WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Sinema's leadership protected Arizonans from higher health costs caused by harmful taxes * * * Six Arizona small businesses, including Counsel Mortgage Group, Gunn Communications, Cypress HomeCare Solutions, Culbert & Nowicki PC, Spence Cassidy & Associates, and Bluemedia, thanked Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema for her bipartisan leadership making health care more affordable by repealing   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The Committee on Natural Resources will hold four hearings next week. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Full Committee will meet to consider Chair Raul M. Grijalva's (D-Ariz.) landmark climate change legislation, the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019, to achieve net-zero climate pollution on public lands and waters by 2040, and the S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Thursday demanding answers to how a former al-Qaeda leader was allowed to emigrate to the United States as a refugee and become a citizen. Ali Yousef Ahmed Al-Nouri was recentl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: The Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Feb. 26 at 10:00 a.m. in Longworth 1324 on two bills introduced by Committee members designed to address climate change. * H.R. 5435, the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act, was introduced on Dec. 16, 2019, by Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.). It requires public lands and waters t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: This week, a federal judge in Tucson ruled that the detention conditions of Customs and Border Protection in the Tucson sector were unsanitary and violated the basic dignity of asylum seekers in custody. "We've heard the stories and seen the photos of the awful conditions faced by asylum seeking families once they flee their home countries and look for safety and security in the United States," said   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Following recent reports that former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Administrator Mike Stoker was let go "for severe neglect and incompetent administration of his duties", Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler requesting information on the agency's plans to address uranium mine cleanup and remediation efforts during this period of staff turnove  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Representatives Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Deb Haaland (D-NM), and Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced the Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 last week to accelerate the deployment of broadband services to Native communities and bridge the digital divide facing Native communities. The bill would expedite the deployment of affordable broadband service on Tribal lands by coordinating and improving the effective  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, issued the following statement on the death of Donald Stratton, Colorado Springs resident and USS Arizona survivor: "Jaime and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Donald Stratton and send our prayers to his family members and loved ones during this time," said Senator Gardner. "The first time I met Donald Stratton, he told me, 'Everyone has to be somewhere.' We know he has joined his fallen shipmates from the USS Arizona in heaven. Don  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced that she secured $10 million in federal funding for the construction of a new control tower at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. "When I attended pilot training at Williams Air Force Base--now Gateway Airport--in 1990, I saw the challenges presented by the old air traffic control tower and can attest firsthand to the urgent need for a new one," McSally said. "T  more

MESA, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced that her office will host a job and career fair at the Mesa Convention Center next month. "The Arizona economy is booming thanks to the president's pro-growth economic policies," said McSally. "Last year, Arizona's job growth ranked second in the nation. As job opportunities continue to grow, I'm working to connect Arizonans with hiring employers. This job a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) announced Wednesday night that she will introduce legislation next week to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Arizonans. Her bill will significantly lower patients' out-of-pocket expenses by promoting a more competitive and transparent marketplace for prescription drugs. "I've heard from too many Arizonans who have to leave their prescriptions at the counter   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf on Thursday demanding answers to how a former al-Qaeda leader was allowed to emigrate to the United States as a refugee and become a citizen. Ali Yousef Ahmed Al-Nouri was recently arrested in Arizona after the Iraqi government sought to have him extr  more