WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: This week, Members of the Western Caucus and stakeholders held a roundtable discussion and unveiled a draft legislative package currently comprised of 19 bills to modernize the Endangered Species Act. The following are excerpts from yesterday's event: Western Caucus Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04): "Our ESA roundtable with real people impacted by ESA listings was a huge success! Participants with a seat at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: While visiting the Arizona-Mexico border in August, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) purchased bracelets handwoven by migrants and asylum seekers at the Kino Border Initiative's Nazareth House women's shelter in Nogales, Mexico. Upon her return to Washington, Senator Cortez Masto gave the bracelets to her female Senate Democratic colleagues as a reminder of the human consequences of Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: On the same day that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) led a markup on ocean-related climate change legislation. Among the 10 bills approved today, the Committee advanced legislation to conserve wetlands, to promote   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Debbie Lesko's bipartisan bill, H.R. 3694, the Helping Families Fly Act of 2019, which improves the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening experience for pregnant women and young families at our nation's airports. Congresswoman Lesko (R-AZ), top Republican of the Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee, released the following  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight issued the following testimony by Arizona State Rep. Jennifer Longdon at a hearing entitled "Public Health Consequences and Costs of Gun Violence": "Thank you for this opportunity to be heard today. I'm Jennifer Longdon - a mom, a hockey fan, a home cook, a gun owner and a Member of the Arizona House of Representatives. "Once upon a time, I was an entrepreneur, an avid hiker, in training for my first world title in mart  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Ways and Means subcommittee on Oversight issued the following hearing information: Public health consequences and costs of gun violence at 1100 Longworth House Office Building at 10 a.m. on Sept. 26: Witnesses: PANEL 1 * Danny K. Davis, Member of Congress * Lucy McBath, Member of Congress * Mike Thompson, Member of Congress PANEL 2 * Jennifer Longdon, Arizona House of Representatives (District 24) * David Satcher, Founding Director and Senior Advisor of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on motion to condemn and censure Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee: Today, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a motion to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for his false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky during yesterday's hearing on the whistleblower complaint. "Du  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce the number of maternal deaths and improve the quality of care for moms during pregnancy and after childbirth. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is the Democratic lead on the bill. In Arizona, an estimated 20 women die for every 100,000 live births. Nearly 90 percent of these deaths are deemed preventable. African American women are 3   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on the growing number of partisan Democrats clamoring for impeachment of President Trump: "House Democrats could have used their time in the majority to work constructively with President Trump to sustain America's economic momentum, secure our border, and lower health care costs. Instead, they have prioritized impeachment over the needs and prosperity of their country. "What are the grounds for impeachment of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement of the commencement of an impeachment inquiry of President Trump: "Speaker Pelosi appeared to capitulate to her radical base today by launching an impeachment inquiry, but her statement was nothing short of a sham and a fraud. If she is intent on launching impeachment proceedings, then she should immediately put an impeachment resolution on the House floor for the tell  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on the release of the transcript of the phone conversation by President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25: "President Trump's release of this transcript fulfills another promise of transparency and proves that there was no quid pro quo in his conversation with the Ukrainian President. "The Democrats' frenzy over the contents of this unknown phone call will go down in history as one of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement in response to the release of the whistleblower report involving President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: "Democrats have thrown a litany of accusations at President Trump over the past three years, hoping that one - or a collection of tall tales - would lead to his impeachment and removal from office. When the Mueller witch hunt fell flat, Democrats jumped on the unknown, unverified report of   more

GILBERT, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: This week, the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York City. President Trump led a conversation on religious freedom in the international community, which is expected to be his message for world leaders this week. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement: "President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have protected the religious freedoms of every American during their administ  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement in response to an announcement that the Transportation Department will award a $21.3 million grant to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport for a reconstruction project: The grant will go towards reconstruction of 90,000 square yards of the Terminal 4 apron, the fifth phase of the project. The total project will involve 270,000 square yards of reconstruction. "Phoenix Sky Harbor International is   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on the impeachment of President Trump: "No president in the history of our country has ever been subject to as many credible allegations of illegal conduct as Donald Trump. "That was true back in July, when I first called for an impeachment inquiry into the president's conduct, and it's highlighted even more strongly today as the accusations of illegal, impeachable acts continue to pile up. "The nature of th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following