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Arizona is home to more than half a million veterans, and many of them face new battles when they return home.
Our service members put their lives on the line for our security, freedom and future. I am working diligently to ensure they have the resources they need and get the benefits they're entitled to.
I helped to pass the PACT Act, expanding benefits to thousands of Arizonans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service. I’m also working to improve and expand home- and community-based health care services for veterans, streamline assistance for benefit claims, and support the creation of veterans response teams in law enforcement.
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PHOENIX-Arizona Congressmen Greg Stanton, Ruben Gallego and Tom O'Halleran will host a virtual Service Academy Day on Tuesday, June 2 at 2 p.m. MST. Students, parents and educators interested in learning more about the admissions process and the Congressional nomination requirements can pre-register for the event at bit.ly/azacademyday.
PHOENIX-Yesterday, Rep. Greg Stanton called for Arizona to activate its National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, he further pressed the state to take this action and issued the following statement:
PHOENIX-Rep. Greg Stanton today delivered handmade valentine cards to local veterans created by elementary school students in Arizona's 9th District. Through Stanton's "Valentine's for Vets" initiative, students from more than a dozen schools created more than 1,000 cards to say thank you to our men and women who served.
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton and elementary kids from his Ninth Congressional District all joined forces to give veterans a huge thank you on Valentine's Day.
Through the "Valentine's for Vets" initiative, headed by Stanton, a bunch of students from various schools in his district made more than a thousand cards to show love to the men and women who served this country.
Even before President Donald Trump's speech Wednesday on U.S. tensions with Iran, two key members of Arizona's congressional delegation - a Democrat and a Republican - viewed Tuesday's relatively minor missile attacks as a chance to step back from the brink of war.
The lack of casualties from Iran's missile strikes on bases in Iraq that house U.S. troops left Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., and Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., hoping for a de-escalation of the situation.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rep. Greg Stanton today issued the following statement after a classified intelligence briefing on U.S.-Iran tensions.
"Earlier today, I received a classified intelligence briefing from top Administration officials.
It remains painfully clear that the Administration lacks a coherent Middle East and West Asia policy, and there are still many unanswered questions.
Congressional leaders from Arizona want to name the Veteran Affairs clinic in Gilbert after a Chandler soldier killed last year in Somalia.
Staff Sgt. Alexander Conrad died on June 8, 2018 during a mission focused on targeting militant groups in Somalia. The 26-year-old was the first serviceman from Arizona to die in combat since 2016.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, whose district includes a large portion of the East Valley, introduced the legislation, calling it a small token of appreciation for Conrad and his family.
PHOENIX-In honor of Veterans Day, Rep. Greg Stanton recorded the oral history of a local U.S. Army World War II veteran for the Library of Congress. Stanton interviewed 99-year-old Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon, one of nearly 800 women in the Army's first and only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve overseas, for the Library of Congress's Veterans History Project.
Stanton met with Maj. McClendon this weekend in her Tempe home to hear first-hand about her experience being deployed to Europe to process mail sent to the troops.
TEMPE, AZ - At 99 years old, Major Fannie Griffin McClendon looks through old photos, sharing stories about time spent with her husband.
"He proposed in that last letter," she said, looking at letters the couple shared during the war.