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Commentary

Aug 11, 2021

Raising taxes slows projects needed for recovery

I encourage our lawmakers to work with their colleagues across the aisle to pass a package that supports long-term investment and growth in Arizona. This is the time to put our communities and job creators first.

Aug 6, 2021

We’ve waited long enough for rural broadband

Despite nearly $2 trillion in private investment from internet service providers over the past 25 years, too many rural communities still lack access. In short, building in rural areas is costly and takes time. That is why we need to prioritize utilizing limited federal dollars to target unconnected communities with all available technologies.

prescription drugs, Medicare, Congress, asthma, Biden Administration, penicillin, bronchodilators, inhaled steroids, seniors, Masters, Republicans
Aug 6, 2021

Boost transparency, hold big pharma accountable

The stagging price of prescription drugs has put Arizona patients in a corner — too often forcing them to decide between buying the medications they need or affording the necessities of life like rent, groceries and utilities.

Aug 6, 2021

Pathway to citizenship solves labor shortage

Immigration policy isn’t charity nor should it be viewed as such. Legalizing people living here illegally is just one step toward helping our economy compete.

Aug 6, 2021

Children deserve clean air and a safe climate

My children are growing up in a world with new climate extremes that I did not face as a child. Climate change threatens my children’s health, and that’s something I can’t stand by and let happen.

Hayworth, prescription drugs, Congress
Aug 3, 2021

Consumers, small businesses, taxpayers need relief from Big Pharma

According to a study conducted by Avik Roy and Gregg Girvan of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP), Big Pharma’s abuse of the patent system around biologic drugs, such as Humira, cost American patients and taxpayers an additional $5 billion between 2015 and 2020. Without congressional action to hold brand name drug companies accountable, the report estimates this anti-compe[...]

Aug 2, 2021

Waiving intellectual property rights for Covid vaccine unsafe, will stifle innovation

Intellectual property protections are the foundation for ongoing efforts to provide timely and essential Covid protection.

DPS, traffic deaths, highways, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Montana, Rhode Island,
Jul 30, 2021

Troopers grateful for funding, more is needed

Next year, we will continue to ask the governor and legislators for small investments to ensure the public is protected adequately by troopers around Arizona.

Jul 26, 2021

Pro Act threatens small business recovery

The PRO Act currently has 47 cosponsors in the United States Senate. Arizonans should be proud that Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are not among those 47.

Jul 26, 2021

Congress should reject tax hike on families, business

It is now incumbent on Congress to stand up for utility ratepayers across the nation and say “no” to indirect tax hikes on our families and small businesses. I urge Arizona’s Senators to vote “no” on any unjust and unreasonable increase to the U.S. corporate tax rate.

Jul 26, 2021

Arizonans know future they want for ‘Arid-zona’

Just how large a human footprint can the Southwest accommodate, and for how long? Rank-and-file Arizonans seem to have a better grasp of ecological and economic realities than their leaders. We should look to them for answers, and not to our reality-blind politicians.

Jul 26, 2021

Driving forward for clean air, climate action in Phoenix

While the previously outlined Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework may be a necessary step toward passing a major climate bill, it does not go far enough in addressing air pollution and the climate crisis.

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