As an Arizona business owner, I have a responsibility to my employees and to our customers to step up and say something. Even as the White House mistakenly continues to push the same tax and spend agenda, it is my hope that our Senators Krysten Sinema and Mark Kelly reject these massive new spending proposals and listen to their constituents instead.
Read More »Townsend ends 2022 pursuit of U.S. House seat 
State Sen. Kelly Townsend is folding her congressional bid, a move that could pave the way for her to take on — and possibly unseat — the recently censured Sen. Wendy Rogers. The Apache Junction Republican said she made ...
Read More »Arizona DHS Chief Roemer defends ‘remain in Mexico’ policy 
The director of Arizona’s Department of Homeland Security told a panel of congressional lawmakers March 2 the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the “remain in Mexico” policy for immigrants, is helping to keep Arizonans safe. Tim Roemer told a House ...
Read More »Townsend casts Congressional bid with eye on elections, Trump
IN THIS ARTICLE: Why she’s running out of home district, appearance at Trump rally, election security and navigating Republican challengers An Apache Junction lawmaker who continues to question the outcome of the 2020 presidential race now wants to represent southeast ...
Read More »Congress: Lower the cost of prescription drugs
It is high time for the U.S. Senate to get its act together and approve these meaningful and commonsense ways to lower the cost of prescription drugs and put the interests of patients first.
Read More »Critical Tribal Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
It’s time for Congress to act now and pass the Build Back Better Act, prioritizing tribal communities to bridge gaps so that our treasured lands can be a place where families and small businesses can thrive for generations to come.
Read More »Nicotine tax raises price to quit smoking
Leaders in Washington can do better – members of Arizona’s congressional delegation should stand up for smokers trying to quit and oppose new proposals that tax nicotine. If we want to help solve the problem that tens of millions of Americans face each day in trying to quit smoking, then vapes need to be sold over the counter.
Read More »Arizona lawmakers split as House OKs $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Arizona lawmakers split on party lines late Friday night as the House voted 228-206 to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, giving final passage to a centerpiece of the Biden administration’s agenda.
Read More »Court rules state must ask Congress to tap trust fund for schools
Gov. Doug Ducey or whoever succeeds him can't conduct a future financial raid on a school trust fund account without first getting congressional approval, a judge has ruled.
Read More »Arizona members of Congress: fund home care now
But while the need for home care is great, acquiring services is out of reach for too many. Across the United States, almost a million people sit on the waiting lists for Medicaid’s home care program, in danger of being forced to live in unsafe nursing institutions, where 133,000 disabled Americans have died from Covid during the pandemic.
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