statement in response to news that Valley Metro will a receive $75 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grants Program for the Tempe Streetcar project. The announcement comes as Valley Metro makes plans to expand in areas throughout the region, including in the South Central neighborhood in Phoenix. "As public transit options continue to expand in our state, Arizona is quickly beco  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following statement addressing reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was building an urban warfare training facility for its agents at Fort Benning: The agency has awarded a contract worth almost $1 million to the company Strategic Operations to build "hyper-realistic" replicas of neighborhoods in Chicago and Arizona. On its website, Strategic Operations states it specializes in creating "realistic battlefield eff  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement after having read and reviewed the transcript of a phone conversation by President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that occurred in July: "I have reviewed the transcript of the phone call between President Trump and Ukraine President Zelenskyy and concluded that the evidence of then Vice President Biden's potential corruption warrants a full investigation by Congress and the Department of Justic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva sent a letter to the U.S. Census Director Dr. Steven Dillingham expressing deep concern over U.S. Census Bureau outreach efforts to ensure that all Arizona residents are counted in the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau will not deliver Census forms to P.O. boxes, erecting additional barriers for Yuma County residents without fixed addresses. The letter read in part: "As a congre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement after voting in support the resolution to end President Trump's emergency declaration: Today, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution to end President Trump's emergency declaration that resulted in the seizure of Department of Defense funds to construct a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. "Trump's fake emergency declaration was nothing more than an attempt to circumvent Congress after we re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on an impeachment proceedings: Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The announcement follows public allegations that the Trump Administration withheld congressionally-approved military aid to Ukraine while President Trump pressured the Ukrainian President to investigate the family of former Vice Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva led 33 House of Representatives colleagues in a letter (https://grijalva.house.gov/uploads/Posse%20Comitatus%20Letter%20FINAL.pdf) to Department of Defense Principal Inspector General Glenn A. Fine urging an investigation into President Trump's decision to deploy military personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border. Currently, more than 7,000 servicemen and women are stationed at the b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: On the same day that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC), Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) led a markup on ocean-related climate change legislation. Among the 10 bills approved today, the Committee advanced legislation to conserve wetlands, to promote fish conservation, to provide grants to Indian Tribes   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, issued the following statement on an impeachment inquiry against President Trump: "For three years, Democrats have been obsessed with taking down President Donald Trump. When their Russian collusion theory did not work, they switched to obstruction of justice. "When the Judiciary Committee dragged Special Counsel Mueller in to testify, that theory failed too. "Now they are using unverified claims from unknown sources without any evidence t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following statement in support to an impeachment inquiry: "Yesterday, I stated my support for the ongoing impeachment inquiry being taken up in the House of Representatives. I later voted against a resolution condemning the inquiry. "As a former homicide investigator, I know that hard facts and evidence matter. The whistleblower complaint released today demonstrates that we must pursue this official inquiry and promptly complet  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on the White House's release of a memorandum of a conversation by President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: "Yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal inquiry process to investigate alleged abuse of power by the President. "As a former law enforcement officer who investigated corruption and criminal activity, I have been trained to follow the facts. "The memo released by the White   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.) joined Congressmen Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to re-introduce the bipartisan Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act, legislation to encourage the construction of veteran nursing care homes on tribal lands by closing a loophole that prevents them from receiving federal construction and operations grant money. "Native Americans  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Schweikert (R-AZ), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD.), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR.) and Representative Danny Davis (D-IL.) announced new bipartisan, bicameral legislation to address a systematic injustice within the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). The AOTC is the primary tax credit available to students seeking a higher education; however, students with a fel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on President Trump's conduct in relation to Ukraine: "The mountain of credible evidence that the President has engaged in impeachable conduct continues to grow, including his own alarming admissions over the past several days. "Every member of Congress swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies--foreign and domestic--and the House now has  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Reps. