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September 9, 2020
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Recognizing the economic benefits of expanded rail access in Mesa, Rep. Greg Stanton is working with the City of Mesa to secure federal funding for its Pecos Industrialized Rail Access Train Extension (PIRATE) project. Mesa applied for a $24.4 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to construct a new six-mile industrial freight rail track from the existing Union Pacific Railroad mainline through the Pecos Advanced Manufacturing Zone.
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August 22, 2020
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At a roundtable this week, Representatives Greg Stanton and Tom O’Halleran heard from local leaders about how changes to the United States Postal Service will impact their communities. The congressmen were joined by a diverse group representing postal workers, tribes, seniors, veterans and small business owners.
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July 29, 2020
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Today, the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, a bipartisan package authorizing water infrastructure projects and studies through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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July 17, 2020
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As the U.S. House prepares to consider the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, current and former residents of Mohave County, Arizona are asking Congress to adopt a measure that would bring justice to victims of radiation exposure. Earlier this week, Reps.
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July 16, 2020
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Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously advanced the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which included several measures to benefit Arizona. The bipartisan package authorizes water resources projects through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and it now heads to the House floor.
July 15, 2020
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Rep. Greg Stanton’s Southwest Tourism Expansion Act moved a significant step closer to becoming law today as it advanced as part of the House’s Fiscal Year 2021 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill. Stanton’s bill would create a pilot program to allow certain visitors from Mexico who already have permission to enter the United States to travel throughout the state of Arizona.
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July 14, 2020
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Reps. Greg Stanton and Paul Gosar introduced a bipartisan amendment to the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to include justice for victims of radiation exposure in Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada—a continuation of their work together on the issue.
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July 13, 2020
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Rep. Greg Stanton has introduced a bill to require the use of body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers as a condition of eligibility for COPS grants. The COPS Accountability Act of 2020, H.R. 7150, would require state, local and tribal government agencies applying for COPS grants to show they have plans in place to put a body camera on every officer who conducts searches and makes arrests.
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July 6, 2020
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As Arizona surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases today, Rep. Greg Stanton urged State leaders to take three immediate actions to contain the disease: use federal CARES Act funds to expand lab capacity for additional testing and to speed up test results; develop and implement a written statewide contact tracing plan; and mandate face coverings statewide.
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July 2, 2020
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Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion package to invest in lasting, 21st century infrastructure and address some of America’s most urgent needs. Rep. Greg Stanton, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, cosponsored the legislation.
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July 29, 2020
In The News
Now, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton is pushing forward legislation to get federal funding for local jurisdictions to buy body cameras. Stanton was Phoenix mayor during the unrest in Ferguson. Now an Arizona congressman, he is proposing a federal solution to address what the state didn’t pass six years before.
July 29, 2020
In The News
U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ) sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting the Corps conduct a feasibility study on improvement options for the dam, near Deer Valley Road and Grand Avenue in the northern part of the city
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July 29, 2020
In The News
U.S. Reps. Debbie Lesko and Greg Stanton were joined by the entire Arizona congressional delegation on Monday in calling for a feasibility study regarding improvement options for the McMicken Dam in Surprise.
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July 28, 2020
In The News
Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., joined other Democrats in painting Barr as acting in Trump's interests rather than the public's.
July 28, 2020
In The News
“Arizona benefits in so many ways from a strong relationship with Mexico — inviting our Mexican neighbors to explore and invest more across our entire state will strengthen those ties,” said Arizona U.S. Representative Greg Stanton, a key sponsor of the bill who has long advocated for the legislation including as the former mayor of Phoenix.
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July 21, 2020
In The News
Both U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., and U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., have proposed legislation for a pilot program to allow Mexican nationals with a valid Border Crossing Card to travel anywhere in Arizona without filing additional forms and paying additional fees.
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July 17, 2020
In The News
Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, introduced a $2 trillion climate proposal this week that would eliminate carbon emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035. He did not appear with Lujan Grisham and U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., on the video chat.
July 17, 2020
In The News
…But Congressman Greg Stanton did. In June, Stanton had sent a blistering letter to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors criticizing its distribution of CARES Act Funds Maricopa County received.
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July 16, 2020
In The News
Addressing widespread criticism of policing practices and officer accountability, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton wants to require body camera use by law enforcement agencies that receive federal funding.
July 14, 2020
In The News
U.S. Rep. and former Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is pushing for the nationwide usage of body-worn cameras for law enforcement.