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Ciscomani

Jul 9, 2025

Ciscomani voted to defund Planned Parenthood and gut Medicaid, let’s hold him accountable

Last week, Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted to defund Planned Parenthood and gut AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program — all so that billionaires can enjoy bigger tax breaks.  The GOP bill, which […]

Rows of solar panels sit at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Apr 23, 2025

Congressional action counter to the ‘America-First’ energy agenda

Working as a solar developer and contractor in our country’s sunniest state seems like a no-brainer, fool-proof small business model, and I’m grateful for the pro-business environment we foster in […]

Medicaid, budget, Petersen, Toma, legislature, Democrats, Republicans
Mar 19, 2025

An open letter to Congressman Ciscomani

Dear Congressman Juan Ciscomani:  I am Clinton Kuntz, CEO of El Rio Health, a vital community health center in Tucson and your constituent. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with […]

Aug 1, 2024

Trump-backed candidates dominated AZ primary

Arizona’s low-turnout primary election demonstrated a growing trend of the Donald Trump-affiliated wing of the Republican Party taking greater command within the state GOP.

House speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson, Biggs, Crane, Gosar, Stanton, Grijalva, Ciscomani, Congress
Oct 26, 2023

Arizona lawmakers vote on party lines to elect speaker, get back to work

Arizona lawmakers voted on party lines Wednesday as the U.S. House elected a new speaker, ending three weeks of what one representative called “weeks of political paralysis and dysfunction” in Congress.

House speaker, Crane, Biggs, Grijalva
Oct 18, 2023

Arizona lawmakers fall in line, but House fails to elect new speaker

Arizona lawmakers voted on party lines for a new House speaker Tuesday, but it was not enough to overcome a new group of rebellious Republicans in the House who blocked the election of Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan.

House speaker, McCarthy, federal shutdown
Oct 5, 2023

Democrats, not Republicans saved millions of Americans from the consequences of unnecessary shutdown

Why do Republican Party loyalists turn a blind eye when their representatives make political decisions that bring the country to the verge of a catastrophe?

Biggs, Crane, government shutdown, Congress, budget
Oct 4, 2023

Biggs, Crane join Democrats in historic vote to oust McCarthy as speaker

Arizona U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane were among the eight conservative Republicans who voted with all House Democrats Tuesday to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the first time in history a sitting speaker has been removed.

federal workers, shutdown, Congress, Ciscomani
Oct 2, 2023

50,000 federal workers, military, in Arizona spared as shutdown averted

Congress approved a stopgap measure to keep the government open with just hours to spare Saturday night, heading off a shutdown that would have meant the loss of a paycheck for close to 50,000 federal workers and active-duty military in Arizona – and they’re not the only ones who would have felt the pinch.

Threads, Instagram, social media, Meta, lawmakers, House panel, Hobbs,
Aug 2, 2023

From hot issues to hot dogs, politicians turn to Threads to reach voters

Among the 100 million users who reportedly signed up last month for Threads, Meta’s new social media platform, were Arizona politicians from state and federal offices and from both sides of the aisle.

Schweikert, Congress, election
Jul 25, 2023

Open, targeted House seats drive fundraising as numerous hopefuls line up

Arizona is expected to be a battleground for presidential and Senate races in 2024, but it’s looking as if the state could also have some high-profile House races.

tobacco, border, Mexico, cartels, Biden administration
May 24, 2023

Prohibitionist tobacco policies would exacerbate border crisis

While the Biden administration sends troops to the southern border to handle an expected influx of migrants resulting from the expiration of the Title 42 public, the White House’s tobacco-related policies could worsen the crisis at our borders. 

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