Confronting Government Corruption
It’s time for Congress to restore transparency in Washington and return political power to the people.
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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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WASHINGTON, D.C.-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.
Stanton began his questions by asking about representation from tribal leaders and Indigenous survivors on the task force the Administration created in November. Currently, the task force, "Operation Lady Justice," only includes representatives of federal agencies.
PHOENIX – Teachers, a veteran, a widow and a mother who lost a first responder son to a drunk driver will be among the guests of Arizona's congressional delegation Tuesday night when President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union.
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema invited retired U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Ted Maxwell.
"Major General Maxwell's legacy of service is inspiring; he served our country and led Arizona service members for over 30 years and now works to expand opportunities in Tucson and across our state," Sinema said in a statement.
WASHINGTON – For Michael Waldman, a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, the guests at the State of the Union address are "often as interesting as what's on stage."
"You can tell lot of the message from the stagecraft," said Waldman, now the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's School of Law.
Arizona lawmakers appear to have gotten that message, with many bringing guests to President Donald Trump's State of the Union to highlight issues ranging from health care to immigration and border security.
Little Shell Chairman Gerald Gray: 'It's a real honor for us to be invited here'
President Donald J. Trump will give his third State of the Union address tonight at the joint session of Congress. And Gerald Gray, tribal chairman of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana has a front-row seat.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today announced that Arizona's 2020 Teacher of the Year Lynette Stant will join him as his guest at Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Each year, members of Congress are permitted one guest to attend the event.
Stant teaches third grade at Salt River Elementary in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. She is the first Native American woman to earn the Arizona Educational Foundation's top honor, one of the highest distinctions for Arizona teachers.
House members from both parties Thursday discussed the importance of working together to address common threats and challenges in the midst of President Trump's impeachment trial.
At an event sponsored by Philip Morris International, Burson Cohn Wolfe, The Governor's Woods Foundation and No Labels, Michigan Reps. Fred Upton (R) and Debbie Dingell (D) talked to The Hill Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons about the importance of finding common ground in a hyper-partisan environment.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-During his first year in Congress, Rep. Greg Stanton's office returned $1,662,940 in federal benefits owed to residents of Arizona's ninth congressional district. That figure was the third highest among all freshman democrats according to data collected by Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Lujan.
TUCSON - Sen. Martha McSally and Rep. Greg Stanton introduced companion bills to create a pilot program that would allow visitors from Mexico to travel throughout Arizona, potentially generating up to nearly $1 billion in additional tourist spending over the next five years.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton provided remarks tonight during the House Judiciary Committee's markup of H. Res. 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump. His statement as prepared for delivery is below:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I have been in public life for nearly two decades, and it is not lost on me that these are the most consequential votes I will ever take.
Arizona's three members of the House Judiciary Committee remained in their partisan corners on impeachment Monday after hearing lawyers for both parties discuss the evidence collected in the Ukrainian matter.
Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., made clear during his questions that President Donald Trump has been treated fairly during the inquiry, but that the president has tried to thwart Congress.