Confronting Government Corruption
It’s time for Congress to restore transparency in Washington and return political power to the people.
I’ve introduced a bill to ban Members of Congress from trading and holding individual stocks, so we can rebuild Americans’ trust that our government is working for the people, not politicians’ financial gain.
And when we were heading towards an unnecessary and potentially devastating government shutdown that would have put hundreds of Arizonans’ paychecks on hold, I called on House leadership to advance federal government funding legislation and supported bipartisan legislation to avoid catastrophic default and raise the debt ceiling.
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In the ongoing inquiry into President Donald Trump's actions on Ukraine, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from four law professors Wednesday. They discussed the constitutional grounds for impeachment.
The hearing drew mixed reactions from Arizona committee members.
Democratic Congressman Greg Stanton said they must decide whether the United States is a nation of laws or of men.
WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee ended a daylong hearing into possible articles of impeachment Wednesday against President Donald Trump with bitter partisan sparring.
The eight-hour hearing included testimony from four constitutional scholars on whether they believe Trump's actions warranted an impeachment under the Constitution.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last week, President Trump signed into law a bill introduced by freshman Rep. Greg Stanton to permanently extend security protections for Supreme Court Justices outside the court grounds. This is Stanton's first sponsored bill signed into law.
Stanton first introduced H.R. 4258 in September with Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla. It passed the House and Senate in November with unanimous support. In the current Congress, 77 bills have been signed into law to date. Of those bills, only eight were introduced by freshman House Democrats.
As the House impeachment inquiry moved to public hearings about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, Arizona's congressional delegation has largely made clear where they stand on issue.
Here's what the state's nine House members and two senators have said so far.
House Democrats
Rep. Tom O'Halleran: The former Chicago police detective and political moderate has struck a measured tone that isn't surprising for a Democrat holding a district Trump carried in 2016.
WASHINGTON-A bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., to permanently extend security protection of Supreme Court Justices outside the Supreme Court grounds earned unanimous support from the U.S. House today.
Current law authorizes the Supreme Court Police to protect Justices-however, the authority to protect them outside of Supreme Court grounds is temporary and set to expire at the end of this year. Stanton and Steube's bill, H.R. 4258, would remedy that by permanently extending the security authorization.
Arizona's nine-member delegation voted along party lines Thursday as the Democratic-led House of Representatives approved the rules and process for upcoming impeachment hearings.
The anticlimactic 232-196 vote capped days of intensifying partisan rancor, as Democrats exhorted Republicans to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his dealings with Ukraine, and as GOP members said the closed-door process so far has trammeled due process.
PHOENIX-Rep. Greg Stanton's office has returned more than $1.1 million in federal benefits to residents of Arizona's ninth congressional district so far this year. The freshman member's casework team has had a busy first nine months, working with more than 200 constituents on a wide range of issues, from immigration status to veterans benefits to Social Security payments.
Providing exceptional service is always top of mind, Stanton says.
WASHINGTON-Rep. Greg Stanton today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings:
I have only been in Congress for nine months, but watching Elijah Cummings at work will have a lifetime impact on me. He spoke with such moral authority, not just because of his oratory skills, but because he was decent and fair, and a tireless champion for the less fortunate and the enduring ideals that make America great. His passing is a tremendous loss for Maryland, the House of Representatives and our entire nation.
WASHINGTON-A bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Greg Stanton and Rep. Greg Steube of Florida advanced through the House Judiciary Committee today with unanimous support. The bill, H.R. 4258, would permanently extend security protection of Justices of the Supreme Court outside the Supreme Court grounds.
The congressmen introduced the bill in September. Current law authorizes the Supreme Court Police to protect justices-however, the authority to protect them outside of Supreme Court grounds is temporary and set to expire at the end of this year.
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had just announced a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump and the White House whistleblower report was about to drop when Arizona Democrats and Republicans met on a recent morning.
Not to fight. But to chat over doughnuts and coffee.
It was the latest of what has become a monthly ritual for members of the state's congressional delegation, who meet over breakfast in one of their Capitol Hill offices to discuss state issues.