve Major Disaster Declaration for Gila and Mohave Counties * Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, along with Representatives Eli Crane (R-AZ-02), David Schweikert (R-AZ-01), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), and Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging swift approval of Governor Katie Hobbs  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Slotkin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Rein Abuse of National Guard in Domestic Deployments * Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the No Troops in Our Streets Act, legislation to apply limits on the Trump administration's ability to deploy the National Guard into American communities, while injectin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Longest Federal Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends * On September 19, 2025, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) voted in favor of a House-passed funding bill, which would have kept the government open at previous funding levels through November 21, 2025. However, the Senate failed to approve the clean funding extension on 14 separate occasions before an agreement was finally reached. The impasse triggered the long  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ciscomani Votes Yes on House Funding Bill Including Funds for Oracle Brush Dump * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) released the following statement on the Senate Amendment to (H.R. 5371) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act which included $340,049 for the Oracle Fire District (OFD) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration FY  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Speaker Montenegro Forms House Advisory Team to Investigate Governor Hobbs' Pay-to-Play Scandal at DCS House Speaker Steve Montenegro today announced an advisory team of House leaders to investigate findings by The Arizona Republic pointing to a potential case of pay-to-play inside Governor Katie Hobbs' Department of Child Safety. Documents and messages cited by The Arizona Re  more