WASHINGTON, Sept. 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.) today sent a letter (http://bit.ly/2k8wJr8) to Inspector General Mark Greenblatt at the Department of the Interior (DOI) asking him to assess DOI's "Supplemental Awareness Review" process as part of its ongoing probe of how Interior responds to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The supplemental review process,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced it would steal $3.5 billion in military construction funds already appropriated by Congress to fund President Trump's border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The money will come from 127 military projects that have yet to be announced by the Department of Defense. "With this authoritarian power grab and plunder of military accounts, Trump continues with   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced over $1.2 million in federal assistance grants to firefighters in Jerome, Marana, Payson, Pinetop, Phoenix, and Prescott. "Arizona's firefighters repeatedly put their lives on the line to protect our communities," said McSally. "These grants will ensure they have the resources, equipment, and training they need to continue the work they do day in and day  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) lauded the decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to award over $8.3 million to Coolidge Municipal Airport for reconstruction of its main runway. "The entire state benefits when our rural airports are in working order," McSally said. "Arizona's rural airports drive economic activity and are crucial to their surrounding communities in an emergency. I  more

GILBERT, Arizona, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: Today, the U.S. Department of Labor released its Employment Situation Report for August 2019, showing that the American economy added 130,000 jobs, the unemployment rate remained at 3.7, wages increased over 3% from the previous year, and labor force participation and the number of Americans marked as 'employed' experienced positive gains. "This latest jobs report proves that the economy remains strong. Jo  more

GILBERT, Arizona, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is currently under consideration for the Arizona Supreme Court. "For decades, Bill Montgomery has served our nation honorably, first in the U.S. Army during the Gulf War, and most recently as Maricopa County's chief attorney. "He has a record built on integrity and adherence to the rule of law. "I have confidence that, if selected, Bill Montgomery has the right j  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) visited Vitalant, formerly known as United Blood Services, headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona for a tour of their facility to learn more about the blood donation and storage process, along with the importance of blood donations. During the tour, Congressman Schweikert met Adelyn, an Arizonan who just received her 55th blood transfusion at three years old to help  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it will divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects in order to build the border wall: In July, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included a provision authored by Rep. Gallego that would limit the Department of Defense's authority to repurpose military construction funds. House Democrats have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on the Government Accountability Office ruling that the Trump administration used federal money on the government shutdown to mitigate damage to National Park Service sites: According to the report, the Interior Department did not cooperate with GAO's investigation. "Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and his advisors consider federal laws a nuisance, not   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: Recently, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a complete overhaul of the Obama-era Borrower Defense Rule. The new rule will make it more difficult for borrowers to receive student debt forgiveness after they were defrauded by for-profit colleges. In response, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement: "Secretary DeVos is once again putting the interests of her for-profit college croni  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a report detailing longstanding, intense, psychological trauma experienced by asylum-seeking children separated from their parents under the Trump Administration's 'zero tolerance' policy. In response, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva issued the following statement: "The Trump Administration inflicted irreparable psychologica  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, a new report from the Government Accountability Office revealed that the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (TEPSLFP) rejected 99 percent of borrowers from receiving student loan forgiveness. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program was established in 2007 to offer loan forgiveness to those who pursued careers in public service and made payments on their loans for ten   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Lou Correa (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to nullify recent policy changes from the Trump administration that would strip automatic citizenship rights from certain children of U.S. military service members and government employees who are born abroad. Under the new policy, children of service members and government employees who are born abroad wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following statement after the Secretary of Defense announced the deferment of a military construction project in Arizona: McSally fought to ensure no projects in Arizona were impacted and received that guarantee from the former Acting Secretary of Defense. However, the lone project impacted in Arizona was already delayed due to unforeseen environmental issues at the construction site. McSally was informed that the only deferred   more