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September 3, 2020
In The News
Many around the West Valley have complained about delayed mail over the last few months. Local representatives weighed in from both sides of the matter, with some crying “postal crisis” and others “fake news.”
Spoiled medications and missing rent checks are just some of the problems that Arizonans have seen as a result of recent postal system changes, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said during a recent grilling of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
August 22, 2020
Press Release
At a roundtable this week, Representatives Greg Stanton and Tom O’Halleran heard from local leaders about how changes to the United States Postal Service will impact their communities. The congressmen were joined by a diverse group representing postal workers, tribes, seniors, veterans and small business owners.
July 13, 2020
Press Release
Rep. Greg Stanton has introduced a bill to require the use of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers as a condition of eligibility for COPS grants. The COPS Accountability Act of 2020, H.R. 7150, would require state, local and tribal government agencies applying for COPS grants to show they have plans in place to put a body camera on every officer who conducts searches and makes arrests.
March 11, 2020
Press Release
Rep. Greg Stanton and the House Judiciary Committee today advanced two bills to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
March 5, 2020
In The News
Rep. Paul Gosar and Rep. Greg Stanton have introduced the Downwinders Parity Act to bring justice to victims of radiation exposure in Mohave County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada.
March 3, 2020
In The News
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., introduced a bill Friday, the Downwinders Parity Act, that would expand the “affected area” as defined by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Signed into law in 2000, RECA is the existing means by which those who developed illnesses from nuclear radiation exposure can apply for government compensation.
February 28, 2020
Blog Post
This week marks one year since the House passed H.R. 8, a bipartisan bill that would require background checks for all gun buyers.
February 27, 2020
Press Release
Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Paul Gosar today introduced H.R. 5992, the Downwinders Parity Act, to bring justice to victims of radiation exposure in Mohave County in northwestern Arizona and Clark County in southern Nevada.
February 21, 2020
Blog Post
This week, I paid a visit to the Second Chance Animal Hospital in Sunnyslope. I learned that the hospital, supported by the Arizona Humane Society, is the largest shelter-based trauma center for homeless animals in the Southwest.
February 6, 2020
Press Release
At yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rep. Greg Stanton questioned FBI Director Christopher A. Wray about the agency’s efforts to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.