WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) sent a previously unreported letter (http://bit.ly/2OIEHpd) to Natalie Jaresko, executive director of the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB), on Aug. 2 urging the Board to investigate BDO Puerto Rico, the firm contracted to prepare audits or accounting services for  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: This weekend, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) visited the southern border, met with immigrant and refugee rights advocates and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, participated in a line tour, and visited the Nogales-DeConcini Port of Entry. During the Senator's visit to Southern Arizona, she toured the Southwest Key Estrella shelter, where unaccompanied children are curren  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and 44 of her Senate colleagues have sent a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledging unwavering support for the United Kingdom as it exits the European Union in the coming months. The letter calls for a new bilateral trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom. It also reiterates the importance of U.S.-UK cooperation within the NATO secu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) along with Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally, and Representatives Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), Gosar (AZ-04), Biggs (AZ-05), Schweikert (AZ-06), Gallego (AZ-07), Lesko (AZ-08), and Stanton (AZ-09) wrote to the Acting Secretary of the Air Force urging the Air Force to provide the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing with additional aircraft to ensu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1569, a bill introduced by Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) to amend Title 28 of U.S. Code and expand the list of locations in which court may be held to include the cities of Flagstaff and Yuma. "For too long, rural America has been left on the backburner. Up until now, hardworking Arizonans in Flagstaff and Yuma did not have full access to our federal   more

GILBERT, Arizona, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: Today, Congressman Biggs and six of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to the House Ethics Committee asking the committee to look into Representative Joaquin Castro for suppressing the First Amendment rights of Americans. Posting a list of private citizens along with their workplaces, Congressman Castro accused them of fueling hate, saying it was "sad to see so many San Antonians who had donated the max  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: Today, a gunman killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio after opening fire outside a bar in Dayton's historic district. This comes less than a day after a white supremacist murdered 20 people at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas. In response, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement: "The scourge of gun violence plaguing our nation reared its ugly head once again this weekend, leaving 29 people dea  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement raiding numerous poultry plants across Mississippi and roundIing up almost 700 workers believed to be working without documents: "Whether it's at the border or in the heartland, Trump's family separation agenda is ripping families apart, orphaning children, and striking fear in the hearts of immigrants across the country. "ICE workplace raids do nothing to ke  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement: Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on a recent report that BDO Puerto Rico, a financial services and accounting firm with multiple Puerto Rican government contracts, may be shredding documents following his and Rep. Nydia Velazquez's request for a formal investigation of the firm's audits and work products. "The Puerto Rican p  more

PEORIA, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) presented Dawn Marie Rapaport, Founder of Homeless Engagement Lift Partnership (H.E.L.P.) and Peoria resident, with Arizona's District 8 Congressional Recognition. The mission of H.E.L.P. is to restore dignity and hope to those in our homeless community by changing the cycle, and to provide immediate aid and comfort for those experiencing homelessness. "Homelessness is  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally along with Representatives O'Halleran (AZ-01), Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), Gosar (AZ-04), Biggs (AZ-05), Schweikert (AZ-06), Gallego (AZ-07), Lesko (AZ-08), and Stanton (AZ-09) wrote to the Acting Secretary of the Air Force urging the Air Force to provide the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing with additional aircraft to ensure military readiness.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senators Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) along with Representatives O'Halleran (AZ-01), Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), Gosar (AZ-04), Biggs (AZ-05), Schweikert (AZ-06), Gallego (AZ-07), Lesko (AZ-08), and Stanton (AZ-09) wrote to the Acting Secretary of the Air Force urging the Air Force to provide the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing with additional aircraft to ensure mil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Martha McSally along with Representatives O'Halleran (AZ-01), Kirkpatrick (AZ-02), Gosar (AZ-04), Biggs (AZ-05), Schweikert (AZ-06), Gallego (AZ-07), Lesko (AZ-08), and Stanton (AZ-09) wrote to the Acting Secretary of the Air Force urging the Air Force to provide the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing with additional aircraft to ensure military readines  more