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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Despite the job losses and mental toll brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Tempe saw a slight decrease in its homeless population this year.
When the annual Maricopa Association of Governments Point-in-Time count took place on Jan. 25, there were approximately 384 unsheltered people living in Tempe compared to 396 counted in January 2020. The regional count did not occur in 2021 due to the pandemic.
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Stanton legislation aims to curb China influence on US markets
U.S. companies would have to report any aid from foreign governments to antitrust agencies under legislation by Rep. Greg Stanton that aims to counter China's influence on U.S. markets.