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ro Khanna (D-CA), and Deb Haaland (D-NM) introduced a resolution expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil. They were joined by 12 original cosponsors. "As members of Congress, we have a duty to condemn the tragedy that has befallen our Brazilian brothers and sisters under the destructive and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan letter to Ambassador Lighthizer requests explanation why Israel has not been granted excepted like other key allies * * * Today, U.S. Representatives David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Brad Schneider (D-IL), both members of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sharing their concerns over tariffs on steel and aluminum imports   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: To address the teacher shortage in America and best prepare the 21st century workforce, U.S. Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Greg Stanton (AZ-09) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16), members of the House Committee on Education and Labor, introduced H.R. 4422, the Graduate Fellowships to Prepare Faculty In High-Need Areas at Colleges of Education Act. The Act provides fellowships for graduate students who   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Last night, U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) spoke to over 14,200 Arizonans on a telephone town hall. "When I deploy to Washington, DC, I want to make sure I'm taking the ideas and concerns of Arizonans with me," McSally said. "Last night's telephone town hall was an opportunity to engage with my constituents and hear a little more about what changes we can make at the federal level to make their lives  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) spoke to over 30,000 Arizonans during her second telephone town hall this week. Today's telephone town hall was about hearing directly from Arizonans and learning what issues are impacting them and their families," said McSally. "I'm a problem solver and I want to continue to make a difference that impacts Arizonans' daily lives. If you didn't get a chance to par  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today furthered major legislative efforts for Arizona. During a business meeting held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, four McSally bills were reported out of the committee with strong bipartisan support. Two of the bills were incorporated into a comprehensive energy storage package. Two additional bills related to water infrastructure and hydropowe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on military construction funding votes: "Only one of today's two votes protects military funding in Arizona: the vote to cancel the current emergency declaration that is draining military resources. The other vote is purely symbolic. "Congress must ensure our critical military assets have the resources to keep America safe by ending the emergency declaration. Otherwise, more funds could be taken at any time  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Senator stresses her continued support for Arizona's military installations and trade relationships * * * Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with the Southern Arizona Leadership Council to discuss her work supporting Arizona's military installations and important trade relationships with Mexico and Canada. "We're partnering with Southern Arizona military and business leaders to strength  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on Aviation and Space issued the following testimony by Mark Baker, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, at a hearing entitled "Improving Air Traffic Control for the American People: Examining the Current System": "Thank you for the opportunity to provide the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's (AOPA) perspectives on the United States National Air Traffic Control system. AOPA represents  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La) today discussed their bipartisan paid parental proposal with leading experts. Sinema and Cassidy joined the directors of the AEI-Brookings Paid Family Leave Working Group to discuss their proposal and answer audience questions. Sinema and Cassidy recently unveiled their first-of-its-kind bipartisan paid parental leave plan that allows familie  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Sinema discussed her efforts to ensure Fort Huachuca projects receive the funding they need * * * Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema today met with Major General Laura Potter, Commanding General of Fort Huachuca, and discussed her support for Fort Huachuca. "Fort Huachuca needs the funding Congress appropriated to meet its mission, train our Soldiers, and keep America safe," said Sinema. S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema shared the story of an Arizona Vietnam veteran who struggled for 10 years to get compensation for disabilities connected to his military service. "The men and women who serve this country do so with an understanding that we will take care of them in return. Our priority must be about fulfilling our promise to care for them," said Sinema, a member of the Senate Veterans' Aff  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan Senate resolution designates September 22-29 as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week" * * * Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema cosponsored a bipartisan resolution designating the week of September 22-29 as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week" to honor the families of fallen servicemembers. "Gold Star Families made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. It is our duty to honor them and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Sinema highlighted Arizona police departments' work with federal task forces * * * Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema today spoke at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the need to combat domestic terrorism. Sinema highlighted the work of the Phoenix and Tucson police departments, who are working with federal task forces to tackle domestic terrorism in Arizon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Senators' bill closes a loophole to allow tribes to receive federal grants to build veteran nursing homes * * * Today, Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the bipartisan Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act, which supports the construction of veteran nursing homes on tribal lands. Currently, there are no veteran nursing homes on tribal lands, which i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema--who recently announced the first bipartisan paid parental leave proposal--today cosponsored the bipartisan Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act, which extends a two-year tax credit for employers who offer paid parental and medical leave programs for their employees. "Too many parents are forced to choose between losing time with a new child or taking on debt to make up fo  more