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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From 1945 to 1962, the United States conducted nuclear mining in Northern Arizona and nuclear testing in Southern Nevada. Yet the government failed to warn people in the area of the radiation risks posed by that work and the health hazards associated with it, including various forms of cancer.
Jean Bishop can remember watching the spectacle of nuclear explosions filling the skies in the Nevada desert near Las Vegas. She is all-too-familiar with the impact those explosions had, spreading hazardous radioactive particles with the prevailing winds.
Associated Press: People downwind of atomic blasts renew push for U.S. payout
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In the desert northeast of Las Vegas, residents living along the Nevada-Arizona border would gather on their front porches for bomb parties or ride horses into the fields to watch as the U.S. government conducted atomic tests during a Cold War-era race to build up the nation's nuclear arsenal.
Arizona Daily Sun: Tribal communities lack 'needed' federal judicial resources, Arizona judge says
The federal district court in Arizona lacks the resources to keep up with an accumulating civil and criminal caseload, and some court officials fear the system has disproportionately affected tribal lands.
AZ Family: Mohave County residents want recognition after being impacted by atomic testing
Some residents of the southern half of Mohave County are fighting to be recognized and compensated after cold war nuclear testing in Clark County, Nevada pushed radiation throughout the country's southwest.
Rep. Greg Stanton's bill to require all uniformed, on-duty U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers to utilize body-worn cameras passed the House today as part of the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act. The bill provides $8.6 million to provide body cameras for Capitol Police officers whose job duties include interacting with the public.
Rep. Greg Stanton's bill to require all uniformed, on-duty U.S. Capitol Police officers to utilize body-worn cameras—introduced in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol—has been included as a part of the House's larger measure to boost security at the complex.
The Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, introduced by House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, includes $8.6 million to provide body cameras for Capitol Police officers whose job duties include interacting with the public.